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I've got 2 360's, one I have had since they released, and one is a newer Elite. No rings of death yet. I would think that have fixed the cause of that in newer hardware these days. The other nice thing about consoles, particularly the 360, is that Live gaming is so well integrated now. It is so easy to play with friends, as well as see what they are playing if they are not in the same game as you. And now you can chat with friends, even while playing live, or non-live games, and they can be dissimilar games. Very addictive and very seamlessly integrated.