Monday, July 16th 2007

EB Games Australia recalls Xbox 360s

EB Games Australia has recalled all Premium Xbox 360 units from its shelves after what is suspected to be a hard drive related problem. Two weeks ago head office informed store managers to test all stock units for errors, but the company has now ordered every single Premium console to be returned, along with the removal of all Xbox 360 promotional material and dummy boxes. As the recall does not include Core units it is believed to be linked to the hard drives provided with the Premium versions, although this has not be confirmed. Replacement units are expected to ship today (Monday) and should hit shelves by Wednesday.
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10 Comments on EB Games Australia recalls Xbox 360s

#1
ex_reven
Jesus christ theyve been replacing alot of stuff...
Its a logistical nightmare
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#2
HellasVagabond
They have been replacing stock ( or at least given the order ) ever since the 14th of this month. According to MS the replacement units are Quality Assured.
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#3
15th Warlock
Geez, and those are the Elite models, I thought those were the less likely to cause trouble... Only models sold in Australia are affected by this?
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#4
Jimmy 2004
15th WarlockGeez, and those are the Elite models, I thought those were the less likely to cause trouble... Only models sold in Australia are affected by this?
Premium, not Elite. The high-spec silver model.
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15th Warlock
Jimmy 2004Premium, not Elite. The high-spec silver model.
Du'h sorry :rolleyes: :p Just woke up 20 mins ago, guess caffeine still hasn't kicked in :D
Thanks for the heads up
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#7
WarEagleAU
Bird of Prey
Wow AU just now got Xbox 360s?
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#8
Jimmy 2004
WarEagleAUWow AU just now got Xbox 360s?
What makes you say that? This is just a faulty batch. :confused:
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#9
Darkrealms
Glad to see a company making MS fix their problems before they get to the consumers. I'd just bet that Australian EB Games didn't want to deal with the returns and just made MS fix it before retail.
{thumbs up} EB Games
{nutshot} MS ;P
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#10
Wile E
Power User
Man, this 360 stuff is getting out of control.

I got mine in Nov, and it RRODed on me last night.

Oh well, returning it thru Best Buy, and getting a gift card. Guess I'll be stepping up to the elite.
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