Power On: The Story of Xbox | Chapter 5: The Red Ring of Death
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- Опубликовано: 12 дек 2021
- The demand for Xbox 360 is at fever pitch, but a critical malfunction threatens its success. Chapter 5 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft's video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
www.xbox.com/power-on
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I had to send in my 360 three times and every time the UPS guy came back with my console he'd say, "I've got your gameboy!" I miss that guy. I hope he's well.
Wholesome ups guy :)
I’d love to have him around 😁
Maybe he was just saying "I've got your game, boy!" xD
Aaaawwwww
*cut to his skeleton in the sewers*
Seriously some of the best moments of my teenage years were spent staying up way too late with my friends on the 360. Thank you xbox for providing the platform for so many memorable moments for millions of us.
We weren't ready for this wholesome message 🥺
I feel you bro :(
@@xbox thank you for making my youth
@GozzaCraft to you, but to other people xbox made our childhoods.. not everyone lived your experiences
Left 4 Dead Marathon sleep overs 😂
I remember bringing my first 360 that red ringed into our avionics shop. Under the magnifier I found the CPU solder was melting away. Tried to explain this to Microsoft when I sent it in. My second one that failed I had the the die desoldered and resoldered it, still works 13 years later.
wow
😯wow… they should have hired you!
So that means their soldering quality was bad?
@@loganghenderson1251 It was all in the middle of the "lead free solder plague".
@@loganghenderson1251 VERY bad.
It's kinda crazy how much footage they have from back in the day. I never was too much of an Xbox kid since my brother and dad had PS3 and PS2. As of the past few years you guys have turned me over and it's nice seeing the history of it all, specially seeing the infamous Red Ring.
Really enjoyed this series so far and I have to say I really appreciate that this documentary also focuses on the bad things in the Xbox history and doesn’t try to sugarcoat things. Very refreshing to see, huge respect for Xbox for owning their mistakes and even being able to make fun of themselves.
Much respect to Microsoft
It wasn't all vaporware. The development team had to eventually factor in all of the "not so morally correct ways" the application could end up being used.
Bad but legend 🤣
The only thing they haven't brought up was the failure of the brand in Japan.
@@ajtstvandmusicarchivechann1585 I think it's for the best.
Credit to Xbox for owning this!
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OK. . .
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@@viper2195 O K
Gd morning champions man your tips are amazing
Masterfully well done documentary. Great footage, fascinating interviews, and genius cameos. Loved it!
Thank you for my childhood with endless night of Halo 3 and Halo Reach with my friends. This console shaped my life.
That’s kind of sad if it “shaped [your] life”
@@ozmond shut up
Only one night?
@@ozmond how
It's lucky that Microsoft had the money and the will to keep the XBOX brand alive.
barely lol
Lucky that Microsoft has the PC software monopoly it has basically printed infinite money for them.
They certainly aren’t what they used to be
@@Ozzymandias493 lol PC games are free boy
@@alkiline9199 not all pc games
I have to say I like that they managed to get Trenton on this documentary. It’s refreshing to hear the perspective of the CEO themselves of the competitor & the state of competition during the 360/PS3 era.
Yeah, soo much value that comes from people who won't actually say anything damaging.
yeah its refreshing to see, the pendulum swings of comments on the sight of which one won the console generations
.
Huh what?
@@TrentMac lol
Absolutely wild watching this and really feeling that I was apart of such history going back over 20 years now. It’s insane
You were a part of this history.
@@xbox you’re the goat 🐐 Xbox!!
@@roccoborghetti4693 pathetic
i want Xbox
XBOX CAN NEVER BE BEATEN !
I'm glad you guys came out and told us what exactly was going on and all the struggles within the company during the process of trying to fix these issues. You really made yourselves seem human in that you were trying your hardest!
Dude it’s so crazy. I will never forget all my friends 360s died and mine just like wouldn’t die. Had it from 2008 to 2014. Truly blessed
Lmfao same and I still have it
@@MemoriesDestroyUs Mine still works also lol. We must be lucky.
I went through 2 OG 360s both got RROD then finally in 2010 I got the 360 s on my 10th bday.
Holy smoke
My Xbox arcade still going strong
This whole series has been fantastic. PC gamer here, but I can't deny the impact Xbox has on my childhood. Long live Xbox!
Thank you for watching, Mini.
