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Microsoft Redesign Reduces RROD from 54.2% to 7.2% |
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Written by George
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Monday, 21 June 2010 |
A new study by UCLA Berkley has released findings that explain the unusually high percentage of Xbox360 consoles being turned in defective. Professor Oscar Flores who chairs the department of Psychology at UCLA submitted the findings of a test where, after subjects believe to be left alone with their consoles, attempt to sexually assault them. “We were curious how Microsoft’s consoles were isolated from the other leading manufacturers, so we implemented them as controls.” Flores began over coffee at our offices “It turns out the Blu-Ray laser leaves an unmistakable scar on the skin and consumers would rather buy another PS3 out of shame rather than submit it to be laughed at by the Japanese. The 360 leaves no such mark.”
That is, until now. The newest re-design of the 360 is certainly gorgeous, and if console-rape related malfunctions were serious before, god knows the financial hit Microsoft could endure from a simple re-design. “We had discussed sacrificing visual appeal in earlier meetings…” Taylor Kinsey begins at his design studio “Filters x3” in Austin. “…however we quickly realized the only way to protect our consoles was to have it severely lacerate anything our consumers stick into the Disk Drive.”
When asked how he planned to keep the defense mechanism from damaging the disks, Kinsey added that “we found that the rape only occurred when the console was being lifted up off the floor – so if you leave your 360 alone and never touch it, your content should be fine.”
Keep your fingers crossed! The new design is making its way through the final stretch of the FCC.
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