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Yeah me too with the halo 3 campaign as soon as the countdown runs out the unreadable disk crap screen pops up again. But the funny thing is that i played the social slayer on the halo 3 disc (not ODST multi disc) and it worked fine i finished the match without any errors

  • 09.24.2009 7:33 PM PDT

Yeah I thought this was my xbox possibly and got really mad, but now that I hear a lot of other people are having these problems it seems like something that needs to be fixed. Hopefully they fix it soon before I loose my mind!

  • 09.24.2009 7:35 PM PDT

no way am I letting this thread die....

  • 09.24.2009 7:35 PM PDT

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man I want to find out the last 2 missions so bad...

I don't want it spoiled not after going through this much trouble...

  • 09.24.2009 7:38 PM PDT

same dude i just wanna finish it

  • 09.24.2009 7:41 PM PDT

OK so here's what we know

It is NOT the disc
It is affecting both NEW AND OLD 360's
It MAY be a coding issue
It MAY Be a hardware problem.

Im thinking it may have to do with the DVD drives, now before you jump to conclusions, let me finish my thought.

While this is spread accross newer and older xbox's ranging from 2006 to 2009, some of the parts may be similar (DVD reader, heat syncs, graphics chips etc.)

If everyone who's currently posted in this thread would humor me and message me with their Xbox info (year, model, weither or not ODST works partially, fully or not at all) I want to see if there's any shared parts so we can nail this down to being a coding issue on the disc, or if it really is a hard ware problem or both, and then pass it along to Test Ninja or other bungie staff, to help cut down on time between a fix, and... us sitting on our hands.

Thanks for humoring me.

EDIT: Also let me know if your console was a replacment from Microsoft, or bought from a store.

[Edited on 09.24.2009 7:47 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2009 7:41 PM PDT

I like BETAz.

Last 2?

Hell i'd settle for anything past the opening level.

  • 09.24.2009 7:42 PM PDT

Posted by: Hab1bmarwan
Last 2?

Hell i'd settle for anything past the opening level.


Amen Dude.

  • 09.24.2009 7:47 PM PDT
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i get the error on halo3 multiplayer, halo 3 campaign, and odst disc 1. i havent even tried odst disc 2. I do also get the error on odst campaign as well as firefight. blah.

this issue actualyl started for me when the last mappack for halo 3 dropped.

  • 09.24.2009 7:47 PM PDT

Posted by: nuro
i get the error on halo3 multiplayer, halo 3 campaign, and odst disc 1. i havent even tried odst disc 2. I do also get the error on odst campaign as well as firefight. blah.

this issue actualyl started for me when the last mappack for halo 3 dropped.


only issue with that is Mythic pt. 2, isn't downloadable to the HDD so that would rule it out, for affecting Halo 3 campaign anyway.

  • 09.24.2009 7:53 PM PDT
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Posted by: Digital Spooker
OK so here's what we know

It is NOT the disc
It is affecting both NEW AND OLD 360's
It MAY be a coding issue
It MAY Be a hardware problem.

Im thinking it may have to do with the DVD drives, now before you jump to conclusions, let me finish my thought.

While this is spread accross newer and older xbox's ranging from 2006 to 2009, some of the parts may be similar (DVD reader, heat syncs, graphics chips etc.)

If everyone who's currently posted in this thread would humor me and message me with their Xbox info (year, model, weither or not ODST works partially, fully or not at all) I want to see if there's any shared parts so we can nail this down to being a coding issue on the disc, or if it really is a hard ware problem or both, and then pass it along to Test Ninja or other bungie staff, to help cut down on time between a fix, and... us sitting on our hands.

Thanks for humoring me.

EDIT: Also let me know if your console was a replacment from Microsoft, or bought from a store.


MFR date: 2006-03-13

Disc drive: Hitachi-LG (worked for the past 3 years and still trucking... except for this single game :( )

Works partially. By that, I mean sometimes it loads, but most of the time I get the error.

Bought from a store. Never sent to be repaired since it hasn't caused me trouble yet. Good boy.

