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- hermizzle, on 11/29/2007, -4/+115This is stupid. If this goes through, I'm suing Duke Nukem Forever for the emotional stress it has caused me by not being released on time.
- xXMetalJesusXx, on 11/29/2007, -1/+84Halo 3 is the only game that hasn't froze on my 360...lol
- dweeb79, on 11/29/2007, -15/+74"The plaintiff, Randy Nunez, is seeking seeking class-action status along with $5 million in damages plus costs and attorneys' fees."
I'm thinking 60 for the game + 400 for the console + attorney fees only. I don't see people suing movie studios or music companies for when they release a ***** movie or album. This is why people suck ass its not like the Ford/Firestone issue that actually had an impact on peoples lives. - Fizban140, on 11/29/2007, -8/+62What a stupid lawsuit, Microsoft extended the warranty on the 360 and has a disc replacement warranty for Halo 3 what more can they do?
- mrfreeziexp, on 11/29/2007, -4/+42"routinely, consistently, and systematically 'froze,' 'crashed,' or 'locked up.'"
That never happened to me... Aren't those just glitches? I never thought about suing someone over some video game glitches.. That's like suing whoever made my toilet because it didn't flush the first time I pressed the handle. - inactive, on 11/29/2007, -2/+39I'm suing nintendo for having to blow on the games to get them to work.
- Ajajadude, on 11/29/2007, -6/+37They're reaching a bit here. Yeah, the 360 has hardware problems, but as the article pointed out, Microsoft has been trying to rectify the problem(s). Of course, whether or not Microsoft has done or said enough is debatable.
- CarzorStelatis, on 11/29/2007, -6/+32RTFA: seeking class action status. Obviously his own problems aren't worth $5 million, but _every_ Halo 3 problem combined as a class action might be.
- Psythik, on 11/29/2007, -5/+30I call *****. I've played Halo 3 since launch and not once has it crashed on me.
- charlief, on 11/29/2007, -1/+25Wow.. if it actually settles, they might offer my share of $1.10 for a piece of the pie.
- badqat, on 11/29/2007, -1/+17I haven't had a single problem with Halo 3 on my Xbox, and neither has my son. That being said, both have succumbed to the red ring of death, but Microsoft paid shipping both ways and replaced both consoles...
- santasing, on 11/29/2007, -7/+22Its a class action lawsuit. Multiply that 460+costs and attorney fees by a bunch of people.
- Nikonian, on 08/17/2008, -3/+14This is just another person jealous of the big dog. I'd hate to see my Xbox360 get the RROD, but this lawsuit is ridiculous(like alot out there).
- MrBeamish, on 11/29/2007, -2/+125 million! For what? Emotional damage? As far as I know, all 360's can be repaired now under the new guarantee - it hasn't cost me anything to do this, is it different in the US?
Every new 360 game that is released seems to be shortly followed by forum posts of 'oh noes, #### broke my 360'. A particular game might push the CPU a bit harder than others but the fault lies with the hardware, not software. If you were taking a picture of a duck and your digital camera broke, was it the duck that made your camera fail? If so, I might have a suit to file myself. Damn duck. - badave, on 11/29/2007, -6/+16This won't work. Just look at how many people don't have problems and play on Xbox Live everyday.
- merwin, on 11/29/2007, -1/+11Sucks to be you, but unless you can figure out the cause and blame it on their negligence, there's nothing you can do. Your warranty expired. Warranties are there for a reason. If you wanted some kind of unconditional guarantee, you should have bought a product service plan from Best Buy or something that would cover everything for a longer time period.
- MrFisty, on 11/29/2007, -4/+12Call me proud, but I couldn't think of anything more embarrassing than instigating a law suit over "lost game time". While you're at it, why not sue for spilled milk and all those Xmas presents you asked for but never received?
- offwhite, on 11/29/2007, -4/+1230% of their consoles are failing. I bought a new one a couple of months back and right from the start it would freeze up in multiple games. There is no reason they cannot simply test their consoles more thoroughly or fix the design flaw. Clearly it will take a class action lawsuit to force them to take the problem seriously.
More here...
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gaming/xbox-360-failure ... - truspector, on 11/29/2007, -27/+35I'd love to hear the prosecution argue how the inability to play a game is worth $5 million in damages. Methinks this loser is too lazy to get a job and is looking for a quick payday.
- maabus, on 11/29/2007, -1/+8This is a fairly insignificant lawsuit. 5 million dollars is not very much here. And. when you think about it, it suggests that the problem is not all that widespread.
Think about it: damages (xbox console + halo game) are about $500 with tax. Then, averaged across all members of the class action suit, let's say that attorney fees are $100 per person. 5 million / $600 dollars per person is about 8,000 people. This is out of several MILLION games sold.
Yes, the xbox can be unreliable, but this particular case doesn't seem like a big deal to me - inactive, on 11/29/2007, -1/+7Huh? What Halo 3 problems? Sure the original 360s had issues, but I've encountered 0 with Halo 3 and I've yet to meet anyone else who has. Me thinks someone just discovered that Microsoft has fat pockets and they're behind on rent (since the plaintiff is obviously an unemployed loser).
