Bad week for consoles

[Nijo]

Until now I've had all three latest gen consoles working without a hitch...

This week:
- 360: red ring of d000m (3/4 lights, only top right is not lit, doesn't get further than a black screen)
- PS3: no longer plays disks, just spins them then returns to the dash
- Wii: can't play any DVDs... ok, maybe that's a feature, but I hadn't tried until today

Verdict?

Is the 360 typically beyond repair?
PS3 failing to run disks is a common thing? Fixable?

I will, of course, look into all this myself. Just thought I'd post into the collective wisdom.

[EvilBoris]

360 has a 3 year warranty for RROD.

[noobish hat]

Yeah the Wii doesn't read DVDs. Wii games aren't on DVD.

[JSR]

The Wii does read DVD. Wii games are on DVD. Wii does not have the license or software to play DVD-video. Though you can enable that feature with homebrew.

[noobish hat]

I disagree.

[JSR]

You win.

[Nijo]

360 has a 3 year warranty for RROD.

If only it had happened in 2009.


Looks like the WiiU doesn't play anything either?

Wii U does not have DVD or Blu-ray playback capabilities. The reason for that is that we feel that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs and Blu-ray, such that it didn't warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents related to those technologies.

... and that means the WiiU is not an option.

[speedlolita]

Possibly just need to give the Wii laser a clean.

[Nijo]

Possibly just need to give the Wii laser a clean.

You mean the PS3? Maybe I'll try that over the weekend.