Although, you should know that enjoying Xbox games on PC isn't a foreign idea. 👀 Maybe a little Xbox Game Pass is in your future?
使えるのはコンだけ
@@xbox ❤
@@xbox Love u xbox ❤️
@@xbox Port Ninja Gaiden Black and the Gears of War trilogy please.
Steve Ballmer doesn’t get enough credit for leading Microsoft successfully through turbulent times
He supported all the developers and web developers
Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers!
he caused the shortened testing period and unrealistic release date
The official Xbox account uploaded this and I give them props
The transperancy... respect...
I love what xbox has become ❤️
Why was J Allard not in this doc?
@@MichaelDoesLife 👎
360th like
@@ummitstwisted4858 wat
Amen. That little bit of respect of transparency goes miles.
Idk why I laughed so hard when out of nowhere snoop dogg says “I was mad asf”😂
22:20
14:50
13:34
Same lol
That was "out of nowhere" for you? He said it cuz his failed.
you guys made my childhood so much better. i didn't have any friends, so the 360 was my best friend. keep doing what you are doing, and i'll never leave y'all's side (although i got locked out of my account but i'm getting it back")
Got my 360 Elite back in 2009 for my birthday and some of my greatest memories are with that console. Not to mention all the amazing memories from Xbox live. Those were the days.
Cherish those memories and friendships you've made along the way.
@@xboxI have made many memories on Xbox and with me owning an Xbox One S I love your console.
So many days, weeks, months and years spent on that console. I met some of my best friends still to this day on that console. I will never forget it and am forever thankful that I was blessed with an Xbox 360
Forever hold on to those memories, Cameron.
@@xbox Thank you Xbox for everything you've done for us
@@xbox I will forever remember rushing home from school to get on Halo 3 with my friends just to stay up way past bedtime playing custom games zombies
Don't own an Xbox, never have, but this video gives me mad respect for the company for being able to admit to its biggest mistakes.
Same never owned one but it was great that they posted this
y'all are missing out, just saying...
@@waterpapi fr, I got 3 Xbox 360s and it’s full of good games and nostalgia
@@S.S_Productions my best gaming memories were on xbox 360 omg those were the golden days of gaming ngl
Same over here.
I remember playing mass effect on my brother's ps3 until i found out the first game could only be played only on xbox. Swapped over for my birthday just to play the entire ME trilogy and halo. The friends I've made since then were worth every penny.
The fact that they own upto it and included clips of people destroying their xboxes whilst snoop dogg going full auto along with finally revealing the statics of the failure rate, They gain my respect kudos
Broooo my level of respect for Xbox and Microsoft has grown 10-fold. To be able to own your mistakes. Accept the past, even make fun of it all while showcasing your success.. major respect.
Yeah Xbox and Microsoft are legit
Seriously! I don't even have an Xbox, but this makes me want to get one!
What? so because after 20 years they *owned* their mistakes they are awesome now?
You know I thought when BP spilt all that oil and decimated the local ecosystem that they were evil jerks but after they made that commercial and apologized my respect for BP has grown 10 fold!
@@sulmona55 Lol!
@@sulmona55 20? You mean only like 10 years ago lol stop exaggerating
Putting something like this on your own channel and admit the mistakes of the past. Huge respect!
Yeah like 10 years after the fact
@@timeforce80 better late then never they are getting better with pr
homophobes upon seeing your pfp background: 😥😥😥😥
@@_Devil Imagine... in 2023..
haha! they really know how easy manipulated people really are!
First time watching this series. Way to go Xbox for being honest and sharing all these crazy details. I love this. Here for more.
I remember all the great times I had with friends and other people from across the world playing cod mw3 and black ops 2 on my Xbox 360. I cherish the memories you all gave me and all the other people all over. Thank you Microsoft!!
The golden age of gaming. Before microtransactions ruined it all.
EA Games, It's In The Grave.
The golden age was the 6th generation ps2, xbox, gamecube
And wokeness
Did it though? Microtransactions haven't ruined any of the games I play. They don't change the gameplay or core mechanics of the actual game lol
@@The261ride cap
The Gears of War part really got me emotional, I really loved the series! Just... So Amazing!
Gears of War has that effect on people. Thank you so much for watching.
@@xbox Great franchise. Still pissed my xbox one don't work 😒 lol
@@britishwordplay4335 must've been used lol
Gow 1 was insane at the time and it's still amazing
Very impressive that Microsoft actually confronted their mistakes and told everyone about them!
