Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death

Well it finally happened!!!!! I got the red ring of death and I’m not too happy about it.

I bought my Xbox 360 around launch time, never had any problems with it, thought all the rumors were blown out of proportion.

Ive played plenty of games on it. Right from the beginning I heard about the overheating issues so I made sure I had it in a well ventilated spot on my entertainment shelf. Had it laid Horizontally and barely ever moved it.

A couple weeks ago I bought the game Crackdown. I have played a couple 2 or 3 hours sessions since that purchase. Tonight I sat down getting ready to play. I turned on the 360, checked to see if there were any new downloads, then loaded up Crackdown.

The intro screens came up then the game froze on the loading screen. I waited a few minutes then turned the 360 off. When I turned it back on, I got the inevitable 3 red flashing lights.

The really bad thing about this is that my Xbox 360 has been out of warranty for some time so I will have to pay for any repairs myself.

Its too late to call Microsoft right now but they will be hearing from me in the morning.

 

Update: I called Microsoft today, come to find out my 360 is still under warranty and they are going to repair it free of charge. Thats a good thing.