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Alright. I'm sure I'm not the first person to summarize this but here is what we seem to know.
1) It is not the disc. Multiple people have tested using the disc that give them errors in other xboxes and the disc works perfectly. I have replaced my disc three times and get the DRE in the same spot each time.
2) It seems to affect older xboxes. That is what I can gather from other posters. If someone has a newer xbox and is receiving the same problem let us know.
3) The "work around" methods are unreliable and unrealistic. Installing to your hard drive works for a small number of people. (I unfortunately am not one of them) Getting a new xbox is an unreasonable demand to play a new game. Playing in cold temperatures is a weird request and I can't see how that would help solve this problem. And for the love of God, DON'T BOIL YOUR XBOX OR ANY DISC. Who even started that?
4) This is merely conjecture but is anyone receiving DRE on other games or demos after playing ODST? I have read a few posters who have had problems like this. I myself received a DRE on the Brutal Legends demo. Which is weird.
5) This only affects a small amount of people. Which means that we all must have some hardware or software in common that most people do not have.
6) It may be prudent to return your software while you still have the time. We can always buy again later after this gets worked out.

  • 09.29.2009 6:44 PM PDT

Well people with newer Xboxs have the problem. And I won't give my game back if I will just buy it again. But if you guys have a game out there you are interested in you should definitely switch it out. Luckily my next game is a DLC.

  • 09.29.2009 6:56 PM PDT

I just refunded my ODST at my local game store.

I am going to try and buy a new copy of ODST somewhere different. If the game works, then it's more because of bad manufacturing. If there is still disc unreadable errors, then it would be safe to assume that it's more because of the outdated original 360s, and the too updated ODST discs.

I will post my results soon.

  • 09.29.2009 7:10 PM PDT

Reports of the Brutal Legend demo also DRE is worrying me cause the actual game is being released in 2 weeks. I haven't tried mine recently but with all the frustration I've had with DRE in ODST I wouldn't be surprised if that didn't work either.

  • 09.29.2009 7:12 PM PDT
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I'm getting Brutal Legend for ps3, so I can avoid something like this, just in case.

  • 09.29.2009 7:24 PM PDT

Posted by: Colonel Frag
Did Bungie receive any news from Microsoft yet? We're kinda hanging here, waiting. Actually, I was outside counting stars, but that's beside the point.

You too?

  • 09.29.2009 7:31 PM PDT

Posted by: Colonel Frag
I'm getting Brutal Legend for ps3, so I can avoid something like this, just in case.


Good thinking.

Microsoft is going to be loosing a lot of money in the near future for the reason of this error.

  • 09.29.2009 7:50 PM PDT

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So I have been gone for the last 3 days due to moving to a new location and no computer... I see the problem still exists and I tested again and still am having problems with my disc... and still cannot play the last two levels...

  • 09.29.2009 7:59 PM PDT

owned the game for two weeks and have done nothing with it cause I can't play anything made by Bungie. I have played Halo Wars and some Madden but whenever I turn the Xbox on I just want to play ODST and then turn it off. lol.

  • 09.29.2009 8:10 PM PDT
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I feel your pain... Just want to play the game too. lol.

  • 09.29.2009 8:21 PM PDT
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Me too. I want to play ODST so badly, but Microsoft is testing my patience. I mean, what are they doing? Are they devoting as many resources as they can to fix this? Are they using just interns? Janitors? Do they even care? I don't like being left in the dark.

I mean, we already heard from Bungie, but the ball is in Microsoft's court now and Bill Gates probably fed it to his guard dogs.

BTW, looking at stars is nothing to be ashamed of. Yeah, you heard me.

[Edited on 09.29.2009 8:22 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2009 8:21 PM PDT

Posted by: Colonel Frag
Me too. I want to play ODST so badly, but Microsoft is testing my patience. I mean, what are they doing? Are they devoting as many resources as they can to fix this? Are they using just interns? Janitors? Do they even care? I don't like being left in the dark.

I mean, we already heard from Bungie, but the ball is in Microsoft's court now and Bill Gates probably fed it to his guard dogs.

BTW, looking at stars is nothing to be ashamed of. Yeah, you heard me.
Agreed. My friends and I go do it at least once a month. Iced sodas, some sandwiches, a drive out to the desert(can't see stars from Vegas) and stare and have a good time.

  • 09.29.2009 8:28 PM PDT

Works fine here.

Got on the release day, asked for patch prior to the game start, load times taking around 10 sec., H3 and multiplayer disks working w\o any problems also.