Im glad they cared about the brand to save it
and was somewhat ruined by then don mattrick kinect/tv-centric release xbox one's release
@@ecu4321 Which was thankfully sabotaged and gave us the Xbox One we knew and loved today.
Kudos to Microsoft for not sugarcoating their missteps. This was an awesome series.
I’ve had my Xbox 360 for almost 10 years and had lots of fun. One time on 2018, I wanted to turn it on again after years. The red ring came on, I immediately knew that my Xbox was done. Grandpa gave me an OG Xbox for Christmas last year and it’s lots of fun.
which xbox was it? the slim??
@@JaneTheDoe-id2vx slim never red ringed just the fat ones and I think the elites failed sometimes too
Massive respect for Microsoft putting this video out there.
14:54 When XBox uses footage from one of your old RUclips videos... 👀
👀
@@xbox 👀
That’s awesome!!
It's a Mario!
I teared up when I got to the halo 3 part. That’s the last game I bought the collectors edition of. I’m looking at the helmet right now.
You're looking at the physical embodiment of your memories...
Your looking at the last time Xbox actually tried........
@@TristanTheVRGamecat I think they are trying with the series x now
🙌🙌
Halo 2 was the best imo. But 3 was great too.
Hearing that gears of war trailer again for the first time in years still gives me chills.. one of my all-time favorite games, which brings me back when I was 15, gaming hit so different back then.
I remember those days of playing minecraft on my 360, so many great memories.
10 Years Ago Today, I unboxed my Xbox 360 (Christmas). Never knew how much of an impact it would have on me, so many friends, thousands of hours, so many memories. I’ll never let go.
Same bro. Memories that will stay with me forever.
This documentary should be put on DVD
as well as on Blu-ray and Digital
VHS 📼
HD-DVD*
@@matteo0196 #winning 😆
Can Netflix mail it to me?
I worked on avionics in the Navy and we kept our test equipment on 24/7/365 for the exact reason the Xbox 360 was failing: thermal fatigue. We had test equipment from the 1950s that still worked.
Absolutely brilliant 👏 brings tears to my eyes. Lots of memories.
Okay, props for putting in and acknowledging the "TV, TV, TV" press conference for what it was. 👍
Television.
“Xbox go home”
Kudos for actually involving Don Mattrick despite him being probably the most hated figure in Xbox history
@Tyrell Wellick Xbox One Reveal happened
Told gamers to stick with xbox 360 if they didn’t want the always online xbox one.
@Tyrell Wellick He also caused the 360 sales to decline by focusing on media and the kinect instead of games and led to the PS3 outselling the 360 by the time that generation was done.
@@JacobReedyMP4 Uh nah. The 360 Outsold the PS3 while both were being manafacuered.
PS3 only outsold 360 once the 360 was not being sold anymore.
@@Alex-vf8ww That's completely wrong but if you want to lie to yourself go ahead
Still have my Xbox 360 bought it brand new back in the day never any issues still use her to this day.
Remember all the good memories.
Dude i remember camping outside my bestbuy with my mates and only mine being the red ring survivor, i love it and will always cherish it to this day
Microsoft really came back 15 years later and said “hey, my bad dude.”
They really love the internet explorer meme
'...but only for that one time.'
What had happened was…
I literally have been hopping up and down through the first 4 episodes to get to this very pivotal point in XBox's history. I lost TWO ELITE XBOXes to this error. Dark times.
They handled this well, I remember having the red ring I was so bummed
Good to see on this channel. I’ve yet to buy another x box since this, was horrendous. Maybe one day
Snoop said it exactly how I felt. I went through four Xbox’s. I don’t repairs. I mean I bought four of them. You can be more loyal than that.
Sorry Bro
Why didn't you return them?
I went through 4 myself. Dealt with Microsoft for them all. Still use the last one they sent me for 360 games that didn't make the backwards compatibility program.
Lmao I literally gave mine to my pap and he took it apart quickly and cleaned it
Choose your weapon.
So many memories just flooding in. Greatest time in gaming was during the PS3/360 era.
Just a rush of all the nostalgia hitting you in the feels.
I met one of my best friends on Xbox 360 and we spent countless nights staying up and playing Call Of Duty. He lived about 3 hours away from me and I always wanted to go and meet him but never found the time. About 4 years ago two men broke into his house and shot him while he was asleep in his bed. I still regret not being able to go and meet him, but I know he's still here watching with me watching every game I play and I'll never forget the moments Xbox allowed us to make together. 😢 RIP Bailey
Sad news
@@thealien_ali3382 yes 🥺but he plays with us everyday
How did you figure out that happened to them?
