Xbox 360 technical problems (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Xbox 360 technical problems" in English language version.

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28web.archive.org

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1up.com

"A Tale of 11 Broken Xbox 360's". 1up.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

archive-it.org

wayback.archive-it.org

"A Tale of 11 Broken Xbox 360's". 1up.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

archive.today

"Website of WWC and SKWC with a form you can fill out for the class action suit". Wcclaw.com. September 16, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

arstechnica.com

Thompson, Michael (December 15, 2008). "Report: MS knew about disc-scratching problems with the 360". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
"Xbox 360 update "bricking" consoles". December 8, 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2007.

bbc.co.uk

"BBC - Consumer - TV and radio - Xbox 360". BBC. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
Microsoft Xbox 360 - scratched discs Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Watchdog, March 23, 2009

computerandvideogames.com

"360 HDMI audio patch today". CVG.

consolerepairguy.com

"How to Determine the Xbox 360 Secondary Error Code". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.

designnews.com

"Engineering Disaster: The Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death". October 27, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

ea.com

warrantyinfo.ea.com

"EA Warranty Info". Retrieved April 7, 2009.

eetimes.com

Yoshida, Junko (June 9, 2008). "The truth about last year's Xbox 360 recall". EE Times. Retrieved June 12, 2008.

engadget.com

"engadget article about Meglena Kunevas investigation". Engadget.com. July 16, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
Quilty Harper, Conrad. Xbox 360 owners reporting blank video output issue, Engadget (June 24, 2007). Retrieved July 13, 2008.
Murph, Darren (October 27, 2006). "Nyko Intercooler scorches Xbox 360 consoles?". Engadget. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
"NXE creating HDMI headaches for UK Xbox 360 owners?". Engadget.

eurogamer.net

"Peter Moore recounts $1.15bn Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death saga". eurogamer.net. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

europa.eu

ec.europa.eu

"Meglena Kuneva talks with "kassa" about xbox scratching problems". Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.

gamasutra.com

Carless, Simon (December 30, 2005). "GameFly Rental Service Relays Xbox 360 Disc Scratching Problems". Gamasutra. Retrieved April 20, 2008.

gamedaily.com

James Brightman (August 25, 2006). "Video Game Features, PC Game Features". Gamedaily.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

gamersquad.com

Macarthy, Andrew. Another Xbox 360 crisis? Users complain of video failure!, GamerSquad (June 26, 2007). Retrieved July 13, 2008.

gamesindustry.biz

"Rings of Red". GamesIndustry.biz. May 25, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
"Microsoft responds to Watchdog". Gamesindustry.biz. February 14, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

gamespot.com

""It Was Sickening," Former Xbox Boss Says About Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death".
"Xbox 360 failure rate 23.7%, PS3 10%, Wii 2.7% - Study". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.

google.co.uk

video.google.co.uk

Kassa (February 24, 2007) English subtitled fragment from the first Kassa broadcast about the circular scratches. Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (republished by Google Video). Retrieved April 15, 2007.

guardian.co.uk

technology.guardian.co.uk

Anderson, Tim (May 31, 2007). "What is the real failure rate of the Xbox 360?". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007.

hardware.info

"Microsoft admits Xbox 360 problems". Hardware.info. April 15, 2007.

heise.de

Hartmut Gieselmann, ed. (2007), "Alarmstufe Rot : Jede dritte stirbt den Hitzetod" [Red Alert : every third one dies of heat], C't (in German) (16): 20

ign.com

Gerry Block (June 15, 2007). "Nyko Intercooler 360 EX Review". IGN. Retrieved July 2, 2015.

iht.com

"Florida man sues Microsoft for disc scratching problem". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.

joystiq.com

"Scratch that: The Xbox 360 might damage discs after all". Retrieved May 25, 2007.

kotaku.com

Plunkett, Luke (June 18, 2010). "The New Xbox 360 Won't "Red Ring"". Kotaku. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
"The New Xbox 360 Won't "Red Ring" [Update]". Kotaku. June 17, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

llamma.com

"Xbox 360 Error Code". Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
"XBox 360 games scratched?". The Llamma's Adventures. Archived from the original on December 5, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2007.

