New version of Xbox 360 coming in August with less heat and noise

thecremeegg said:
Its people like you that microsoft love! Buying multiple versions of the same console, lining their pockets - no incentive for them to get it right first time round :(
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You what? Technology is always improving... As time progresses it becomes easier and cheaper to implement new technology and something like smaller nm chips. I'm guessing the reason the the first batch (or any batch) of 360's haven't had this in yet is because it would have meant a price increase. Or that it just generally wasn't readily available.

Again, from what I understand this is just a new revision of 360's that will get this new technology. You will still pay the same price for a Arcade/Premium/Elite the day that these get released as you would now.

Look at GPUs or CPUs, constantly evolving technology, constant die and nm shrinks which result in cooler running chips... see the leap from P4 to Conroe or Core2 for example!

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Hell look at motherboards, they get new revisions all the time that allow better clocks, better compatibility for certain chips, better usage of cooling (etc)


Ulfhedjinn said:
I've never really considered it a fault because my friends Xbox 360s are about as loud as mine, one is even louder but it's a second-hand Premium from the first batch and his DVD drive is also faulty (often doesn't eject or read a disc).
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Hhmm yeah that's fair enough. 360's have always been a bit hit and miss with 360's regarding noise levels and them just generally dying.

For the moment, there's no real reason to return it as you may just get one that's equally as loud.
 
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Never really noticed the 360 noise till I read about it on here lol

I'd be more fickle about slower loading times than noise.

It get ignored after 5 seconds of playing unless you sit there in the dark on your new sub-woofer shaped like a pound sign, with you eyes closed humping your new £200 audio cables.
 
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Agreed, it's a bummer but if the noise level destroys your enjoyment of the 360 like it does for me then I personally think its worth it for me, I love my PS3 but a big part of that loves comes from the fact that I can hardly hear the thing when it's switched on, I can honestly tell you hand on heart that if the 360 was as quiet as the PS3 (and that includes its external PSU as well because I've had mighty loud PSU's) then I don't think I would have ever sold the 3 360's I've owned now, allot of people can put up with the noise of the 360, fair play to them, I wish I could, we all have things thats annoy us on different levels, I like my electronics to be dam near silent, or at least quiet, the same goes for my PC, I can not enjoy my PC when it's loud, I've spent well over the cost of 5 360's (probably more tbh) trying out different methods of cooling my PC silently over the years, I'm sure I'm not alone on this,

So while I can criticise the 360 for it's noise level allot of that criticism stems from my own personal preferences in regards to home electronics and how those electronics fit my own expected criteria of build quality, reliability, noise level, organics, and design, in the end I found the PS3 beat the 360 in those aspects, although my opinions are dynamic, as Microsoft continues to improve the reliability of the 360 and it's built quality then my opinion will also change to reflect that,

I've always stated on these forums that "it comes down to personal preference" and sometimes personal tolerance, not just in regards to which console you may or may not think is the best, but also when comparing games, so many opinions on here are thrown around and often presented as facts, I think people need to take a step back and try to think more objectively, think outside the box, we are a minority on these forums and often what we believe is right is often proved wrong by the main demographic, when I try to judge the industry it's them that I look to first as they (the main demographic) are the ones that dictate the success/failiure of games/consoles etc.
 
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nikebee said:
You don't call having a piece of hardware that is so loud that it damages your experience not justifying the need to replace it with a superior model??
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Then why buy it in the first place?!

Fair enough people are entitled to their view, but my PS3 wont be getting replaced unless it breaks
 
I usually play my games later in the day / at night so there are usually people sleeping. I can hear it if I close the door to my room and go into another. It's the loudest console I have ever owned and know of. I think anyone who says it isn't loud or distracting when playing a game is kidding themselves on, but from previous posts on these forums I don't expect anything else :s

I hope they finally address the issue.
 
thecremeegg said:
Then why buy it in the first place?!
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To play the games that were released?

Because people were not aware of the initial problems?

Because people couldn't have possibly known that an updated model would definitely be released in the future?

thecremeegg said:
Fair enough people are entitled to their view, but my PS3 wont be getting replaced unless it breaks
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Sure thing, but hypothetically... say your PS3 was actually reasonably noisey or produced some of the issues that the 360 does. If Sony announced that they'd be remedying these problems with a new revision. Would you not at least consider selling your current PS3 and putting the money towards a new one?
 
Paranoid_Robot said:
I think anyone who says it isn't loud or distracting when playing a game is kidding themselves .
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In all honestly when I'm imersed in a game I don't pay attention to how much noise my 360 is making, so I don't really notice that it's loud and I honestly don't get distracted by it.

Can't say I've ever suddenly driven into a wall, or missed a sniper shot because I thought "Jees that things loud" :p

I appreciate that some peoples are louder than others, but sometimes I also think that the people who have loud 360's or the ones who have 360's that always break will not except the fact that some people have no problems with their 360's at all :)
 
I cant speak for anybody else, but the racket my 360 makes is very annoying. I have to have the volume up much higher than usual. Its a joke
 
See this whole RROD thing with the 360 is one reason which makes the PS3 superior. How many years has it been now since 360 release? and they still have not fixed it, however I bought a 360 Elite due to the range of games available but when it does RROD I won't even bother returning it to MS, I'll buy a PS3. We will see if they really fix it this time.

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BTW how many of you have a 360 and have never got the RROD, how long have you had it?
 
Is it worth buying a older 360, i can get one of my sister that has honestly been used probs 1 hour max in its life, but as i say its well over its 1 year warranty.
 
Ultra_Extreme said:
RROD has just become a catchment term i seem to remember someone saying there were plenty of PS3's that failed or were doa they just didnt have such a....ahem....ring to it.

Im probably wrong tho :D (and im sure 360 is worse in this department, i mean ive had 5!)
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Aye I've heard of PS3s breaking, just not with the frequency that 360s did/do. By a mile.
 
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