@@Duckbusinessman through searching his ig =(
Ahhhh I remember this moment like it was yesterday! But still tysm for the memories 🤘🏻
13:19 - that’s a good looking fella right there…
id have to agree id nail him yummy lol
The greatest generation of RUclips right here ^^^^
@@nathandi_maggio8297 in his batty
@@thealien_ali3382 And are you Jealous im not looking at you in the same way LOL
As much problems as it had…. Its still to this day one of the most badass consoles to be born. My gaming hobby-ing went through the roof when I first got my xbox 360. So many great memories.
I think some of my fondest gaming memories were on the Xbox 360. Truly some of the funnest times of my teenage years.
I totally avoided the white 360's cause of the many problems and waited for the black units.
Really good documentary!
That's what she said
I was lucky enough to get into gaming when the xbox 360 slim was the current console so I never had to deal with any issues like the originals
@@beautifulcaramelman 🔥🔥🔥
From renting Halo 1 at blockbuster to watch my dad play on the original Xbox to us both enjoying Halo 3 on the 360 and even having posters up in our game room. Such fond and cherished memories that I’ll hold onto forever!
I love the classic youtube videos they added. Takes me back.
My 2006 machine failed in late 2008. Sent it back. Still working today in 2022.
And now we have Xbox Series X/S and GamePass + Cloud.
The best combo off all game history!
Great series to watch while I take breaks from Halo Infinite, the perfect combo.
Don't forget to stay hydrated.
@@xbox xbox worrying about our health 🥰
Exercise too lol
lol xbox said you thirsty
@@xbox Where are my free doritos and Mt dew?
Ahhhh, that gears of war moment of the video just hit me so hard.... I got chills all over my body and tears welling up in my eyes. I never got the chance to play it at launch, *cause I was 4* but knowing how much it influenced the industry just, ahhh, makes me cry.
Man I miss that NXE 2008 UI and experience. It felt extremely social and having the UI handcrafted for Xbox was awesome.
RESPECT FOR XBOX FOR TELLING THE WHOLE TRUTH. THIS ONLY MAKES MICROSOFT LOOK AMAZING AS ALWAYS!!!
I love the Xbox for this reason
Stop screaming
Not really the whole truth. Owned by Bill afterall
I miss the fails with the Kinect
Microsoft wasn't upfront at the time
I'm actually suprised Don Mattrick was interviewed.
Timestamp?
@@Pointman11111 29:11
I didn't see that one coming neither. Considering he's to blame for Xbox One's failure for the first half of its life cycle LoL
@@Day_Reezy more Like Don Hitler
@@Pointman11111 Okay I don't like how he handled it either but that's extreme.
Never had an xbox but the engineering problems at this massive economies of scale are really interesting, kudos to these engineers for making these complicated decisions
I may be too young to have played Halo 3 with the boys back in the golden years of the 360. But this console shaped my childhood. I played so much Plants Vs Zombies and Peggle on this system. Plus it was the ultimate plastic instrument system. I played Rock Band 3 for years on the 360 and still do play it. Thank you for all the fun memories of losing in Peggle because I missed one orange peg, or playing Rock Band 3 with my whole family, or the one Christmas Eve where I played through the entirety of Guitar Hero 3 in one sitting. Thank you for all that and I hope the years are bright for the Xbox
AHHH PEGGLE!!!!
The gears of war 1 theme gave me goosebumps! That's definitely one of the best games I have ever played
Especially fighting the Berserker for the first time.
Best franchise in gaming industry.
Perfect commercial
I almost quit when that berserker was eating me for lunch
Dude i remember sitting in middle school just waiting to get home to play gears of war!
RROD on my original 360. Mind you - had the YLOD on my original Phat PS3 too! Thankfully replacements were fine and both still running (used occasionally too!)
Nice to see the honesty and not sort of skip over this and throw it under the rug. So honest they even started selling posters LOL. Regardless... I went through 5xbox 360's. Owned 6 in total... Loved the system and didn't let the red rings ruin that. The xbox 360 was an incredible system.
I got xbox 360 in 2016, I got Xbox One S on February 6th 2022 & I've never been this happy ever 😭💗!
