Comments on: 25 Most Awkward Video Game Hardware Fails Of All Time

By: Pablo Limada

Pablo Limada — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:33:00 +0000

…Soy el único que habla español acá?

By: Bruce Taylor

Bruce Taylor — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:20:00 +0000

OK sir, I guess you accomplished your goal. To get attention. Yes, you said that it was a controversial decision, but calling the PS3 a failure in any respect is just silly. For something to fail, it has to fail, and I do not care about the launch. Let’s use a sports analogy. If a team starts out with a horrible record at the beginnning of the season and ends up winning the World Series/Super Bowl/Stanley Cup, do we ever refer that that season as a failure for that team? I’ll let you answer.
The saddest thing about this is that the other 24 things on the list were exactly what I was looking for when I clicked on the article. GREAT article, great insight, Great trip though time, SUCH A SHAME you had to taint it with this stunt. Just think about all of the people who may have read and really enjoyed your article (as I did), but didn’t get past #1. I am sure there were a lot.
Also, I will not accuse you of being an XBOX360 fanboy as others have, but it is interesting that the PS4 will certainly hold it’s ground if not gain on the XBOXOne by leaps and bounds.
Oh yeah, I forgot. WHAT ABOUT THIS FAIL. The Xbox360 choosing to use HD-DVD (which they didn’t even build into the console and required an add on drive) only to have the format fail (that’s what you call a fail by the way) and therefore, cause some large games that came on one disc for the PS3 come on multiple discs for the XBOX.

By: Randolph Sparks

Randolph Sparks — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:36:00 +0000

The Playstation 3 launch was a marketing failure, not a hardware one.

By: RadPig94

RadPig94 — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:29:00 +0000

what, no consoles that had 60% RROD rate, low end hardware mediums (Blu-ray has 20+ GB space while DVDs only 4 GB), small HDD spaces, pay-to-play online games only to hear whiny 10 year olds on Halo going “I called the sniper!!!!!” in every match (Sure ps3 has that problem, but at least I don’t have to pay to listen to it), constant Mods and Hacks online (esp Call of Duty), no built-in WIFI for the longest time, no HDMI ports on first gen, bulky menus?

By: Sir Spergsalot

Sir Spergsalot — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:54:00 +0000

In reply to Gaara D.Dragon.

Everybody knows that the PS3 was a bad joke for the first few years of its launch. It was a freaking turkey, too much power, too much price, and nobody knew what to do with it. Maybe if you knew how to, you know…read an entire article before erupting into nerd rage you’d be able to tell that the PS3 was on the list SPECIFICALLY for its poor performance during its initial launch. For several years, there was speculation that the PS3 would actually be the death of Sony, and it was being handily outsold by the PS2.

TL:DR — You’re dumb, the PS3 was a fail for the beginning of its life.

By: jctejada

jctejada — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:28:00 +0000

This list is a JOKE and was obviously created by a definite Xbox 360 groupie. Really??? the PS3 is 1st on the list? the first Xbox should had been number 1, 2 and 3 on the list, fallowed by the Xbox 360 to finish out the remaining spots on the top 25 list. The Red Ring of Death is the gold standard to Awkward Video Game Hardware Fails. You Said, “Apple’s first (and hopefully last) attempt at cracking the games market” Why do you FEAR Apple so much? Well sorry to burst your bubble but Apple is already kicking major butt in the gaming market with the iPad, thanks to their 3rd party backing. With what they know now just imagine what they could do with a REAL Apple Gaming Console???

By: chuj123

chuj123 — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:24:00 +0000

Pierdolcie sie cwele

By: slapheadednesss

slapheadednesss — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0000

all correct except for the C64 and wtf PS3 was not a fail? Xbox on the other hand, Im sure that red ring was a feauture that the PS3 didnt have? no wait…lol

By: DICKWEED SNEED

DICKWEED SNEED — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:11:00 +0000

It’s not a hardware fail per-say, but don’t forget the month long downage or PSN. However, Dreamcast I feel is one of the most underrated consoles of all time

By: Gaara D.Dragon

Gaara D.Dragon — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 01:39:00 +0000

Great unbiased list, the PS3 on top with technically no technical problems and the console with the 60+% fail rate, nowhere.

I think journalism just took an arrow in the knee.