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Subject: Disc Not Reading? Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX for support (see page 35).

So, are you trying to tell me that people that have the "old" consoles AKA 360 pro or elite cannot play Halo Reach because its not the newest console?

thats exactly what im saying, its a way to make sure people that still have release xbox's give them more money. it works perfectly fine on my brothers arcade unit thats a year old, but Dre's every other match on my xbox that i got on release day, its the only explanation i can think of, it would also explain why it still gives DRE's when its played from the hardrive, no disk means no DRE right? right?

[Edited on 11.26.2010 6:14 PM PST]

  • 11.26.2010 6:13 PM PDT

and this also syncs up with them releasing the ten minute ban, their trying to ruin our halo experience till we buy new xbox's.

i play to matches, DRE, play two matches, DRE, play two matches, DRE, sign back in with a ban for ten minutes.

  • 11.26.2010 6:22 PM PDT

I really like halo reach =) I like some other games too ^.^

Please everyone play nice =3

I have youtube ^.^v
http://www.youtube.com/user/TsumiyaUra


Posted by: KinglyComa99
and this also syncs up with them releasing the ten minute ban, their trying to ruin our halo experience till we buy new xbox's.

i play to matches, DRE, play two matches, DRE, play two matches, DRE, sign back in with a ban for ten minutes.
You are very slow.. My friend has DRE however every other one of his games works.. there was an ERROR in the creation of the first millions of copies that went out =| its not a glitch purposely put in by MS to push sales for their new console which are already selling so well.

Stop fabricating nonsense =P

  • 11.26.2010 8:12 PM PDT

To me this is all an over site with the consoles.
There is something wrong with the optics!
I've used my "2005 start up model" for over 2000+ hours.
Now with the last 3 games: Halo Reach, Fable 3, and Assassin's Creed 2; I've had problems with DRE's and Disc unreadable issues.

The last solution that can be thought of would be the optical eye is dirty.
The games play, but there are spots where there it always freezes.
When saved to your hard drive these games take up 6.6 gigs.
That is 50 percent larger than the 4.7 gig discs I use for storage!

Some might remember how CD player eye's got dirty, and needed to be cleaned.
The current discs are so massive that a speck of dirt could probably make the disc unreadable.

  • 11.27.2010 9:59 AM PDT

You are very slow.. My friend has DRE however every other one of his games works.. there was an ERROR in the creation of the first millions of copies that went out =| its not a glitch purposely put in by MS to push sales for their new console which are already selling so well.

Stop fabricating nonsense


im sorry i was angry and trying to vent, i know its a problem with a few disks but what are they doing to fix the problem other than making us pay more money though? i dont beleive i should have to pay to fix their mistakes.

  • 11.27.2010 11:59 AM PDT

OMD Leader

We accept all people. You will be kicked if I find you to be an ass. Otherwise, I love all people and you can join.

Ok i swapped my disk with my friends and my disc works on his xbox. The only problem i have with his disc is the cracks in the center and I can't load 5 MP maps or firefight. I don't like those maps though so im good :) as long as my forge world reads.

  • 11.27.2010 2:33 PM PDT

I'm taking bets on whether my refurbished console now on the way back from TX will work. I sent in a unit made week 14 of 2006 and the model coming back was made week 28 of 2006. Both were made in China..

Any predictions?

  • 11.27.2010 3:30 PM PDT

Posted by: Sayuri
You are very slow.. My friend has DRE however every other one of his games works.. there was an ERROR in the creation of the first millions of copies that went out =| its not a glitch purposely put in by MS to push sales for their new console which are already selling so well.

Stop fabricating nonsense =P


Doubtful. If it was the disc, what is the point of m$ replacing consoles for free? Wouldn't it be cheaper for them to just send me a new disc rather than a new console?

  • 11.27.2010 3:40 PM PDT
Subject: Disc Not Reading

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  • 11.27.2010 3:52 PM PDT
Subject: Disc Not Reading? Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX for support (see page 35).

So as I've said before, I don't think it's an error with the consoles especially. I just borrowed my buddy's Halo Reach to test it, since getting the "console repair" didn't do squat to fix my DRE problems.

The first thing I noticed is my buddy's Reach disc is completely smooth on the CD side. Mine seems to have groove lines like a record, which would have been impossible to make by hand and was something that I had on my disc since when I opened it.

Not sure if my console will read this copy yet, since I haven't tried loading it (just getting around to it now) but that's one of the big things I noticed different between the two editions. His also plays fine on his new XBox.

  • 11.27.2010 8:05 PM PDT

the only reason i think of fowl play is because my game still says a DRE when i play it off the HDD, how does that even make since? yet it plays perfectly on my brothers new box and dosent on my old box.

  • 11.27.2010 9:10 PM PDT
Subject: Disc Not Reading

I'm not sure either

  • 11.27.2010 10:01 PM PDT
Subject: Disc Not Reading? Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX for support (see page 35).

So I just tested my buddy's Reach disc and his works perfectly.

Basically, it seems like M$ sold defective copies. I got mine in the Limited Edition bundle, too.

