Microsoft's Xbox 360 games console is reasonably popular for its fast processing power, awe inspiring graphics, home media functions, and its deep library of games. It's also renowned for its exclusive titles, such as Banjo, Halo, Kazooie, Fable, Mass Effect, Gears of War, Left 4 Dead,, and more.

What the Xbox 360 is unknown for is reliability. In simple terms, the Xbox 360 Console is regarded as a buggy system that is riddled with a variety of Xbox 360 glitches.

If it weren't for these Xbox 360 glitches, the console could be dominating the sales figures on a consistent basis. But because of these Xbox 360 glitches, folk doubt whether or not the console is a wise investment. The Xbox 360 isn't that cheap at all, and people don't want to spend their saved up cash on a console that has a 16% probability (according to Microsoft, but 3rd party estimates go as high as 65% ) of accumulating errors within the first couple of years of owning it.

A few of the Xbox 360 glitches have easy solutions. You will find below a catalogue of the common Xbox 360 glitches and methods on how to cure these errors.

1. 1 red light error. If you come across this error code it can either symbolise a DVD reading error or a dashboard update error. Fixing either of these Xbox 360 glitches can be simple, or it can be terribly difficult. Try and reinstall any dashboard updates, first and most important. If such Xbox 360 glitches endure, trying inserting a new game. If still, problem continues, the most likely offending item is a damaged DVD drive that may need to be replaced.

2. two red light error. This error code relates to console overheating issues, the most common of the Xbox 360 glitches. Permit your Xbox 360 console to cool down for a couple of hours. Remember, a couple of HOURS and not a matter of mins. Before firing up your console again, make sure system is getting enough ventilation to stop heat from being stuck within its case.

3. Three red lights. This is the the most feared of Xbox 360 errors, also the most hated of the Xbox 360 glitches. The 3 red lights of doom, infamously abbreviated as 3RL or 3RLOD, indicate a general hardware fault, which basically means that your Xbox 360 is totally broken. There are various methods that may correct the 3RL error, like the fan shroud mod and the x-clamp replacement approach and the penny trick technique, but none of them can guarantee that the 3RL error code won't happen again. There's also a "fake 3RL" which appears when there's a power fluctuation. This "fake 3RL" is the most safest of the Xbox 360 glitches, as simply force restarting the games console will take care of the error.

4. 4 red lights. AV cable is not connected properly. Push the power lead back into the power link and Xbox 360 glitches such as these worry you any more.