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    The Xbox 360 is the second game console produced by Microsoft Corporation and is the successor to the original Xbox.

    Anyone else still have a working launch 360?

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    jaycro

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    #1  Edited By jaycro

    No red ring, never had to send it in for repairs. Anyone else had the same luck?

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    #2  Edited By McGhee

    LIES . . . LIES I SAY!

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    #3  Edited By ShaggE

    Nope, but my refurb replacement is launch-era, and so far so good after two or so years. It had better stay that way too, since I'm beyond boned if it goes.

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    #4  Edited By destruktive

    Yes I do

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    #5  Edited By Andheez

    Here!
    Actually gave it away to my bro so i could get one with HDMI, buts its still going strong.

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    #6  Edited By CL60

    My launch 360 lasted until around last year.

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    #7  Edited By mike

    I'm on my fifth...but I've had this curent one for over a year and it seems fine so far. I was at least somewhat hoping it would die when the 360 slims came out, but not yet.

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    #8  Edited By FritzDude

    My first broke after 2 years. Then i got it repaired, but then it broked again after 1-2 years. Later i bought the Halo version and it still works, but i'm currently on the Slim.

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    No, I'm on my third

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    RobertOrri

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    #10  Edited By RobertOrri

    I do.

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    #11  Edited By theguy

    Mine broke last week...

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    #12  Edited By jaycro
    @theguy said:
    Mine broke last week...
    So close.

    To be fair, I basically didn't play anything between Mass Effect 1 and 2 though. So that might be part of it.
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    #13  Edited By ColinWright

    I sold mine for a slim last year. Don't know it's current status.

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    #14  Edited By ptc

    I bought 1 a year after launch. it red ringed once, sent it to MS  for repairs, still going strong!

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    #15  Edited By yoshimitz707

    I think my cousin still has his.

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    #16  Edited By Video_Game_King

    Mine still works, but while it isn't launch, I did get it back in 2007. For comparison, my Wii, which I did get at launch, broke down in 2009. Man, that sucked.

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    #17  Edited By PrivateIronTFU

    I think those went the way of the Dodo.

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    #18  Edited By kermoosh

    no way, my third was starting to break so i sold it for a slim

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    #19  Edited By Joker369

    Sold it when the HDMI model came out

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    #20  Edited By ToxikPandaKoi

    ive had like 7 xbox's but i'm still running off the original warrenty. 

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    #21  Edited By Slaker117

    I've had two red rings, one with a disc drive failure, and one that always hard locked.  Guess that makes this my fifth. It's a slim, and the built in wireless network adapter doesn't work.

    You lucky bastard.

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    #22  Edited By Lemmycaution217

    My friend still has his even though it is slowly dying over time.

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    FireBurger

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    #23  Edited By FireBurger

    Nope. Original RRed in 2007, refurb RRed last year, and now I have a newer Arcade. Pieces of shit.
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    Yup! I don't have possession of it, since I upgraded to one of the Slims, but my buddy still uses it on a daily basis. Guess I'm just lucky.

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    #25  Edited By TheSmashing

    Does microsoft replace your broken 360, or you have to buy a new one?

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    #26  Edited By Jadeskye

    I sold it to my dad when i picked up an elite, still works from launch day. My elite on the other hand red ringed on me about a year ago.

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    #27  Edited By firewrkninja

    i'm on my first but i got it in late 2008 i think

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    #28  Edited By Muerthoz

    I had one but traded it in when the slim came out. Had no problems with it but didn't want to risk a failure in the future.

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    #29  Edited By MisterChief

    On my fourth. Probably going to buy a slim too.

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    #30  Edited By yetiantics

    Nope. That one RROD'd a couple of years ago.

    Sent it in, a year later RROD.
    Repeat.
    Traded it in for a new "Arcade" 360. Had that one since.

