Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes » VentureBeat

Dean Takahashi has written the definitive article on the Xbox 360 RROD issue. Although I’m not quite sure it will go down as a “one of the greatest snafus in consumer electronics”, but it certainly does suck. As someone who has fixed this problem several times I truly believe their design was flawed. However it doesn’t just put me off of the 360, it makes me wary of all high powered and high heat consoles. I really worry that something will happen to my PS3 as well which is a launch console just like my 360.

Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes » VentureBeat.