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My XBOX 360 died tonight…
Posted by Duncan on November 12th, 2008
Yep. I got the “Red Ring of Death” tonight after work when I tried to log on to play quite possibly the most awesome game ever, Fallout 3. I was kinda bumbed as I was really getting my inner 12 year old going. The customer service guy actually told me it might be good for my personal life that they were going to have my Xbox for 2-3 weeks to repair it. Can you believe his nerve. I talked to my wife and kids today for about 10 minutes. Sheesh! ;) And I was afraid that, because I bought it two Xmas’s ago, it was out of warranty. Luckily for me, this was a big enough problem for Microsoft that they cover all consoles for 3 years for this problem, and I’ll get it fixed for free (all I have to provide is a box to ship it in).
So instead, I’m going to watch Vantage Point tonight. I’ll let you know what I think.
Also, for you zombie apocalypse fans (Dawn of the Dead, 28 Days Later), here is a British series based on the big what-if of a zombie apocalypse and survivors living because of their participation (and isolation due to) the Big Brother reality T.V. show.
I actually enjoyed it, though I found the inevitable ending somewhat predictable (though this wouldn’t happen quite the same way in America as EVERYONE has guns just about, atleast until Barack gets done with us). Seriously, it is actually pretty entertaining.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Awww man, the torture of talking. I feel your pain….
I traded my 360 with the 3 rings of death for a laptop..
I still kick myself every. single. day.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Slick,
No doubt. I bought an Xbox 360 because I got tired of having to upgrade my computer every 48-72 hours to keep up with the necessary advances to play games that took up extra memory/processor speeds/breath of life. If I have to get a new Xbox 360 in the future… you can have my old one!!
Oh, and BTW, I stopped by your site, and the tomater/k-y/bra picture killed me….
November 12th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Oh,
And Vantage Point was worth renting, though I would not buy it. My biggest problem, besides the fact that the Secret Service is apparently completely inept, and only one agent, Dennis Quaid’s character, can shoot super-sniper-accurately beyond 2.5 feet, is that the terrorists have no problem killing hundreds of people, probably including children, with bombs, but for some reason have a HUGE problem (spoiler warning: stop reading if you want to watch this movie)…. seriously, I’m about to spoil it for you.. last chance… ok… here it goes.. they have a huge problem with running over a 9 year old girl… that’s all I am going to say…