Red Ring of Death

Thanks Microsoft.

I stand in line from 9 PM to get my pre-ordered legendary version of Halo 3. After having a great time talking to fellow fans of the game, picking up tips, and watching some guys play on a Hummer, I was all jazzed up to get my copy.

So the wait ends, and we get our games. Screams of joy are heard as people exit the GameStop with their copy in hand. I make it home and fire up the 360. And while I have heard about it happening to others, it happened to me.

Yup, the Red Ring of Death.

Of all the days for this effing thing to appear, why is it happening now. If I were the Average White Guy, I would have just chalked it up to the Hoy Factor, but instead, this is just one crap-@ss way to start your Halo 3 experience.

So, while the rest of the planet is talking trash, stomping brutes and finishing the fight, I’ll be collecting coins on Super Mario Bros for the Wii.

My Support Ticket Number:1045245799 - this may turn out to be a great customer service story, or nightmare. We’ll see.

UPDATE: I got my xbox back in under 2 weeks and they also gave me 1 month of Gold level Xbox Live service, but since I already have 2 accounts on Live, it doesn’t really do much for me. I will say that it was a nice gesture, but they should make it 6 months - that way I get addicted to it and will have to buy it. I know they want to keep the freeloaders away, but 1 month just isn’t long enough to get me to commit. Just my $.02

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