Yeah I just started playing Skyrim about 1 1/2 yr ago and I've since burned through 2 Xbox 360s due to months of 16-20 hr sessions everyday,now im restricting my time to maybe 6 hrs a day tops with whole days off,and the new 360 is already starting to go.
It svcks I built a gaming pc pretty much specifically for Skyrim but I don't currently have internet connection besides my phone which doesn't have tethering and I didn't know before I moved out of my last place that you have to enable offline mode on Steam or you can't place Skyrim PC.
I think that it's a ripoff when you need internet connection to play a game that I bought the disc for.