Is my Xbox on it's way out? Maybe GTA related?

peterattheboro · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:22

Trying to play GTA multiplayer just now, this has happened 3 times. Twice ingame and one in the loading screen. I've had problems connecting to games. I just get kicked before I even get to the lobby. And I got into one game and it just froze on a black screen. Now this finally happened.

WTF!? :bongedface:

Shamikebab · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:28

does it happen with other games/dashboard?

monkeyspank · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:29

Yep, it's on its way out

Nismo · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:29

Looks like the signs of impending red death to me

peterattheboro · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:33

Wooooo! RROD Club here I come!

Had it 2 years. Will I get a replacement from MS?

peterattheboro · 2 Jun 2008 at 19:34

Shamikebab said:
does it happen with other games/dashboard?

Just GTA multiplayer as far as I know. Had a few jerky bits in SP.

sparkymark75 · 2 Jun 2008 at 20:43

peterattheboro said:
Wooooo! RROD Club here I come!

Had it 2 years. Will I get a replacement from MS?

They'll either repair yours or send you a refurb.

pany · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:23

mine did that before dying with no red light of death and out of warranty!!!!!

Wrap a couple of towels around the 360 and run, it brought about 3 rlod for me, and got a warranty fix from MS. They claimed to fix, but it was a refurb with new front etc from MS, it took 7 days and came from germany

Memphis · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:42

The GPU failing does not mean an impending RROD, though it is likely the console will die. Bizarrely, the Xbox will boot, and work quite happily even with a dead GPU, you just get no picture (or a corrupt one, as above).

Hyper · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:52

Why are todays consoles so unreliable, I mean before I used the internet and owned the original Playstation I never had any problems and neither did any of my mates.

Now it seems all you ever hear about is next gen consoles breaking, any reason why?

wannabedamned · 2 Jun 2008 at 21:59

I'd recommend playing another game, Considering you say it doesnt do it in the GTA4 single player. Just multiplayer.

It does look like a GPU problem. BUT a GPU problem thats only present in the multiplayer aspect of the same game!?

Sounds unlikely

SiD the Turtle · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:00

Mine looked exactly like that before it joined the great trinity of red lights in the sky.

DaveOwl · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:09

Same problem also, it's definitely ready to show the three lights.

Kreeeee · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:10

GTA did that to my 360, then I got the 3RQoD.

cokecan · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:12

Hyper said:
Why are todays consoles so unreliable, I mean before I used the internet and owned the original Playstation I never had any problems and neither did any of my mates.

Now it seems all you ever hear about is next gen consoles breaking, any reason why?

consoles now days are a lot more complicated that they used to be.

greater complexity = potentially more problems

Mind you, even the playstation had its fair share of problems if i remember rightly, just nothing like this and the RROD etc

Kreeeee · 2 Jun 2008 at 22:14

Hyper said:
Why are todays consoles so unreliable, I mean before I used the internet and owned the original Playstation I never had any problems and neither did any of my mates.

Now it seems all you ever hear about is next gen consoles breaking, any reason why?

They're not, it's just the 360 really. You just hear about it more nowadays due to the internet.