Comments on: Xbox Live ad hints at November relaunch

An Xbox Live ad hints that the new Xbox Live experience will be launching this November.

[peterwhite]

I have two XBOX 360's - master bedroom and recreation room. My wife and I can each play if we'd like in High Definition, or together if we'd like. Both of mine had a ring of death and the longest delay was my getting on the web / phone to order the repair kit (self addressed box) ... no problems since then. I think it's a great system featuring some really fun games.

This FALL / Winter will see several great new and sequel titles but even more impressively, a whole new XBL experience with really neat Avatars.

My guess is that the Tokyo event will tie-in directly to the update and we'll see the download in October, that's right ... my vote is for sooner, not later.

[scmac316]

YAH for xbox! YAH for netflix! YAH for pricecut! YAH for Halo! YAH for video games!

BOO for RROD! BOO for losers! BOO for "wah wah my xbox broke and i had to wait 2 whole weeks before i could play again...my life is ruined!" (****)

[onlineseeker]

Look, the Xbox 360 ring of doom is extremely well documented. If you are not aware of this issue please research it before you defend MSFT on this product.

I think the new models have resolved this but there is very good reason to be mad at MSFT if you bought one as recently as a year ago.

[onlineseeker]

Here is a recent article on MSFT Xbox failures:

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Lawsuit,news-2779.html

[nissanGTRfan1]

its worth the wait 4 me

[Wannabe Actuary]

The RROD issue is well documented. My first 360 died just over a year after buying it, but was replaced with a refurb immediately at no cost to me. About a year later, the replacement died and was replaced with a different refurb at no cost to me. Sure, it's a minor inconvenience, but what I don't understand is why they send out refurbs that don't fix the underlying problem. The newer boxes have a different motherboard, the falcon processor, lower power consumption/power supply, and a different heat sink setup. replace it with a newer box that will end the problem once and for all.

Ultimately, I sold back my refurbed 360 to game stop (I kept my hard drive and got $100 for it) and got the arcade version. that got me the new processor, an HDMI output and came with a memory card (good for taking your 360 profile with you to other people's houses), a game that's selling for about $40 and now comes with a wireless controller. For me, it was an upgrade completely worth while. In fact, it's an upgrade MS should offer directly to those with the RROD issue.

[Miles_Chiotti]

Yesterday, I downloaded the new XBOX Live update, and when my console restarted, nothing came up on the screen, except a little box that read "not supported." I'm connected to my TV via HDMI. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem?