09-08-2008, 08:47 AM
http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/05/xbox-3...sole-woes/
http://gizmodo.com/5046314/the-shocking-...-xbox-360s
Didn't want to post this here (beating a dead horse), but I guess it's where it should go. Pretty interesting article about the big M's decisions on the 360, it's defect rate and launch.
http://gizmodo.com/5046314/the-shocking-...-xbox-360s
Didn't want to post this here (beating a dead horse), but I guess it's where it should go. Pretty interesting article about the big M's decisions on the 360, it's defect rate and launch.
Quote:
According to his (D. Takahashi) account, Microsoft willfully ignored deep, systemic problems in the console's production that reached from chipmakers—initially, only 16 out of every 100 of its IBM-made processors worked—to production lines, where just before launch, an unbelievable 68 percent of consoles made were clunkers.