BBC to scrutinize Microsoft and 360 in "Watchdog"

[QueenB]

Originally Posted by qjnet

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In case you don't have good plans for tonight, you might want to tune in to channel BBC1 at 7 p.m. GMT. Why? Because at that time, the TV station will air a special edition of consumer affairs program "Watchdog" and will feature potential faults and issues with Microsoft's Xbox 360.

Gaming site Games Industry somewhat got a preview of the said episode and according to the site, the program will focus on the ring of death problem. To those of you who might have already forgotten, earlier versions of the console encountered this issue more frequently compared to the later versions.

Also, "Watchdog" will probe why Microsoft agreed to offer complimentary repairs to owners of faulty consoles manufactured before January 1, 2006 in the U.S. but not in UK. The said program will also reveal interviews of consumers who have experienced the problem but weren't able to benefit from the said repairs. These consumers were asked to pay between GBP 80 to 90 GBP (US 156 to US 175) to have their consoles fixed. Well, we guess we will all find out the truth tonight, so don't forget to watch that show.

I saw the show and I wasn't overly impressed with the outcome, yet

Only positive outcome (it's an ongoing investigation) so far is that Microsoft replaced one person (yup, one) from the investigations 360 and gave them some free games. Time will tell if anything more positive will come out of it all. Microsoft aren't popular in the UK it seems

[Bex]

Originally Posted by QueenB

I saw the show and I wasn't overly impressed with the outcome, yet

Only positive outcome (it's an ongoing investigation) so far is that Microsoft replaced one person (yup, one) from the investigations 360 and gave them some free games. Time will tell if anything more positive will come out of it all. Microsoft aren't popular in the UK it seems

One

Jeeze

Actually i didnt realise they made it repairs only for US either and not UK guess tis not only Sony that dont like us, think I'll stick with Nintendo

I dont use my 360 enough to encounter any problems lol