So the console gets updated with the fabulous new August 11 auto update on XBL.  Cause I need new avatar clothes right! NOT

Installs, reboots, gets to the “new” NXE updates and you notice everything is jerky and slow.  Think to one’s self, must be that everyone and their dog is on and updating so the tubes are full (right Mr Gore).  Tried to watch a vid or two, locks up each time at different points.  Forced shutdown each time.  Not real happy with the “new” features yet MS.

Try to play a little Fable II… don’t even get past the menu when the whole console locks again.  Still no ROR either.

Try it several more times over the course of several days each time it actually seems to get worse and worse.  Taking less and less time from startup for it to lock up.

Figure I would see what the fanboys and XBOX forums say… what do you know, top of the XBOX forums general discussion list:

Installed the latest Aug. 11 Update and 360 has stopped working

Entry after entry sounds similar to mine.  Figured, heck I am out of warranty so lets call MS support and see what line they sale me.  “I have a hardware failure.”  Really, I would of never guessed.

Since I am out of warranty, that would be 99 to fix broken hardware that you have been making money off of for years and the public/media knows!

Needless to say since it wasn’t a RROD, I was years past my warranty period and MS is currently ignoring the issue and not an issue.  So good customer service.

The best part of the story is that after getting off the support call, and the console is down to mere seconds before freezing now, it RROD the last time I cycle it.

I should just sale everything 360 related and go to the horrible PS3 or worse yet a Weeeeeee!

MS stinks tonight on the East coast.  I write software for a living and if I developed something that destroyed hardware, boy I would be out of a job!

So now what to do.. maybe it is time to hang up the gaming hat.