Microsoft Xbox 360: 5 Ways to Break Your 360

The Xbox 360 had one of the strongest years in console gaming, second only to the Nintendo Wii, the charming console for the whole family. But amidst all the success and the record-breaking sales, an ugly demon reared its head as well, the ‘Red Ring of Death.’ The Ring of Light on the front of the Xbox usually greets us with its swirling green lights accompanied by the faint hum of the Xbox whirring to life. Sometimes, it doesn’t. Should you have ever tried to boot the console up with the A/V cables loose or the power brick or AC adapters loose, you’ve seen the 4 red lights and you’ve felt your heart splash as it hit the bottom of your stomach, but upon further inspection, you’re still good to go. But what about the countless number of consoles that were one red light short, the 3 red flashing lights that testify to the utter death of your Xbox 360?

You’ve been through it all. The repair process, the coffins (the clever name for the white cardboard shipping boxes Microsoft sends to retrieve the broken consoles), the month long waits; you’re a professional by now. The Indian tech support helpers that you have to call every time it dies know your name by heart and you know their adopted American names aren’t real but you call them by them anyway. But now, you’ve had enough.

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