After extending the warranty of the Xbox 360 to one year from purchase date, Microsoft is making its warranty and service policies that much more wicked awesome.

If you should be unlucky enough to have your 360 choke on a red ring of death, Microsoft will ease your faulty console suffering in a few new ways. One, shipping for all repairs is now free. Two, should your console need a paid repair after your warranty has expired, you'll receive a new one year warranty guarantee on that repaired console. Three, you'll probably get your original console shipped back to you. Four, soothing massages from J Allard.

Additional bonuses on the service front include faster returns—within five business days upon receipt of your dead Xbox—and an increase in and better training for customer service reps.

Killer. Now, please fix the hardware so this is all unnecessary, and I'll buy one. Michael McWhertor

Xbox 360 Warranty and Service Enhancements [Xbox.com]

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