mcvuk.com

"Microsoft tells Kuneva that users are to blame". Retrieved June 13, 2007.

mercurynews.com

blogs.mercurynews.com

"Peter Moore interview, part three (answers to readers' questions)". MercuryNews.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.

microsoft.com

support.microsoft.com

"Three lights flash red on the front of your Xbox 360 console. While there are other issues with the console such as disc drive failure". Support.microsoft.com. August 30, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
"Xbox 360: Four lights flash red". Support.microsoft.com. June 28, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"About the E74 warranty extension for Xbox 360 consoles". Support.microsoft.com. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

download.microsoft.com

"Xbox 360 Arcade Console user manual (PDF), pages 7, 22" (PDF). Retrieved October 31, 2011.
"Microsoft Xbox 360 Game Disc Replacement Order Form" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

nos.nl

"European Commission investigating Xbox scratching problems" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.

nrc.nl

"Bijna duizend klachten over Xbox 360". NRC Handelsbad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on December 2, 2008.

omroep.nl

cgi.omroep.nl

Kassa broadcast with the test (asf) (Consumers program). Hilversum: VARA. April 14, 2007. Event occurs at 14:13.
Kassa broadcast with the three day long tests (asf) (Consumers program). Hilversum: VARA. April 14, 2007. Event occurs at 9:00.
Kassa broadcast with the reply from Microsoft Netherlands (asf) (Consumers program) (in Dutch). Hilversum: VARA. April 14, 2007. Event occurs at 22:11.

product-reviews.net

Ng, Alan (June 16, 2010). "Xbox 360 Slim Problems: Scratches Discs when Moved". Product-Reviews.net. Dansway Group. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

seattlepi.com

blog.seattlepi.com

Eaton, Nick (August 19, 2009). "SeattlepiSurvey: Xbox 360 failure rate is 54.2%". Seattlepi. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
"Inside Source Reveal the Truth About Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" Failures". Blog.seattlepi.com. January 19, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
Bishop, Todd. "Microsoft resolves lawsuit over Xbox Fall Update", Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog, The Seattle Post Intelligencer

slashdot.org

games.slashdot.org

"Slashdot discusses the VentureBeat article". Games.slashdot.org. September 5, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"Slashdot discusses the truth about last year's Xbox 360 recall article". Games.slashdot.org. June 10, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"Microsoft Sued Over Fall Update Issues". December 8, 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2007.

squaretrade.com

"Game Console Failure Rates: Wii 9 times more reliable than Xbox 360, 4 times more than PS3" (PDF). Retrieved November 18, 2019.

techdigest.tv

Cutlack, Gary (June 25, 2007). "Tech Digest: Xbox 360 failure rate as high as 30 percent?". Techdigest.tv. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

telegraph.co.uk

Beaumont, C (November 21, 2008). "Xbox Live update causing console problems". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 8, 2008.

tgdaily.com

Raby, Mark (February 14, 2008). "Report: Xbox 360 failure rate above 15%". tgdaily.com. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

thebitbag.com

"Microsoft Blogger Breakfast Bullets". The Bitbag. February 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

theguardian.com

Stuart, Keith (January 6, 2011). "Is Kinect causing new 'red ring of death' Xbox failures?". The Guardian. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

thestandard.com

"Xbox 360 RROD class action lawsuit filed in California". October 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.

tsstorage.com

"Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation". Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

tweakers.net

Mick de Neeve (February 25, 2007). "Kassa: Xbox 360 maakt krassen op schijfjes".
"Microsoft neemt verantwoordelijkheid voor Xbox-krassen" (in Dutch).

typepad.com

squaretradebuyerblog.typepad.com

"SquareTrade's Report on Xbox 360 Failure Rates". Squaretradebuyerblog.typepad.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

uwstout.edu

stoutonia.uwstout.edu

Kriho, Ami. (December 14, 2005) The Stoutonia "Xbox 360 hard to come by, but worth it". Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. (Distributed by UWIRE).

