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I think there's various definitions of "failure rate" involved too. I know a guy that went through 3-4 PSP's because of a dead pixel or something. He kept returning them until he got one that he considered "perfect". If Sony got these back and looked at them, they'd probably not consider them a...

I never debated relative failure rates, so there's nothing to settle. I was referencing anecdotal reports on different sites about folks having issues with their PS3's with various games. So, once more, the PS3 is more reliable than the 360, as I have repeatedly said, but that does not...

The way I figure it, regular variances in manufacturing mean some systems are weaker than others. They'll work fine until a game that pushes the hardware pushes them in just the "wrong" spot for that system. So every now and then when a new hi-end game comes out, systems fail in waves...

Yeah, you can start the warranty at purchase, and even by an extended warranty within 20 days or something. If he sends it in, they'll probably just replace the drive with another refurb one or something. Either way, he's got an old motherboard and such, it doesn't really make sense to keep it...

Seriously, did you read what I wrote? The 360 has a lot more hardware failures than the PS3, but by no means is the PS3 failure proof. I guess if you dismiss the folks that had problems with the PS3's due to Madden & CoD4, then we can say it's error free. If what you read when I say that is...

It just doesn't get as much press when a PS3 bricks due to playing the latest game. It happens. I've never seen accurate failure rates for either system, so saying one is very reliable has no basis. We simply don't know. The 360 failures are rampant, but how rampant is still unknown. Heck, who...

Well, you can erase your profile so none of your info remains, and save files might represent lots of work, but they're repeatable. Also, as I said, if you explain it was a christmas gift and return it soon, they'll probably return it. That said, if you don't return it, I'd fully expect to...

My personal theory is that before either takes hold of the market, a new & better media will present. BluRay2 or somesuch. They've already got HD-DVD and Bluray discs that are deeper levels than current drives can handle, so I don't think Bluray/ HD-DVD is the next VHS or DVD. I think they're...

I just flashed on the Sega CD. :)

I think that was always the issue with the PS3, not so much that it wasn't a value for what you get, but that you get a lot of stuff that most of the market didn't care about. Of the stuff there, only Live is a big thing for me. Now that other services have come up, I think it's time for Live...

I also upgraded, I wanted to keep my HD to use until the data migration kit arrived, and was looking at ebay prices, without the HD the systems averaged around $200ish. I traded it to Gamestop for $150 and didn't have to worry about if the ebay buyer had any problems with it. (Plus, didn't have...

I don't read comic books anymore (partly because of these type of ret-cons...), but the first thing that popped into my head was MJ cheating on him, then they divorce. I mean, it's not an unthinkable thing, IMO. The other thing I thought of was, shouldn't this be what Ultimate Spiderman (that's...

While split up, you both lose that part perhaps, but Halo3 never splits you up. You have to both die before someone can make it to safety. Gears in normal circumstances the wounded sits there until you heal them.

If I were you, I'd box it back up, return it to Kmart and say it was a Christmas present for someone, and they already have one, or tell them it was a gift, but the system is so old that it's not up to date. Seriously, there's more than just an updated DVD drive in that time frame.

Nyah, the odds of it sitting that long are slim. It should have a MFR Date right on the tag at the back even. There's also online photo's of the different DVD trays if you're curious. If yours is HDMI then it's pretty new. Anyway, the scuff's aren't normal scratches, you scrub them off with...

Right, the phrase was for a githyanki fightermage, and even then I don't really remember anyone using the phrase a lot. I assume the same folks that use "gish" in common parlance are the ones that want a tiefling in the PHB and have never seen a gnome.

Did you hit every sidequest? Remember, the completionist and ally achievements are for total game, not just core plot.

MS says that no game can require the HD, so it has to be able to run off the disc, but most games will cache to the HD when it's available. ME doesn't seem to do that (or at least, not as much as it could).

The models are the same, aside from the HD and such. So you shouldn't have a problem. There's always a chance of a game locking anyway, and the new games push the systems more. I actually turned off autosaves, they were too irritating. Load times I didn't hate, but wish that they'd used a...

How old is your 360? What happened with mine, was it'd lock up on a certain area, and then I noticed the disc finish was scuffed. I scrubbed it clean and it worked fine, then locked up again after that. I swapped the disc, and there were no scratches when it locked up again. I traded off my 360...