- jacksons98, on 11/29/2007, -0/+6Three years is a limited warranty that only covers the RROD issue, everything else is still only 1 year. Unfortunately RROD isn't the only X360 issue.
- Fizban140, on 11/29/2007, -0/+6I wonder if you can make it red ring and say that is it.
- dsmx, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5Microsoft have had over 2 years to fix the problems and the thing that needed fixing, the GPU they still haven't. Instead they chose to extend the warranty rather than fix the problem.
The problem won't be solved until well into next year when they finally release the 65nm GPU. - DeFex, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5good thing these people and lawyers have such important things to worry about.
- g2g079, on 11/29/2007, -4/+9I'm waiting for a box to return mine in. Halo 3 got it good. Microsoft should at least give us a card with so many xbox points on it. But how it has gone so far, I will never by another M$ product.
- badqat, on 11/29/2007, -1/+6Was it not under warranty? If things are as you describe, I'd have claimed DOA with Tiger.
Yeah, I'm sure it upset you, but it's not that big of a deal. - Renton, on 11/29/2007, -1/+6Admit there is a defect and Issue a recall?
- pnmoore, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5I have never had any issues with my 360 (I've had it for over a year) or Halo 3 and I play it a pretty good bit (more than I should).
And, BTW, what the heck kind of damages could they be suing for? - NSMike, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5Augh, grow up. He's allowed to like his console and relate a good experience.
- oDGuardian, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4I've played this on 5-6 different 360's almost as long as my own and seen no problems when it come to what this dumbass claims.
- grimstar, on 11/29/2007, -3/+7Serves you right for shopping at TigerDirect.
- doctordbx, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4I'm suing Digg for the amount of ***** that makes the front page, like the 3 am Apple store. This is a consistent and unresolved interruption to my day.
- badqat, on 11/29/2007, -2/+5Every Xbox is covered by a three year (36 month) warranty. MS pays shipping both ways. MS has no issues replacing and/or fixing them.
- simpsonzfan99, on 11/29/2007, -1/+4I wanna punch that guy because he's an idiot.
- inactive, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3and shares too
- ShugNinx21, on 11/29/2007, -2/+5The other somethings that may happen have a very low rate of failure and thus don't need to be covered for 3 years. The RRoD was caused by faulty manufacturing on their part, so it was in their best interest to extend that part of the warranty.
- kilmer, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Hey me too. They said 2-3 days for the box to get to me then 3-4 weeks for my console to come back, but the crazy lady on the phone told me she would give me one month free access to Xbox live gold!!! I already paid for my year of Xbox Live, but if I didn't how would I use this without my console? Oh and I got the ring of death while loading up Halo 3.
- Mpwns, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2if this guy wins can we start suing blizzard for class nerfs in WoW? every time they try to blance things out they always start over when its done, since someone finds a way to make class X uber.
- scfcats, on 11/29/2007, -1/+3The suit alleges that Halo 3 "routinely, consistently, and systematically 'froze,' 'crashed,' or 'locked up.'"
You don't need Halo 3 to do that, I know from experience. In fact, I've never locked up playing Halo. EA on the other hand... - dweeb79, on 11/29/2007, -1/+3I god I hate this comment system.....
Basically.....I thought the lawsuit could be singular and not always plural. My mistake. - gatorsrule21, on 11/29/2007, -3/+5I personally have not had very many problems - it froze once a few weeks ago, but that's it...
- shawnanigans, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2But if you do that it might never come out... Which I guess isn't much different from now.
- encognito, on 11/29/2007, -1/+3Man, I must be walking with angels or something because I have never seen the dreaded RROD from my year old 360 that I got off eBay. And it is in the vertical position next to a 10 year old monitor.
- NiteMayr, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Your point about movies is well founded; let me expand it a bit.
If every time I went to a movie by a certain studio the theater became hot or the movie just failed to play or stuttered in the middle I think I might have cause to avoid said studio. If, for example they were the only studio and certain movies were available only in one format and one theater, then we may have cause for action, that is to say, they have made available an item for purchase or display, but do not deliver on said purchase.
If the movie sticks in the middle all the time, you get an immediate refund at the front desk; if your game won't work because your system is defective (AND THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THIS FAILURE) then you have an actionable position. Thus a possible legal basis for a class action lawsuit, plaintiffs have paid for access to a service that cannot be delivered and refunds are not forthcoming. There was no shrink-wrap contract on the purchase and the plaintiff believes that the Manufacturer must provide reasonable recompense for those customers who are burning subscription time on a service they can't use due to hardware failure/flaws. - iamaelephant, on 11/29/2007, -6/+8Yes you will.
- inactive, on 02/25/2009, -2/+4my ps3 is running games, blue-ray movies and games 24/7 non-stop and when it's not doing absolutely anything, it's folding@home. it's been 9 months already and she is still tight and good in bed :-)
- DeadlyCouncil, on 11/29/2007, -4/+6okie dokie, have fun with that
- OldJames, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Could we see the same for Activision for the (Wii) Guitar Hero III mono sound issue?
- ShugNinx21, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2So what you're saying is that it is more likely that the Halo 3 software somehow ***** up your drive rather than the possibility that dust has gathered on the optical sensor of the drive thus causing read errors, or the even more simplistic reason that perhaps the drive is just going bad.
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