Nintendo DS Lite – Many units have dead or stuck pixels. Also, there are many units where the top and bottom screens are very different in color and contrast. Although it is purely cosmetic, there are also some reports of the plastic hinges (where the screen and base connect) cracking.

With the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii coming out soon, we have more to be worried about. There are already rumors circulating about the Playstation 3 having heat issues and In the last few years, the quality of video game consoles and handhelds has decreased quite a bit. Prior to the Playstation 2, I had no problems with my game systems. In fact, the ones I haven’t sold or given away still work perfectly. So what caused this change in quality? In short, companies push their technology to the limit and try to do so as cheap as possible.

When companies invest millions into the research and development of a product, they generally try to cut a few corners to keep costs down. With video game consoles, this is even more important to them. They make little to no profit on the systems alone. In fact, they often take a loss on the system in hopes of making a profit from the software and accessories, and more importantly, gaining market share. Unfortunately, this is all hurting their customers.

Here is a short summary of the problems these consoles/handhelds have had in the past few years:

• Sony Playstation 2 (PS2) – The PS2 is notorious for having faulty optical drives causing disc read errors. A class action lawsuit was eventually filled against Sony due to the large amount of people having this problem.
  
  
• Microsoft Xbox – The Xbox was pretty good quality wise. It was very durable but it did have a few problems. Early on, a small amount of units shipped with a flimsy heatsink bracket and caused some overheating issues. Also, a few people experienced constant dirty disc errors due to a problem with caching to the hard drive.
  
  
• Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) – Several units were shipped with dead or stuck pixels. Meaning one or more pixels on the screen were always black or a certain color.
  
  
• Microsoft Xbox 360 – Many units have had problems with overheating. The 360 is known to freeze and crash randomly and many of these units eventually just stop working.
  
  
• Nintendo DS Lite – Many units have dead or stuck pixels. Also, there are many units where the top and bottom screens are very different in color and contrast. Although it is purely cosmetic, there are also some reports of the plastic hinges (where the screen and base connect) cracking.

With the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii coming out soon, we have more to be worried about. There are already rumors circulating about the Playstation 3 having heat issues and ut a few corners to keep costs down. With video game consoles, this is even more important to them. They make little to no profit on the systems alone. In fact, they often take a loss on the system in hopes of making a profit from the software and accessories, and more importantly, gaining market share. Unfortunately, this is all hurting their customers.

Here is a short summary of the problems these consoles/handhelds have had in the past few years:

• Sony Playstation 2 (PS2) – The PS2 is notorious for having faulty optical drives causing disc read errors. A class action lawsuit was eventually filled against Sony due to the large amount of people having this problem.
  
  
• Microsoft Xbox – The Xbox was pretty good quality wise. It was very durable but it did have a few problems. Early on, a small amount of units shipped with a flimsy heatsink bracket and caused some overheating issues. Also, a few people experienced constant dirty disc errors due to a problem with caching to the hard drive.
  
  
• Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) – Several units were shipped with dead or stuck pixels. Meaning one or more pixels on the screen were always black or a certain color.
  
  
• Microsoft Xbox 360 – Many units have had problems with overheating. The 360 is known to freeze and crash randomly and many of these units eventually just stop working.
  
  
• Nintendo DS Lite – Many units have dead or stuck pixels. Also, there are many units where the top and bottom screens are very different in color and contrast. Although it is purely cosmetic, there are also some reports of the plastic hinges (where the screen and base connect) cracking.

With the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii coming out soon, we have more to be worried about. There are already rumors circulating about the Playstation 3 having heat issues and y Playstation 2 (PS2) – The PS2 is notorious for having faulty optical drives causing disc read errors. A class action lawsuit was eventually filled against Sony due to the large amount of people having this problem.

Microsoft Xbox – The Xbox was pretty good quality wise. It was very durable but it did have a few problems. Early on, a small amount of units shipped with a flimsy heatsink bracket and caused some overheating issues. Also, a few people experienced constant dirty disc errors due to a problem with caching to the hard drive.

Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) – Several units were shipped with dead or stuck pixels. Meaning one or more pixels on the screen were always black or a certain color.

Microsoft Xbox 360 – Many units have had problems with overheating. The 360 is known to freeze and crash randomly and many of these units eventually just stop working.

Nintendo DS Lite – Many units have dead or stuck pixels. Also, there are many units where the top and bottom screens are very different in color and contrast. Although it is purely cosmetic, there are also some reports of the plastic hinges (where the screen and base connect) cracking.

With the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii coming out soon, we have more to be worried about. There are already rumors circulating about the Playstation 3 having heat issues and

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erienced constant dirty disc errors due to a problem with caching to the hard drive.

Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) – Several units were shipped with dead or stuck pixels. Meaning one or more pixels on the screen were always black or a certain color.

Microsoft Xbox 360 – Many units have had problems with overheating. The 360 is known to freeze and crash randomly and many of these units eventually just stop working.

Nintendo DS Lite – Many units have dead or stuck pixels. Also, there are many units where the top and bottom screens are very different in color and contrast. Although it is purely cosmetic, there are also some reports of the plastic hinges (where the screen and base connect) cracking.

With the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii coming out soon, we have more to be worried about. There are already rumors circulating about the Playstation 3 having heat issues and

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Nintendo DS Lite – Many units have dead or stuck pixels. Also, there are many units where the top and bottom screens are very different in color and contrast. Although it is purely cosmetic, there are also some reports of the plastic hinges (where the screen and base connect) cracking.

With the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii coming out soon, we have more to be worried about. There are already rumors circulating about the Playstation 3 having heat issues and the Wii having some problems with the controller. In any case, it is probably best to wait a while to see what issues come about before making a decision on what console to buy.