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Teh_Bandwagoner · 07-14-2007, 12:18 AM

All new shipments are supposedly going to be significantly more reliable, but can they really improve to an acceptable industry standard. I think I heard somewhere that industry standard is about 3%. And compare that to the 1% failure rate reported by Nintendo and Sony. Can M$ fix the 360 to reduce the failure rate by 30%? I'm doubtful. And that speaks volumes about 360s currently in the stores. So no thanks here! Not yet anyway! I'd consider waiting longer to see if the new shipments really improve that much or not. Or maybe by then the PS3 will be a more viable console anyway heh.

Even then.... I will probably wait for the PS3 to settle out. I'm thinking by Christmas they will actually have some decent titles, and there's whispers going around saying that there will be yet another PS3 price drop by Christmas.

That or I stick with just the Wii! With the new balance board, imagine a snowboarding/skiing game! Or like if you could use the balance board as pedals along with a steering wheel for driving games! Or use it with the zapper for a Time Crisis-like game! That could keep me entertained for an indefinite amount of time!

07-14-2007, 12:18 AM	#14
Teh_Bandwagoner First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau" Exp:	All new shipments are supposedly going to be significantly more reliable, but can they really improve to an acceptable industry standard. I think I heard somewhere that industry standard is about 3%. And compare that to the 1% failure rate reported by Nintendo and Sony. Can M$ fix the 360 to reduce the failure rate by 30%? I'm doubtful. And that speaks volumes about 360s currently in the stores. So no thanks here! Not yet anyway! I'd consider waiting longer to see if the new shipments really improve that much or not. Or maybe by then the PS3 will be a more viable console anyway heh. Even then.... I will probably wait for the PS3 to settle out. I'm thinking by Christmas they will actually have some decent titles, and there's whispers going around saying that there will be yet another PS3 price drop by Christmas. That or I stick with just the Wii! With the new balance board, imagine a snowboarding/skiing game! Or like if you could use the balance board as pedals along with a steering wheel for driving games! Or use it with the zapper for a Time Crisis-like game! That could keep me entertained for an indefinite amount of time! __________________ Last edited by Teh_Bandwagoner; 07-14-2007 at 12:22 AM.