vara.nl

kassa.vara.nl

"410 / Vara Kassa".
"Microsoft geeft krassen Xbox 360 toe" (in Dutch). VARA (broadcaster). April 14, 2007.
"410 / Vara Kassa". Kassa.vara.nl. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2011.

wcclaw.com

"Website of WWC and SKWC with a form you can fill out for the class action suit". Wcclaw.com. September 16, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

web.archive.org

"BBC - Consumer - TV and radio - Xbox 360". BBC. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
"Xbox 360 failure rate 23.7%, PS3 10%, Wii 2.7% - Study". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
"Xbox 360 RROD class action lawsuit filed in California". October 17, 2008. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
"Xbox 360 Error Code". Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
Anderson, Tim (May 31, 2007). "What is the real failure rate of the Xbox 360?". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007.
"Peter Moore interview, part three (answers to readers' questions)". MercuryNews.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved May 7, 2007.
"Xbox.com | Open Letter From Peter Moore". October 23, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"Microsoft Blogger Breakfast Bullets". The Bitbag. February 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
"SquareTrade's Report on Xbox 360 Failure Rates". Squaretradebuyerblog.typepad.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"XBox 360 games scratched?". The Llamma's Adventures. Archived from the original on December 5, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2007.
"Bijna duizend klachten over Xbox 360". NRC Handelsbad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on December 2, 2008.
Ng, Alan (June 16, 2010). "Xbox 360 Slim Problems: Scratches Discs when Moved". Product-Reviews.net. Dansway Group. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"Microsoft Xbox 360 Game Disc Replacement Order Form" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
"Xbox Disc Replacement Games List". Archived from the original on November 10, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
Kriho, Ami. (December 14, 2005) The Stoutonia "Xbox 360 hard to come by, but worth it". Archived from the original on September 1, 2006. (Distributed by UWIRE).
Kassa (February 24, 2007) English subtitled fragment from the first Kassa broadcast about the circular scratches. Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (republished by Google Video). Retrieved April 15, 2007.
"Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corporation". Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
"second part of the second broadcast about the scratches, with English subtitles". YouTube. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
"410 / Vara Kassa". Kassa.vara.nl. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
"System Use - Xbox Disc Replacement Plan". Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
"Meglena Kuneva talks with "kassa" about xbox scratching problems". Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
"European Commission investigating Xbox scratching problems" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on June 3, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2007.
"Florida man sues Microsoft for disc scratching problem". Archived from the original on October 24, 2007.
Microsoft Xbox 360 - scratched discs Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Watchdog, March 23, 2009
Macarthy, Andrew. Another Xbox 360 crisis? Users complain of video failure!, GamerSquad (June 26, 2007). Retrieved July 13, 2008.
"About the E74 warranty extension for Xbox 360 consoles". Support.microsoft.com. October 4, 2011. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. "Microsoft extends Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" warranty to cover E74 error". ZDNet. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.
"How to Determine the Xbox 360 Secondary Error Code". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014.

wired.com

Arendt, Susan (January 22, 2008). "Rumor: Insider Reveals Truth About 360 Failure Rates". Wired. Retrieved February 1, 2008.

xbox.com

support.xbox.com

"Xbox Disc Replacement Program". Retrieved December 30, 2007.
"Xbox Disc Replacement Games List". Archived from the original on November 10, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
"Xbox Support". support.xbox.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

xbox.com

"Xbox.com | Open Letter From Peter Moore". October 23, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
"System Use - Xbox Disc Replacement Plan". Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

youtube.com

"Power On: The Story of Xbox | Chapter 5: The Red Ring of Death". Microsoft. December 13, 2021 – via YouTube.
"Xbox 360 scratch". YouTube. June 19, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
"first part of the second broadcast about the scratches, with English subtitles". YouTube. April 29, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
"second part of the second broadcast about the scratches, with English subtitles". YouTube. April 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2007.

zdnet.com

blogs.zdnet.com

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes. "Microsoft extends Xbox 360 "Red Ring of Death" warranty to cover E74 error". ZDNet. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.