IslandHopper
02-10-2010, 12:16 PM
Looking to sell my 4th generation Xbox 360 console. I say 4th generation because it's the fourth console I have owned after three RRODs. Of the four this one has lasted by far the longest, so they must be evolving somehow. In fact, it's exactly one month outside the warranty period so it's been trouble-free for 13 whole months!
The 4th generation console has a little known feature called Disc Ream. What this does is allow to you play the same games you've had for months or years with absolutely no trouble whatsoever. But the moment you insert a brand-new $60 game for the first time (let's say Bioshock 2, for instance) it will immediately tear the shit out of the disc and then completely seize up, refusing to eject the now-useless disc and forcing you to pry it open. Some of you may be thinking this represents a malfunction. In fact, Disc Ream is evidence of Microsoft's commitment to your health and well-being. They want you to ask yourself why you're sitting on the couch playing a video game when you could be at the gym, or out mowing the lawn. It's for this reason that the Disc Ream feature doesn't kick in until shortly after the warranty has expired, forcing you into a tough decision over a $120 repair. Remember, mowing the lawn is free!
This particular console has also got some external mods on it. It features a cracked case and crumpled corner that, at first glance, may seem like damage caused by hard contact with a solid surface. I say nay. In actuality, the crack is an extra ventilation/cooling port to stave off the overheating which causes the dreaded RROD! The crumpled corner is a security feature that allows you to identify your Xbox if it's ever stolen, or needs to be sent in for repairs.
Using the serial number for identification purposes is a frustrating and unreliable system. I know this to be true after attempting to register this 4th system after Microsoft shipped it as a replacement for the most recent RROD'd console. I was told it was already registered to somebody else, and therefore could not be warrantied to me. It took several representatives and 3 phone calls to establish that they had actually shipped it to me. With the new security feature I've installed, now you can simply tell the rep that it's the one with the fucked corner that looks like somebody bounced it off a wall. And the floor. Twice.
Rather than sell it, I am willing to let this highly modded Xbox console go for a copy of Bioshock 2 that isn't cracked & scratched all to hell. I don't need the game case or instruction manual, as I already have those. Or if you happen to be a sheetrock expert, I'm sure we can work out something of a trade. I happen to have a sizeable hole in my wall that needs patching.
The 4th generation console has a little known feature called Disc Ream. What this does is allow to you play the same games you've had for months or years with absolutely no trouble whatsoever. But the moment you insert a brand-new $60 game for the first time (let's say Bioshock 2, for instance) it will immediately tear the shit out of the disc and then completely seize up, refusing to eject the now-useless disc and forcing you to pry it open. Some of you may be thinking this represents a malfunction. In fact, Disc Ream is evidence of Microsoft's commitment to your health and well-being. They want you to ask yourself why you're sitting on the couch playing a video game when you could be at the gym, or out mowing the lawn. It's for this reason that the Disc Ream feature doesn't kick in until shortly after the warranty has expired, forcing you into a tough decision over a $120 repair. Remember, mowing the lawn is free!
This particular console has also got some external mods on it. It features a cracked case and crumpled corner that, at first glance, may seem like damage caused by hard contact with a solid surface. I say nay. In actuality, the crack is an extra ventilation/cooling port to stave off the overheating which causes the dreaded RROD! The crumpled corner is a security feature that allows you to identify your Xbox if it's ever stolen, or needs to be sent in for repairs.
Using the serial number for identification purposes is a frustrating and unreliable system. I know this to be true after attempting to register this 4th system after Microsoft shipped it as a replacement for the most recent RROD'd console. I was told it was already registered to somebody else, and therefore could not be warrantied to me. It took several representatives and 3 phone calls to establish that they had actually shipped it to me. With the new security feature I've installed, now you can simply tell the rep that it's the one with the fucked corner that looks like somebody bounced it off a wall. And the floor. Twice.
Rather than sell it, I am willing to let this highly modded Xbox console go for a copy of Bioshock 2 that isn't cracked & scratched all to hell. I don't need the game case or instruction manual, as I already have those. Or if you happen to be a sheetrock expert, I'm sure we can work out something of a trade. I happen to have a sizeable hole in my wall that needs patching.