This week when Microsoft announced that they would be extending the warranty on Xbox360 hardware, I felt like it was about time that they had admitted that there was a problem. But I think we deserve more of an explanation. It would be nice to know what is at the root of the 360's hardware problems. I have heard many suggest that heat is causing the PC board to warp, causing some components to loose contact with the board. But if that was the case, adding one of those aftermarket fans should resolve the problem. The 360 is a complicated piece of hardware, but if we are to have any faith in future products from M$, they need to give us more details about why an estimated one third of their game systems fail.
The Playstation3 price drop is not good news for the Xbox360 or HD DVD. I would now have to declare the BlueRay DVD format, which comes built into the PS3, the winner at this point. Not to mention the fact that BlockBuster is supporting it, and it holds more data than its rival. PS3 now needs more games to make it a big seller. I expect that problem to be solved before the holiday shopping season. Meanwhile, I'll keep playing my six year old Xbox. It's too bad they aren't making any more games for that system.
Before I go, I would like to mention that you can also find Robert Horejsh's procurement book on Amazon.com. Stay cool next week, I hear it's going to get hot again.
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