  • 09.24.2009 7:55 PM PDT

Hi, i have the same problem with my odst game! During a certain part of the city, or when i would get near/pick up a clue, the game screen would go black. It says disc unreadible, clean it with cloth. Ive returned my game discc to blockbuster three times, and it still does it. However, i stumbled upon this forum and it said to take the hard drive out. I played a mission on firefight that would not work before, and it works without the harddrive. I also played through the part of the campaign that did not work before. So what should i do? Buy a new hardrive or something? email me at shadowarrior99@gmail.com if anyone can give me information on how to get through this annoying issue. This whole situation is frustrating, others apparently can play through campaign but i am unable to. reply with help, thanks. I want to add my first 360 had rrod, and it is a replacement, about two years ago, i hope this helps.

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  • 09.24.2009 8:00 PM PDT
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What i don't understand is my copy works fine on my friends xbox but not on mine. So i sent my xbox in to see if that works. My halo 3 is doing the same thing.

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  • 09.24.2009 8:00 PM PDT

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looks like i get to join the club.
disc became unreadable when try to load underground. lost my save.. an hour and a half of game play lost....

first the melee system and now the saving system

what perfectly working thing are they going to remove from halo next?
my bet is on removing all the guns

  • 09.24.2009 8:06 PM PDT

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Now this problem just blows, i was so hyped for this game and was going to pick it up next week, but if this s just going to happen to me then im just going to save my 60$ for MW2. Ill give it a try but if it doesn't work the first time i will demand a refund.

  • 09.24.2009 8:06 PM PDT

Colonel, I assume its a pro with a 20gb HDD?

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Do you guys think an xbox update Microsoft did screwed something up? And now certain 360s can't play either Halo 3 or ODST because of it?

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Posted by: Digital Spooker
Colonel, I assume its a pro with a 20gb HDD?

Yeah, think it's the pro. I still have the 20gb HDD from when I got it, so that's gotta be it.

  • 09.24.2009 8:10 PM PDT

the disc read error seems to have stopped for me, but I'm still having framerate issues whenever I play over live. But I refuse to give up on you guys! I stay here till we get locked or the problem is solved and continue to put forth my two cents.

  • 09.24.2009 8:10 PM PDT
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the disc read error seems to have stopped for me, but I'm still having framerate issues whenever I play over live. But I refuse to give up on you guys! I stay here till we get locked or the problem is solved and continue to put forth my two cents.

framerate issues are normal in firefight.

  • 09.24.2009 8:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: Colonel Frag
Do you guys think an xbox update Microsoft did screwed something up? And now certain 360s can't play either Halo 3 or ODST because of it?


There was one released on the 22nd... CONSPIRACY THEORY!

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Posted by: Colonel Frag
Do you guys think an xbox update Microsoft did screwed something up? And now certain 360s can't play either Halo 3 or ODST because of it?

That could be it because my halo 3 doesn't work.

  • 09.24.2009 8:14 PM PDT
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Posted by: Colonel Frag
Do you guys think an xbox update Microsoft did screwed something up? And now certain 360s can't play either Halo 3 or ODST because of it?


There was one released on the 22nd... CONSPIRACY THEORY!


Put on the tinfoil hats before Bill Gates sucks out the brain candy!

Anyway, whatever Bungie or Microsoft did affected both Halo 3 and ODST within the last few months (I'm guessing with no proof whatsoever). Are there any patch notes on the updates for the last year?

EDIT: By the way, now that I remember, I got the disc error before I applied that update, so that's not it. It was for facebook or myspace or some ****.

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  • 09.24.2009 8:14 PM PDT
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I do know that parts of my halo 3 stopped working about a week ago.

  • 09.24.2009 8:17 PM PDT

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Posted by: Colonel Frag]
Put on the tinfoil hats before Bill Gates sucks out the brain candy!

Anyway, whatever Bungie or Microsoft did affected both Halo 3 and ODST within the last few months (I'm guessing with no proof whatsoever). Are there any patch notes on the updates for the last year?


I do not believe Microsoft publishes their patch notes.

JUST A THEORY:
Well i think this is Microsoft's fault. They are the publisher, right? And the publisher is the one that mass produces the game on the media, they possibly could have gone with a new format that is not entirely compatible with most Xbox 360 consoles. If this is true and this is not fixed soon, then someone needs to take some legal action.

-Edit-
I do believe that my halo 3 campaign quit working, but i think thats just from scratches (yay for perfect circle scratches!)

[Edited on 09.24.2009 8:26 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2009 8:20 PM PDT