Comments on: Microsoft Never Cease to Disappoint Me http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/ Freelance Web Design, Premium WordPress Themes, and Video Game Reviews Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:47:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mar http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24832 Mar Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:49:19 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24832 I was honestly ready to say. no! MINES BLACK!!!! And disprove. Maybe you just got unlucky. And then I went and set my controller next to it. Now it's going to bug me. But I honestly didn't notice until now, haha. I was honestly ready to say. no!

MINES BLACK!!!! And disprove. Maybe you just got unlucky.

And then I went and set my controller next to it.

Now it's going to bug me.

But I honestly didn't notice until now, haha.

]]> By: Jake Vance http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24577 Jake Vance Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:10:08 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24577 Hmm. Yours looks much greyer than mine. Mine isn't JET BLACK, but it matches the controller much more closely. Hmm. Yours looks much greyer than mine. Mine isn't JET BLACK, but it matches the controller much more closely.

]]> By: Retodon8 http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24442 Retodon8 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:15:04 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24442 Wow! The Elite didn't look pitch black to me in the store, but seeing the controller in front of it like in the picture you mad... a bit of a disapointment alright. :( By coincidence, I happened upon this page yesterday: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1555030620080115?sp=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1...</a> I'm guessing that material is a bit too expensive to make our boxes from though. Wow!

The Elite didn't look pitch black to me in the store, but seeing the controller in front of it like in the picture you mad… a bit of a disapointment alright. :(

By coincidence, I happened upon this page yesterday:
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1…
I'm guessing that material is a bit too expensive to make our boxes from though.

]]> By: Matt http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24349 Matt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:20:05 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24349 Actually, not so much. While my Elite has a manufactured date of December 28 2007, it's not a Falcon model... which pisses me off. Why are they still making consoles with hardware that's prone to failure months after they've identified the source and started correcting it? I'd love to know. I actually have 2 Premiums - I lent one to a friend a few months back, which actually just RRoD'd on him this past weekend. So that's now 3 consoles I've had die in about 7 months time. But anyway, I'm going to sell them both once I get my HDD transfer cable and when this latest casualty is returned. Actually, not so much. While my Elite has a manufactured date of December 28 2007, it's not a Falcon model… which pisses me off. Why are they still making consoles with hardware that's prone to failure months after they've identified the source and started correcting it? I'd love to know.

I actually have 2 Premiums – I lent one to a friend a few months back, which actually just RRoD'd on him this past weekend. So that's now 3 consoles I've had die in about 7 months time. But anyway, I'm going to sell them both once I get my HDD transfer cable and when this latest casualty is returned.

]]> By: Matt http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24348 Matt Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:17:08 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24348 I knew exactly what MS was going to do when I heard they were going to give us a free game. Of course, one would think that you'd get to choose a game, but no. MS tells you which you can have since there's thousands of people right off the bat that will miss out since they already own it. And people with multiple profiles on the same console are restricted to only having one of their profiles compensated for the down time. In my case, I got fucked on both counts. Yay Microsoft! I knew exactly what MS was going to do when I heard they were going to give us a free game. Of course, one would think that you'd get to choose a game, but no. MS tells you which you can have since there's thousands of people right off the bat that will miss out since they already own it. And people with multiple profiles on the same console are restricted to only having one of their profiles compensated for the down time. In my case, I got fucked on both counts.

Yay Microsoft!

]]> By: Adi http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24344 Adi Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:40:32 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24344 Look at the white side of this black issue, Matt. At least you're less likely plagued with RRoD on your Elite. What I don't get is this. What happened with your current Premium now that you have an Elite? Look at the white side of this black issue, Matt. At least you're less likely plagued with RRoD on your Elite.

What I don't get is this. What happened with your current Premium now that you have an Elite?

]]> By: wriXeL http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24282 wriXeL Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:47:10 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24282 haha Microsoft definitely disappoints but i was glad they gave away a free game a couple weeks back... shows they are trying =T. haha Microsoft definitely disappoints but i was glad they gave away a free game a couple weeks back… shows they are trying =T.

]]> By: jbw http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24270 jbw Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:05:46 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24270 I'm sure my elite is black. In fact I'm certain it's a darker shade than that filthy grey they've slapped on yours. I'll take a photo later with the controller next to it to compare... then you can mock me when it turns out all our elite consoles are in fact grey! I'm sure my elite is black. In fact I'm certain it's a darker shade than that filthy grey they've slapped on yours. I'll take a photo later with the controller next to it to compare… then you can mock me when it turns out all our elite consoles are in fact grey!

]]> By: Joel Helin http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24239 Joel Helin Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:02:05 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24239 Microsoft, the company that just don't have to care. Microsoft, the company that just don't have to care.

]]> By: Jordan http://mattbrett.com/blog/videogames/2008/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24215 Jordan Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:45:12 +0000 http://mattbrett.com/archives/2008/02/microsoft-never-cease-to-disappoint-me/#comment-24215 I Laughed out loud as soon as I heard "Their bastard child, internet explorer". I Laughed out loud as soon as I heard "Their bastard child, internet explorer".

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