Initiated several weeks ago, there is a conflict between Microsoft and retailers regarding the reliability of the Xbox360. According to information from retailers, as much as 33% of Xbox 360 fails some even claiming that the Xbox 360 is the least reliable gaming console in recent history. The problem is of course Microsoft, the company arguing that the failure rate is currently around 3%. Someone might have had a problem for locating the location of the coma in a string of number in Redmond's HQ. Dailytech has initiated a campaign to better understand the problem and try to find the truth behind those numbers. The result confirms retailer reports with a failure rate of 33%, or 11fold higher than the rate reported by Microsoft; it is probably a new record for consumer electronics.
Microsoft already acknowledges the reliability problem affecting the first batch of Xbox 360 delivered for the launch date, and extended the warranty by o
