Yesterday was a bad day if you were an electronic device owned by me.
Total casualties:
- Logitech PlayStation2 USB Headset
This headset just will not be recognized, no matter which USB port I plug it into. Other headsets work fine. Thankfully, I had a spare, so impromptu City of Heroes / City of Villains session was only marginally interrupted.
- SanDisk Cruzer 512MB USB Key
Recognized by my MBP, not recognized on various ports on my XP box. Thus, nearly useless.
- XBOX 360
Started out by not booting. Not even the 360 logo would come up. Then booting, but crashing when loading levels in Overlord. Then booting, loading levels in Overlord, and crashing when saving games. Finally, the Red Rings of Death.
The 360 did boot one last time to the dashboard. This was followed by a frantic copying of Morgan’s user profile to the memory unit.
That was its final act.
I think the worst part about this whole thing is that I’m not angry. The 360 has been doing strange things for the six months I’ve owned it. Disc Unreadable Errors in the middle of gameplay and seemingly random freezes, have basically desensitized me to the final reality that my 360 is bricked.
All I have to say is, “Well played Peter Moore, well played.”
Now I have to decide what to do with my plastic brick. I could send it to MS, and wait possibly a few weeks to get it back. Or, I could just go down to Target and replace it immediately, considering I opted for an extended warranty with them for $30.
Neither of the two options is very appealing. My tale of woe begins.