The Red Ring: The Worst Console Defect in Gaming History

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Today, we're taking a look at how Microsoft's rushed and poorly planned development of the Xbox 360 resulted in one of the most infamous hardware defects in consumer electronics history - a defect known as The Red Ring of Death.

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0:00 Intro
3:55 Explaining the Red Ring
5:33 Sponsor
7:00 The OG XBOX
9:49 Designing the Xbox 360
15:53 The Red Ring of Death Appears!
18:45 Denial, Denial, Denial
21:05 DIY Fixes for the RROD
22:56 One Final Solution
23:55 The Last Straw
26:55 XBOX Owns Up
29:15 Xbox Learns its Lessons