There have been rumors floating for awhile on gaming boards about high failure rates for the Xbox 360, now there’s a new report out from a company that provides warranties for the gaming device.
According to Squaretrade, Xbox 360s have a 16.4% failure rate. This is based on 1074 warranties purchased by consumers through the company between April 1, 2007 and July 31, 2007. The failures were all normal use mechanical failures or electrical failures.