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Crashing Xbox Kiosks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-pretty-damn-funny dept.

quannump writes "Gaming Age has an article up about some stores, including Toys R Us and Babbages, Xbox kiosk crashing at various places across the country. "Out of five stores that have playable demos within a ten mile area, only two have working units," says one Babbage's employee." It's funny because it's Microsoft. Get it? It's... oh never mind. Is DOA3 still planned as x-box only?

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  1. you betcha! by HongPong · · Score: 4, Redundant
    Is DOA3 still planned as x-box only?

    I say if the X-box is crashing this much it's pretty much DOA already.

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  2. oh the irony... by Nate+Fox · · Score: 0, Redundant

    For Example: I'd personally like to assign a -2 penalty on any comment rated 'funny' because most of them frankly just aren't funny at all. But humor is far too subjective to say that the moderation is unfair.

    It's funny because it's Microsoft. Get it? It's... oh never mind.

    wow...self fullfilled prophesy? :)

  3. Re:A gamer's point of view... by cowboy+junkie · · Score: 2, Redundant

    It's more like 'oh no - not *this* level again'. This game sure is repetitive...

  4. Re:Heat is the likely culprit by Slak · · Score: 2, Redundant

    But Microsoft's mantra is: "If it's broken, then make them buy another".

    Regards,
    Slak

  5. Re:Not a Microsoft Problem. by supabeast! · · Score: 3, Redundant

    Not really. Every game console ever released has had buggy early softare. Early Playstation games had a horrible reputation for crashing during FMV playback, if the system didn't overheat first (Which it could do in under an hour.) or the laser sliders didn't wear out (It usually happened within the first year on the first two PSX models.). The problems got a huge amount of press, from a gaming press that already trashed Sony for getting into the market to begin with. The Playstation 2 had serious bugs in its hyped up visual and access speed features, which can crash many PSX games (My most recent discovery was that it can crash Final Fantasy VII when exiting a combat.).

    All that adverisity and perception problems, and Sony STILL captured the market. With their first machine. This will not affect Microsoft's XBox launch in any signifigant way.

  6. Re:Xbox Crash by Billly+Gates · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yes I know it crashes and the graphics may not be that good but don't worry. Its the next version that will be the killer. Xbox.net will be much better.

    Oops well xbox.net seems to have its own sets of problems. Uh, well just camp outside compusa and wait for the third one. Oh man! Now the third one will be thee one........

    Yes, I see Microsoft's strategy alright. Worked quite well for Windows95 and is working for the new WindowsXP operating system. All the promisses of stability that should come with XP have already been promised 6 years ago with Windows95. 6 years and Microsoft still has issues with stability. They make windows suck on purpose so consumers keep buying and buying with the hope of something working better with each new release. I bet they crippled xbox on purpose to sell the next generation unit.

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