Contrary to Microsoft’s claims that the Red Ring of Death should be fading into obscurity thanks to better manufacturing, a new survey suggests that the Xbox 360′s failure rate is still in excess of two out of every five systems.
While the Wii and PlayStation 3 failure rates stood at approximately 1% and 8%, respectively, 42% of Xbox 360 owners reported having their console fail on them. In addition, of those 42% who experienced 360 failures, 55% (or over half) of them have had to go through the process more than once, and 39% more than twice.
These statistics come from a survey of 500,000 gamers, a large enough sample size that should minimize the margin of error. Have you had hardware failures with any of your consoles? Do these numbers reflect what you and your friends have experienced?
