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900 Xbox 360s Frozen by Forza Motorsport 2!

Sony's surely going to get more attention if MS don't get their act together

By Filip Truta, Games Editor

28th of June 2007, 09:52 GMT

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That's it, I don't care what Microsoft says about their Xbox 360 and its games, they're all damn faulty, plain and simple. This case can't possibly concern a faulty batch of machines, misuse of Xbox 360 or game discs, or faulty home wiring. Listen to this: a thread over at Forzamotorsport.net currently shows over 900 replies regarding 360s freezing due to Forza Motorsport 2. The majority
of the frustrated gamers say there's no doubt that it's the game that's doing this to their machines.

From Forzamotorsport.net Forums, as GameRush Entertainment reports:

"Add me to the list. Mine freezes up about once per hour also, although its been getting worse. Console is well ventilated and in horizontal position. I've had the freezing problem and the "To play this disc please insert into an XBOX 360 console" problem. It occurs at the start up screen, in the menus, in the races..every part of the game. Like most people on here, Forza is the only game that I've had this problem with. When it freezes up I get a clicking sound from the console like a CD player skipping. Its frustrating cause I'm really addicted to the game...when it works."

"If we have problems, they should be fixed. Free. Because it's this game that is causing it, regardless if it's the 360's fault in hardware, THIS game is causing the hardware to fail and freeze and of couse I'm mad because I had to buy a new 360 because my old one BRICKED while playing Forza (no prior problems) and now my new one bricked too (playing FORZA) and I have to send it in for repairs. Within one week of buying it, my brand new out of the box 360 got 3 red lights. Because of FORZA."

Of course, opinions will be divided on this one, as some will say it's Forza 2 while others will blame the machine itself. It's obvious that in this case, it's Forza 2 that's causing all the tension, but if it's an Xbox 360 title that makes the machine act funny, then it may very well fall under the same Xbox 360-faulty category. I'm trying to be as objective about this as possible, but it seems that Sony has made a pact with the devil, ensuring their overpriced console will gain popularity using its rivals' misfortune. I'm curious of Microsoft's response to this widespread problem.

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Comment #1 by: Evilcrystal on 17 May 2008, 18:38 GMT reply to this comment

I KNOW, IT ALWAYS FREEZES UP, especially when I'm placing decals!! I JUST WANT TO MAKE A CAR AND RACE!!


Comment #2 by: Robert E on 05 Dec 2008, 09:45 GMT reply to this comment

This is completely true! I live in Germany, I ordered my first XBOX 360 from Amazon. Off course I ordered it with Forza2, as I am a big fan since forza1. In the beginning everything seemed to be ok until I was connecting my box to the network via Ethernet cable (I have to say here that I have a very good, and very well configured Watchguard Firewall, so I don’t believe this could happen because of external influence).
Then I started to have problems always in the "Road Atlanta" track. The box was always freezing, and the only possible action was just to cut the power and connect it again.
After a few days of freezing always in "Road Atlanta" then I got a “red ring of death”, and my console never worked again. Its winter here and my box was having an additional cooler I bought specially for XBOX 360.
The guys at Amazon Germany, with excellent service, I have to say, replaced my box immediately (I had to wait 2 days only), and I sent back the damaged one.
With my second box, everything was better!, I could manage to unlock 70% of the game, but the box was not yet connected to the network. One day I decided to connect the box to the network to have a look on XBOX live. After this the "Road Atlanta" problem came back. My new box is now also freezing!!!!!!. I just decide not to play Forza2, and change this time to Ninja Gayden2, so far I have no problems with other games. It’s always Forza2!!!. And the problem is, it can really damage the hardware!!!!, why?, how is this possible?, I would like that someone else could elaborate on this.
I am very frustrated, as I manage to play 70% of the game, and now I cannot finish it because my XBOX will possibly get damaged, I want my money, and all the time I’ve invested to complete the game back!!

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