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The xbox 360 is 7 years old

  • 15-04-2012 12:58pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭


    The xbox 360, is 7 years old. Phew. I remember it first coming out, some kid on GMTV had sold his gamecube and his PS2 and a load of games and taken his new xbox home and it had been RROD'd in the box.....
    but thats not the point of this. This generation is 7 years old. Wow. Long generation. And a great console, is 7 years old. I love my xbox 360, has some great games on it, and even with the '720' or whatever it'll be called, less than 2 years away, still a few good games to come/. So, happy 7 years xbox 360!!!!!! (I know its not exactly 7 years till November by the way)


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭quarryman


    It might be 7 years old but good luck finding one that's 7 years old today :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭Meesared


    quarryman wrote: »
    It might be 7 years old but good luck finding one that's 7 years old today :)
    Well that is technically impossible since it wasnt launched till November :p, unless your talking Demo units. That said mine is a launch day Pro and it is still marching on, and in daily use :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    quarryman wrote: »
    It might be 7 years old but good luck finding one that's 7 years old today :)

    Mine is :)

    Barely used it tho in fairness, but it still works :D As does my release day PS3.


  • Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Magill wrote: »
    Mine is :)

    Barely used it tho in fairness, but it still works :D As does my release day PS3.

    same, i did not got it on release, but its very near it. 20gb phat 360, sitting in the box somewhere. i remember misses was ready to send it out to her sister one day, all set and ready. she did not told me a thing! i was like WTF are you doing?! her answer: " you are not using it anyway...". :rolleyes: . damn i had nerdrage that minute! ITS MINE!!! ITS MY MEMORY!!! ITS MY OLD TOY!!!

    then ofc i still got my phat 60gb ps3! the supperior one! :D. Its still going strong! misses is watching shameless on netflix using ps3 :D.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Mine original 360 bought the week of launch is still going strong in a friend's house.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,758 ✭✭✭Stercus Accidit


    My xbox 360 is a very old one too and still going strong, funny that.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,909 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    Happy birthday


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Atlas_IRL


    Mine has RROD twice! Stuck cotton buds in the fan for 3 minutes has given it new life :D I'm waiting for the day it craps out though.

    Great console, use it for sky and netflix more so than games so get a LOT of use out of it.


  • Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    between myself and my former housemate we had, wait for it, 8 xboxes, three RROD each and rebought the newer models. my first one lasted about a year, the second one a month, the thrird about 2 years and the last one is still going. I'm really careful with my consoles, always keep them as pristine as I can and yet they still died like that on me.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭sarumite


    Mine is long dead :(. Though my PS3 is still going strong at least. I liked my xbox a lot, but damn was it noisy as hell. Sounded like a hoover at times.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    I got my first 360 in 2008, after microsoft dropped the price to £130, got a free copy of halo 3, bought gears of war and viva pinata. Good times:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    sarumite wrote: »
    Mine is long dead :(. Though my PS3 is still going strong at least. I liked my xbox a lot, but damn was it noisy as hell. Sounded like a hoover at times.

    mine used to heat up my bedroom, was like a fecking jet engine playing something like MW2 with the disc constantly spinning, although installing something onto the hard drive tends to reduce that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,548 ✭✭✭Harps


    I'm on my third one, first one RROD'd, second time the box on the power cable broke and fried the xbox. Two free replacements from Microsoft though so can't complain too much. Don't have as much time for gaming as I used to but still get plenty of use out of it


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,379 ✭✭✭✭klose


    Loves me xbox, dont even need a radiator in the room it puts out so much heat along with the tv :D

    250gb drive is full though havta delete older games and just keep the save files to install newer games, so noisey when there not installed


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 956 ✭✭✭RiseToTheTop


    7 years is too long IMO. There should be a new console out now.


  • Registered Users Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    Gave mine away a few months back..only bought it to play exclusive releases like GTAIV. It never got much real use given my membership of the PC master race :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 321 ✭✭Socialist_Pig


    7 years is too long IMO. There should be a new console out now.
    both consoles have a 10 year life cycle.Buy/build a gaming pc if you wanna see proper graffixs


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Ross_Mahon


    Long live the king!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    It's still a great console, even 7 years later :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    cloud493 wrote: »
    It's still a great console, even 7 years later :D

    its great paperweight, even 7 years later! :D


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    I'm still playing gears of war 7 months later, and halo reach nearly 2 years later :D think that speaks volumes.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    Bought mine in 2006 and it was working perfectly up until last Friday night when it rrod'd.Did the cottonbud in the fans thing and its working again,though it freezes up every few hours now.

    Will have to fork out for a new one soon I reckon.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭sarumite


    Ross_Mahon wrote: »
    Long live the king!

    8 years ago people were saying that about the playstation. How times have changed.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    cloud493 wrote: »
    I'm still playing gears of war 7 months later, and halo reach nearly 2 years later :D think that speaks volumes.

    Multiplayer ? Im still playing cs... 11 years later :D wcyd.....


  • Registered Users Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    sarumite wrote: »
    8 years ago people were saying that about the playstation. How times have changed.

    Things change. Especially when the new consoles come calling. Not many people thought that the 360 would outsell the ps3 after the total domination that sony had with the ps2. But it did.

    I can't wait for the new consoles. The current hardware is woefully outdated and alot of corners have to be cut with the newer games. Atleast we will be using 2 year old tech instead of 8 year old tech soon! Roll on the next, next gen. :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭Meesared


    I think really what has given Xbox the edge over the Playstation this gen is Xbox Live


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭sarumite


    Meesared wrote: »
    I think really what has given Xbox the edge over the Playstation this gen is Xbox Live

    Personally I think coming out first really helped a lot. It was xbox live that made me go get a PS3 when my xbox died. I don't play excessive amounts online, though I like having the option and PS3 catered to that more than live. That said, I think for the online gamer XBOX live is the place to be.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    quarryman wrote: »
    It might be 7 years old but good luck finding one that's 7 years old today :)

    I have one still works, october 2005 manufacturing date


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,732 ✭✭✭Magill


    What edge lol ? Last i saw the PS3 and Xbox360 were almost even in hardware sales !

    And PS3 has better games so....


    Hope i dont start a console war !!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Big Knox


    Magill wrote: »
    What edge lol ? Last i saw the PS3 and Xbox360 were almost even in hardware sales !

    And PS3 has better games so....


    Hope i dont start a console war !!

    It's true PS3 exclusives >>> 360 exclusives.

    Both great machines and may the next gen be as good and hopefully better!!


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