Xbox Drive Errors Inspire Lawsuit

A Los Angeles gamer has filed a class-action suit against Microsoft claiming a defect in the gaming console.

“Burke’s lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this week alleges that the Xbox DVD drive has a propensity to fail “after unreasonably, unconscionably, unusually and unexpectedly short amounts of time.”

Unusually, Microsoft responded to the suit in a statement. “We’ve designed and manufactured the Xbox with the highest quality standards and our customer satisfaction is very high,” representatives said, according to reports from Reuters news service. “

Here is a thought: instead of paying your attorney, buy a new Xbox. This is looking like another “get-rich” scheme to pull some money out of the Redmond giant. Sony has had similar drive problems with early versions of their Playstation 2 console, but nothing spurred a lawsuit like this.

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