I've had three units. My first unit started crashing back to the dashboard with disc read errors. The replacement unit they sent me (not my original console) worked for several days before producing the red ring of death. So far, third is going strong. They are misleading everybody about the hardware failure rate, and need to come clean. Amazingly, some people seem happy for Microsoft to string them along and treat them badly. Most consumers would run a mile when faced with a defective product. So far, the PS3 hardware seems to be utterly reliable from the start. At least sony managed to get things right...

Get things right? I don't know about that, they just spotted the bad ones before they left the factory... i've heard of as many or more PS3's being broken after manufacturing (CPU and BR laser being the biggest problems), but they just didn't let those consoles ship. Either way, that's still a lot better.

I wonder how many of those "sold" 360's are actually refurbished or replacements, instead of actual sales. For all we know, with those numbers (1 on 3 breaking down), Wii has left the 360 in the dust.

Please SPONG or someone - just delete "tinfoil and microwaves" bit in the story asap.

Not a nice thought.

One word - GREMLINS!

Darwin takes precedence here...