I’ve had a XBox 360 for around a year now and I have to say it has been a fine console. I can’t get enough of Command & Conquor.
Unfortunately, my dear XBox 360 has decided to die a horrible death. There was no warning it just wouldn’t work one day.
Whilst it is pretty bad that Microsoft release a product that is so unreliable, it is far worse the amount of grief I have to go through to get my 360 fixed.
The hoops I need to jump through:
- Create an account on the XBox 360 support site
- Register my 360 on said account
- Log a problem report with Microsoft detailing the fault
- Package my 360 to await collection by courier
- Wait for a new or repaired 360 to come back
Now, I’ve got a better way:
- Take it back to the retailer I purchased my 360 from and have them handle it for me. This would have the benefit that I would be returning to the shop at least once and would in all probability buy at least one new game whilst I’m there.
Big businesses like Microsoft have the luxury of messing their customers around, small games retailers do not. I’m not sure who to blame. It could be that Microsoft won’t handle support through the retailer. Even so, my retailer could have made the process a much easier process for me and would have found me a far more loyal customer as a result.
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easy solution to this common problem – which i too experienced.
GET A PS3!!
Hello Matt, oh sire of my beloved sister, how goes your PS3? Didn’t know you read this…I’ll have to shape up a bit now I know family are reading.
Looks like there are some killer games coming out on PS3…unfortunately it would somewhat exacerbate my current woes in the televisual department ie said tv being ten years old and won’t work at 60hz. So I suspect without a TV upgrade I’m not going to have the full PS3 experience. Not that I’ve had the full XBox 360 experience either.