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...Here are some tips on how to repair a xbox 360 console. If you are getting screen freezes or the dreaded 3 ring of death here are two things you can try to start with.

First, unplug the power. Remove the hard drive. Plug in your game console. Press the power button. If that worked your in luck. Now shut the power off and hook your hard drive back in. Still working? Great, you fixed it!

Second thing you can try is to unplug your Xbox 360. Remove the hard drive. Remove all the cables plugged into your console, including the video and anything else that can be disconnected. Plug in the console. Start it up. Did it work? Shut it off and hook everything back in, including the hard drive. Power it up again. If it works, great. Neither one of the tips cor...more

What Glowing Lights On Your Xbox 360 Really Mean

...m the drive) into the box unless otherwise stated in the instructions. Ship the box to the address provided and get yourself ready for the wait. It will take a few weeks to receive the refurbished console, and far longer if you live overseas. Some gamers have been unfortunate enough to have shipped their console for repair, only to have the replacement break down on them as well. Still, if you're the patient kind of person then it's worth giving it a shot!

However, if you're the sort of person who wants to get back to gaming as soon and for as little money as possible then the best option would be to attempt a home repair job. Now you're probably thinking that it can't be possible to fix an Xbox 360 from home. I'm not gonna lie, it's not as easy as it should be, but there are a number of excellent guides to DIY 360 repair that can be purchased online for a reasonable price. Of course there is some risk involved - opening your console will automatically void the warranty so the cautious Xbox 360 gamer would be wise to send their console back to Microsoft. For those who wish to get back to gaming quickly and cheaply home repair is a truly viable option and in most cases requires no special technical skills.

Physical Game Media On The Way Out

...While speaking at a panel discussion in Mountain View, California, Microsoft VP Peter Moore said that he believes that the death of physical game media in inevitable.

"Let's be fair. Whether it's five, 10, 15, 20 years from now, the concept of driving to the store to buy a plastic disc with data on it and driving back and popping it in the drive will be ridiculous.... We'll tell our grandchildren that and they'll laugh at us."

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XBOX 360 or PS3?

...ifference being the words Backward compatible in the gaming world this concept would keep all your original games and allow you to upgrade to the latest console and buy the new games as and when you could while still using some of your old favourites. Sony pressed on and produced the revolutionary PS2 , with an inbuilt dvd player and 2 USB ports (using a flash memory card allows you to download and upgrade games) an internet connection for playing online games, a very popular difference spawning many an online gaming forum amongst the many different games available FIFA and Resident Evil being just two to mention.

This gave Sony over 72% of t...more