Falcon X360 Pro here(first wave of the Falcon board, btw). Gave me 1RLoD once already but solved the problem without too much hassle - 2 months now without any indication of failing again, lol.


Now, if I just had some time to play it properly... ;p

[Edited on 09.29.2009 8:34 PM PDT]

  • 09.29.2009 8:31 PM PDT

My campaign disc keeps bringing up the "play DVD" screen, yet the multiplayer disc works fine, is anyone else having this problem?

  • 09.29.2009 9:48 PM PDT

Posted by: bugatti1226
My campaign disc keeps bringing up the "play DVD" screen, yet the multiplayer disc works fine, is anyone else having this problem?
Haven't seen that one yet.

  • 09.29.2009 10:00 PM PDT
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yes the brutal legend demo dre and also the forza 3 demo, im not sure of any others

  • 09.29.2009 10:00 PM PDT
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just go to memory on the dashboard click "Y" over the hard drive and clear system cache or it says something like that...someting like that happened to me with saints row 2 and gtaIV...try doing that the system cache clearing and theres a chance it will work.

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  • 09.29.2009 10:04 PM PDT
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Posted by: AkaiRonin
Works fine here.

Got on the release day, asked for patch prior to the game start, load times taking around 10 sec., H3 and multiplayer disks working w\o any problems also.

Falcon X360 Pro here(first wave of the Falcon board, btw). Gave me 1RLoD once already but solved the problem without too much hassle - 2 months now without any indication of failing again, lol.


Now, if I just had some time to play it properly... ;p


Want to trade Xboxes? *Sigh*

  • 09.29.2009 10:19 PM PDT

I am more than certain there will be something that fixes this problem.

However though, it could be in 2 days to two years before that update/whatever becomes a reality.

  • 09.30.2009 12:39 AM PDT
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Absolutely rubbish. I had problems with the Halo 3 disc when that first came out and now ODST? Give me a break. Maybe we would have been better off if Bungie didn't develop games with/for Microsoft and stayed with Apple - at least we wouldn't have to...

a) Buy a new Xbox 360.
b) Use a friends Xbox 360.
c) Fart around waiting for an elusive update.
d) Play the game without the HDD which is completely pointless.

Pick one of the options from above.. anybody with this ridiculous error will have tried at least one if not all. Maybe Bungie should try releasing Reach without slapping some Halo fans in the face. Just a thought.



[Edited on 09.30.2009 1:22 AM PDT]

  • 09.30.2009 1:20 AM PDT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03D0-eDzKJY

Mine does this everytime.
-blam!- fix this -blam!- already.

  • 09.30.2009 1:55 AM PDT

I got my ODST game yesterday and put it in my xbox, it won't even recognize it, it doesn't even see a disc, because it says "Open Tray". I tried restarting my xbox and when ODST is in the drive my xbox freezes up everytime ODST is in the drive. The xbox freezes at startup on the xbox logo. When I remove the ODST disc my xbox will continu to work normal. Also I tried to turn off my xbox with ODST in the drive and it wouldn't turn off. The xbox light is, but you hear the xbox running. Also it makes a weird noise, like the drive is searching for something but can't find anything.

It's a brand new xbox elite I bought 2 months ago.... how is this possible?

At my friends xbox it works fine, no problem. I want to play the game, not bring it back to the store. They won't take it back anyway because the disc is fine, just MY xbox won't read it and gets F* up bij the ODST disc.

Now have a game I was waiting to play but can't play, what do we do now? Is there gonna be a update or is it something with my xbox?

  • 09.30.2009 2:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: Lycan xx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03D0-eDzKJY

Mine does this everytime.
-blam!- fix this -blam!- already.


That's probably what most of the people here in this thread is experiencing. Someone please help us. We just want to play. =/

  • 09.30.2009 2:06 AM PDT

Yarrrr~

Posted by: Lycan xx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03D0-eDzKJY

Mine does this everytime.
-blam!- fix this -blam!- already.


Yep. That's exactly what happens to me.
And sometimes i can't get passed the first loading screen (especially if i skip the cutscene)

  • 09.30.2009 2:32 AM PDT

Hello in a while. I got to finish ODST at my friends house and it was great but still doesn't work at home though which is quite sad. I've been waiting for the patch over an week like the rest of us but still i'm beginning to wonder is this even fixable? I'm gonna wait to friday and then getting refund on my ODST and maybe buying PS3. Don't know yet if i'm gonna sell my X360 but we'll see.

[Edited on 09.30.2009 3:14 AM PDT]

  • 09.30.2009 3:13 AM PDT