Kinect was ahead of it’s time. I enjoyed it with my family and friends. Sheer innovation. The reception of many in the gaming comics the reason Xbox doesn’t have VR yet, integrating Kinect 2( or updated tech) with high fidelity VR would be great.!
it doesn't work that well. too much latency
@@sierra991 you mean VR or Kinect?
@@sierra991 that's the point it wasn't the best but it's the developers and the community pushed kinect technology into this new era of argument reality
I owned one too but it just didn't work well at all. It would constantly misinterpret my position and the time delay between your movements and the kinect recognizing those movements was too large to make it viable in gaming applications. I had assumed the Kinect was one of their other biggest failures but Ig not
Really? What game did you play with it
I love that Angry Joe clips were included as the voice of the average gamer.
I was looking for this comment lol
Forgot what I played the game on either the XBOX or the Xbox 360 but I still remember when I would wake up early and play dezeart storm before I headed to church thank you for the memories
Great video, however I'm slightly disappointed they didn't completely go in depth to how they fixed the console in the future to cause the red ring to happen less often.
What they did was create smaller and less power-hungry chips for the CPU, GPU and RAM.
I remember when "Project Natal" was first shown off and my brother in law showed me, and it blew my mind!!!! Then there was this other demo with Peter Molyneux with this little boy, and whatever you did in the real world would translate into the demo, and the boy recognized the color and what was drawn. Turned out to be complete vaporware lol
It was Peter Molyneux not suprised it was canned
Milo demo was really impressive, but yeah nothing came out of it
Wasn't that demo actually fake as well?
@@Razgriz_01 Indeed it was. It was all vaporware
@@gtotheunit91 from what I know, yes
Still my joint favourite console alongside the Dreamcast after 35 years of gaming, thank you for all your hard work and dedication in fixing the issue.
Pretty incredible to have any person, business or politician own up to their mistakes. Good on you.
I recently picked up an oct 2005 manufactured 360 that still works. Warranty seal intact and everything. Amazing
Still the greatest console I’ve ever owned. And i miss the 360 days dearly
Same
i miss flashing the 360's for you can burn games.
Although I missed the new “party” option and best halo, i still believe the ps3 was better than Xbox 360 (I’m bias)
@@BeWaReJay it was
OG xbox and Xbox series X are the best IMO
_"Back then consoles didn't launch at those kinds of price points"_
Someone wasn't around for the launch of Neo Geo and 3DO.
“Back then successful consoles didn’t launch at that price point” there I fixed it
i also really like the little easter egg on the controllers or consoles saying "hello from seattle" it's fun
Peter Moore was in charge of directing the launch of the Sega Dreamcast prior to his employment at Microsoft. He would later on head the sports division at EA Sports.
I had experienced this problem with my xbox 360 but to be fair they repaired it and returned it back without any fuss or issue. The console was arguably one of the best ever.
The transparency. What an amazing video. Biggest possible props possible to whoever pushed for this.
I remember this being my entire childhood. Playing the old 2009 NFS Games. Such good times 😢
Plainrock124 Video Clips:
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My older brother still has his original launch console and it still works to this day. I got the red ring one time while playing GTA4.
After all of this you still managed to improve the 360 with later versions, and it would end up being my childhood. By far the best console I've ever and will ever own.
I loved my xbox 360. I just read online that the servers for Halo on 360 are shutting down so I called an old friend and we started playing Halo 3 online. Only about 400 people were online in the game which made so sad.
The endless nights of memories… Thank you so much Xbox and the 360 team!!
I respect Microsoft and Xbox for uploading this. 100%, 100% transparent! Honestly I love Xbox even more now and will cherish Game Pass
This whole documentary was top notch and entertaining.
Except episode 6 where they literally sugar coat xbox one era and spend 20 minutes before mentioning Gamepass and $70 games. Which to me indicates why this series was even put out.
@@cheeks3211 good point
Fun fact, the core issue that resulted in the RRoD was behind the YLoD on the PS3: the die-substrate connection.
Includes all of the blemishes. Pretty incredible docuseries. Very humble and fun episode!
Nostalgic too. I miss the mid 2000s era.
This video has many goosebumps moments for me. And while I watch it, I know why I love Xbox.
🤜🤛
Yes the console with the highest failure rate of all time - so inspirational. Thank you Microsoft!
I had hoped there would be more technical details on the failures and repairs.