Brushfire Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/712745/xbox-360-update-bricks-consoles-microsoft-sending-new-consoles-to-those-affected/ Seems that a firmware update can brick the older 360 units that were lucky enough to survive the red rings of death. BUT!! They gonna replace them with shiny new ones that are sexy and sleek and such. Quote
Guy In Rubber Suit Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Microsoft's Major Nelson has confirmed that the firmware update that is causing disc read errors is in fact not related to the May 19 mandatory firmware update, but a previous update. Therefore, if you haven't been affected by the error yet, chances are you won't be as the new format has been through "rigorous tests" and MS has seen no known compatibility issues.Read more: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/712745/xbox-360-update-bricks-consoles-microsoft-sending-new-consoles-to-those-affected/#ixzz1MllncklR False alarm! When I first read the article, I was kind of hoping that my 360 was bricked to get a new shiny one. But then I remembered that I might be out of a lot of save games and I don't want that. Quote
Brushfire Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 Still it is more related to the discs, not the 360 itself. So go buy a new 360 game and hope for the shiny new one? Quote
Guy In Rubber Suit Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 Still it is more related to the discs, not the 360 itself. So go buy a new 360 game and hope for the shiny new one? No, it's related to a previous firmware update which Major Nelson pointed out. The original story told that it was a new update (released today, May 19), which allows the 360 to access 1GB of space on the discs was messing up systems, when that was not the case. The previous update may cause your system not to read discs, but it has nothing to do with the discs themselves. It was just a poorly researched article that many game sites just copied paste from each other. Quote
Brushfire Posted May 19, 2011 Author Posted May 19, 2011 No, it's related to a previous firmware update which Major Nelson pointed out. The original story told that it was a new update (released today, May 19), which allows the 360 to access 1GB of space on the discs was messing up systems, when that was not the case. The previous update may cause your system not to read discs, but it has nothing to do with the discs themselves. It was just a poorly researched article that many game sites just copied paste from each other. Why must you always knee me in the nads.? Quote
FuriousFure Posted May 19, 2011 Posted May 19, 2011 still got hope! I have an 360 that hasn't seen the light of Xbox live since beginning of 2010. and my friend has one that has NEVER been blessed with the soft gentle warmth of the service. which in my mind is complete blasphemy. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.