Summary
AnXbox 360fan spotted a Facebook Marketplace listing for a kiosk once found in retail stores and noticed that the console had the dreaded Red Ring of Death (RRoD) on it. TheXbox 360kiosk listing was posted for $600 before taxes, and other fans chimed in on social media with their thoughts on the kiosk and their favorite Xbox games.
Originally released in 2005, the Xbox 360 launched a year ahead of the PS3 and the Wii. With thousands of titles, including theHaloandCall of Dutyseries, the Xbox 360 was the console that brought online play to the forefront of gaming via Xbox Live. Though the Xbox 360 was discontinued nearly a decade later, the console’s online storefront continued to serve players across the globe, and the subsequent Xbox One console had backward compatibility with Xbox 360 games and accessories. However, after two decades of activity, the Xbox 360’s online store will shut down on July 29. As a parting gift to users,Microsoft listed several Xbox 360 games for saleahead of the store’s imminent closure.
WhileXbox 360 items have turned up on social mediaalongside the imminent store closing, one gamer noticed something strange about the listing they found. A Reddit user named Karmakittenx posted a picture of an Xbox 360 kiosk listing on Facebook Marketplace on the r/xbox360 subreddit, which carried a starting price tag of $600 before taxes but was open to other offers from buyers. The listed kiosk includes an Xbox 360 console, two controllers, and a Samsung display. However, the Xbox 360 included in the offer is non-functional. Karmakittenx and other users pointed out that the system suffered the Red Ring of Death, a general hardware failure indicator on older Xbox 360 consoles.
Xbox 360 Kiosk With Red Ring Of Death Listed For Sale
In normal circumstances, the Xbox 360 console has four LEDs surrounding the power button, divided into quadrants. One green light on the upper left indicates the console is powered on normally. According to Microsoft,the Red Ring of Death is due to internal components overheatingand breaking, causing the console LEDs to flash with three red lights. In response to the listing, some users asked if the offer was still valid. Karmakittenx replied that the kiosk was located in Michigan, and another user expressed an interest in buying it despite its non-functional state.
Although the Xbox 360 store is closing,Microsoft released a new dynamic backgroundas part of the farewell. It remains to be seen what other Xbox 360 games and accessories will be put up for sale next.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was Microsoft’s successor to its original Xbox video game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles like Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii.