    I'm REALLY hoping i didn't just jinx myself, but hey... PSN is back up, so... no big deal.
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    #31  Edited By power_and_glory

    My launch 360 lasted until March of 08 when it red ringed while playing Gears with a friend. After it got repaired the only other issue I had was in December of 09 when the hard drive crapped out as I was saving in Red Faction after this one mission. That was actually more annoying to me than the red ring since I lost a bunch of saves. It was still working when I traded it in for the new Slim model when Gamestop was running that deal last June.

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    #32  Edited By DrPockets000

    My launch one lasted until November or so.

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    #33  Edited By bigmike20vt

    my launch model broke after 13 months (about 2 weeks before MS extended the RROD warranty)   but i fixed it myself using the xclamp repair, and i got another 2 years heavy use out if it, it finally dying in late 2008


    I DO own an MS RROD repair what was a launch model that i picked up cheap  which is either an opus chipset OR another 205w chipset and it is still going strong however, but it is not my main console, if it had of been it may have died by now.

    my main console is a jasper elite,

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    #34  Edited By HadesTimes

    Mine worked fine when I traded it in a year ago for a new one.  My warranties were all up and I got scared.

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    #35  Edited By Evilsbane

    I had two launch ones burn up on me, I got one with the HDMI port and its been running strong, lol I like the Xbox but wow I think Every last one of those launch consoles are just ticking time bombs.

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    #36  Edited By MeierTheRed

    Yeah i still have my 2005 launch model. It has broken once or twice tho. Haven't been using it much in the last two years, parts of me is afraid of turning it on, and then there is the annoying noise factor.

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    #37  Edited By Crimsonkiller29

    I'm on my 3rd.
    First one overheated and busted.
    Second the disc tray broke.
    First two were arcade 360's so I said screw it and bought an elite.

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    #38  Edited By haggis

    I bought mine in early 2006, so it's not technically a "launch" 360, but damned near close. It still works great. I sent it in for repairs once, but it wasn't for the RRoD. My second 2008-era 360 has never been sent in for repairs, but it spends most of its time as a media extender, not playing games (although lately I've been playing more games on it).

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    #39  Edited By LunaticJ

    sent off once ... love my little guy

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    #40  Edited By BonOrbitz

    Three years ago I bought a refurb off a friend who sent his in because it RR'd. After three months the disc drive started to go out on it. It was loud and it wouldn't load random games. I sold it to Game Crazy, got $70 and put it towards an Arcade unit. Haven't had a problem since.

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    #41  Edited By uniform

    I do. It's incredibly loud, but other than that it hasn't had any problems.

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    #42  Edited By DougQuaid

    I still have one. It's been repaired once because it red-ringed a couple years back.

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    #43  Edited By melcene

    My original launch (as in was there in line for the fucker) 360 was sent in for repairs within the first year.  Then the next year (I think it was the next year?), it started to scratch disks.  And the Elite was out.  So we took it back under the store warranty and said we'll pay the extra $50 for an Elite.   My kid has the elite up in her room, and we have a new Slim.

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    #44  Edited By Twiggy199

    on my 8th...

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    #45  Edited By wefwefasdf

    Nope. I was able to prevent the RROD by replacing the fan and doing the x-clamp fix. But, then the disc drive decided to destroy Halo 3: ODST. Grr...

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    #46  Edited By finstern

    I do, but I jtagged (with hopes of something similar to xbox media center but sadly nothing yet =( Emulators are great though!) , externalised the DVD Drive and I put a much bigger GPU heatsink on.

    Edit: Should probably add in that I have had 6 - 8+ other 360's

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    #47  Edited By Arker101

    I've never replaced my 360, but I've only had it 3 years.

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    #48  Edited By Hizang

    I have a launch N64, that shits dope!

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    #49  Edited By Sayishere

    Oh man I sold my third 360 after I got another red ring

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    #50  Edited By Beaudacious

    I only bought an Xbox when the 360 Slim came out, i figured they would of finally solved all the issues. Honestly though it still runs fairly hot for what it is, sometimes i really don't know what M$ is thinking. I can't recall any electronic device that had such a prominent failure rate during launch.

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