Spotted over at gizmodo.com

According to a new reader survey by Game Informer, the Xbox 360 suffers from a whopping 54.2% failure rate. That’s an insanely high figure, but I can’t say it seems that inaccurate. And you know what? People don’t care.

Is it really that surprising that about half of all Xboxes have suspect right from the street? Personally, I don’t know a single person with an Xbox 360 who hasn’t had to deal with it, so hell, maybe the 54.2% figure is generous.

Comparatively, the PS3 has a failure rate of 10.6% and the Wii is at 6.8%. But despite these numbers, gamers play the Xbox the most; 40.3% play it 3 to 5 hours a day, with 37% of PS3 owners doing the same. And unsurprisingly, a full 40.4% of Wii owners turn that console on less than an hour a day.

It’s not news that older Xbox 360s fail almost inevitably, but it’s interesting that gamers have almost accepted that fact and still play the Xbox despite it. In fact, a mere 3.8% of gamers said that hardware failure will keep them from ever buying another Xbox. I guess people just really like their Halo.