Microsoft Will Extend XBox 360 Warranty

XBox 360’s are failing right and left. It is so bad that Microsoft has decided to extend the warranty out by three years and pay for fixing the systems, including shipping!

Microsoft to Pay Consumers for Bad Xbox 360s

“Microsoft announced today they are extending all Xbox 360 warranties to three years, a policy that not only applies to new consoles but retroactively, as well. f you’ve had to pay for Microsoft to repair the red ring issue in the past, they will pay you back. At 2:30 p.m. PST, Microsoft will hold a teleconference to announce this. ‘As a result of what Microsoft views as an unacceptable number of repairs to Xbox 360 consoles, the company conducted extensive investigations into potential sources of general hardware failures,’ said the company in a statement. ‘Having identified a number of factors which can cause general hardware failures indicated by three red flashing lights on the console, Microsoft has made improvements to the console and is enhancing its Xbox 360 warranty policy for existing and new customers.'”