: That's not the point. It's like buying a new car only to have the windows
: fail to roll down, the windshield wipers stop working, the trunk stopping
: staying latched, and the starter not working half the time. Sure, it's
: still technically drivable, but it's still a broken mess despite paying
: for a new car that initially seemed like everything would be in good
: working order. Or imagine buying a refrigerator with a malfunctioning
: water and ice dispenser. Sure, you can still refrigerate your food, but
: you paid extra for that ice maker and water dispenser. Or imagine buying a
: stove where only half the burners worked, or a 5.1 stereo system that only
: outputs in stereo and can't pick up radio stations. When you pay good
: money for something, then the whole fucking thing needs to work. No ifs,
: ands, or buts. For major appliances and other electronics, those things
: typically have warranties to have them repaired or replaced. For
: entertainment products like discs, refunds can be offered or products
: replaced, or in the case of the MCC we're given an entire campaign, a new
: map, and one month free XBL Gold as compensation. When the original model
: of the 360 turned out to have a failure rate well in excess of the norm
: for consoles and other consumer electronics, MS extended the 360's
: warranty and offered free repairs, costing themselves hundreds of millions
: of dollars. But amends of some form are always in order if the consumer
: buys a product that is malfunctioning, broken, or otherwise not working as
: advertised.
Again, no. You can't compare MCC to a defective refrigerator or car because those stay broken forever. Through the magic of the digital age, MCC has been steadily repairing itself in weekly increments. It's an entirely different product today than it was a month ago. You can complain that it should have been ready a few weeks ago. Personally, I don't feel the need to get bent out of shape about it.
: Nope. I already had a Wii U and PS4, which covered everything else I cared
: out. The XBO was to serve as my "Halo Box." If the MCC's MP
: component isn't working — note that I can play the campaigns on my 360
: anytime I want; the main attraction of the MCC was classic multiplayer,
: something HCEA lacked — then the box might as well be a brick.
That sucks, and I'm sorry to hear that it didn't work out for you. Still, I'd hazard a guess that this isn't a common situation.
