Joe Kueser's Blog » Video Games http://joe.kueser.com Another Geek Finding His Place on the Web Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:35:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 It’s a Sad Day Indeed http://joe.kueser.com/2007/12/16/its-a-sad-day-indeed/ http://joe.kueser.com/2007/12/16/its-a-sad-day-indeed/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:05:01 +0000 Joe Kueser http://joe.kueser.com/2007/12/16/its-a-sad-day-indeed/ I thought I had been one of the lucky ones. I thought I wouldn't be afflicted. I thought I had been careful. As it turns out, I had just been naive. At first it was just an irritation, then three bright red marks. Now it seems that death is all but certain. I hear there is hope. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

This affliction of which I speak is the dreaded Xbox 360 "Ring of Death". A problem so serious that Microsoft extended the Xbox 360 warentee to 3 years, but only if you get the ring of death. And so serious that the box needs to be sent to Microsoft for repair. Good bye, old friend.

Xbox 360 Ring of Death

What makes this particularly sad is that yesterday was my birthday (happy birthday to me!) and I had gotten the go-ahead to play Rock Band as much as I wanted. 2 songs is all I got. Boo hoo. Poor me.

On a happier note, this will make Christmas considerably cheaper. Both of my kids...and, yes, me...all had Xbox 360 games on our Christmas lists. No need to bother with those if it's going to be 6 to 8 weeks before we are able to play again!!!

Now you'll excuse me while I go back to feeling sorry for myself.

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