Xbox 360 defects still haunt Microsoft — class-action suit moves ahead

If you owned an Xbox 360, you also had a good chance of eventually owning a broken Xbox 360. And now, Microsoft may have to pay.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the Xbox 360 shipped with a defect that damaged game discs (via Reuters). This is a reversal of a lower-court decision that struck down the complaint. Microsoft has denied these claims, but it was widely reported that the 360 could easily scratch or gouge a disc if system was moved in any way while turned on. But the complaint says that the Xbox 360 could potentially damage a disc even after the smallest vibration, which is sometimes unavoidable. Keep in mind this is different from the infamous Red Ring of Death issue, which was an entirely different defect that plagued the 360.