What a load of crap. I'm really pissed off about this. I didn't pay $70-some dollars and send in my Xbox for three weeks to sit on a broken game. Luckily M$ has been helpful (only after submitting a BBB complaint) so hopefully they'll help, but man...what a bummer. :\

  • 11.27.2010 10:11 PM PDT

HOW CAN I KILL A DROP POD? sorry for the caps but i needed ur atention

  • 11.28.2010 4:31 AM PDT

Tell me about it. I got the legendary edition. $150 out the window and now I don't even have an xbox over the holiday weekend.

Thanks a pantload, Bungie!

  • 11.28.2010 4:56 AM PDT

I really like halo reach =) I like some other games too ^.^

Please everyone play nice =3

I have youtube ^.^v
http://www.youtube.com/user/TsumiyaUra


Posted by: Veive257
Tell me about it. I got the legendary edition. $150 out the window and now I don't even have an xbox over the holiday weekend.

Thanks a pantload, Bungie!
I hope you understand as well as the rest of you, that this isnt bungie's fault. Somewhere during the duplication process of the gold disc they sent for manufacturing someone messed something up and it got copied to many other discs that were sold.

Bungie tested reach EXTENSIVELY before they sent the gold disc for duplcation.. and i am pretty sure they would have gotten a disc read error if it was their fault.

  • 11.28.2010 11:41 AM PDT

**** you M$, i just got banned due to DRE

[Edited on 11.28.2010 12:19 PM PST]

  • 11.28.2010 12:16 PM PDT

I really like halo reach =) I like some other games too ^.^

Please everyone play nice =3

I have youtube ^.^v
http://www.youtube.com/user/TsumiyaUra


Posted by: KinglyComa99
**** you M$, i just got banned due to DRE
its actually your fault.. for playing with a faulty disc knowing you could get dropped from games LOL.

Why would you keep trying to play if ur disc has a fault in it ? Im sure theres something else you could be doing with your life than playing halo =P

  • 11.28.2010 12:40 PM PDT


Posted by: Sayuri
I hope you understand as well as the rest of you, that this isnt bungie's fault. Somewhere during the duplication process of the gold disc they sent for manufacturing someone messed something up and it got copied to many other discs that were sold.

Bungie tested reach EXTENSIVELY before they sent the gold disc for duplcation.. and i am pretty sure they would have gotten a disc read error if it was their fault.


I doubt they tested it on every type of xbox 360. Otherwise those of us with launch models wouldn't be having so many problems.

I'm more annoyed that nobody is standing by their product. They don't even respond to people other than to pass the buck and call the xbox support line.

This has been a huge disappointment and will probably keep me away from buying Bungie product in the future, and I've been a good customer, buying Halo CE and Halo 2 for both PC and xbox, buying another Halo CE downloaded to the 360, buying Halo 3, ODST, and the Legendary version of Reach. I've paid for every map pack on day 1 for all the games as well. Oh well, maybe Reach was supposed to be the farewell to their customer base.

Funny that the most expensive Bungie product I bought was the unplayable game. At least I have the statue to look at while I wait for my xbox to return.

  • 11.28.2010 12:51 PM PDT

I really like halo reach =) I like some other games too ^.^

Please everyone play nice =3

I have youtube ^.^v
http://www.youtube.com/user/TsumiyaUra


Posted by: Veive257

Posted by: Sayuri
I hope you understand as well as the rest of you, that this isnt bungie's fault. Somewhere during the duplication process of the gold disc they sent for manufacturing someone messed something up and it got copied to many other discs that were sold.

Bungie tested reach EXTENSIVELY before they sent the gold disc for duplcation.. and i am pretty sure they would have gotten a disc read error if it was their fault.
I doubt they tested it on every type of xbox 360. Otherwise those of us with launch models wouldn't be having so many problems.

I'm more annoyed that nobody is standing by their product. They don't even respond to people other than to pass the buck and call the xbox support line.

This has been a huge disappointment and will probably keep me away from buying Bungie product in the future, and I've been a good customer, buying Halo CE and Halo 2 for both PC and xbox, buying another Halo CE downloaded to the 360, buying Halo 3, ODST, and the Legendary version of Reach. I've paid for every map pack on day 1 for all the games as well. Oh well, maybe Reach was supposed to be the farewell to their customer base.

Funny that the most expensive Bungie product I bought was the unplayable game. At least I have the statue to look at while I wait for my xbox to return.
I dont know where you are getting this "only launch xbox's have the problem" cause my friends and I all have xbox 360 slims and we have tried multiple disc's from the same store and all keep having different forms of the DRE. In addition to that many friends i know that have the launch consoles and other old models have NO DRE problems and they got the game at launch too.

So no its not just all of you with older xbox models =P The problem lies with the many faulty discs out there.

Your just overly upset over a video game and you are looking for someone to blame for your frustration. Rather than blame bungie who arent at fault, actually do something productive instead of whining =P

[Edited on 11.28.2010 2:14 PM PST]

  • 11.28.2010 1:24 PM PDT

ok im partially to blame, but can you blame me, i want in on the goodness that is live and i only have a free month accont so im trying to suck it up while i can.

  • 11.28.2010 2:14 PM PDT

Posted by: Sayuri
]I dont know where you are getting this "only launch xbox's have the problem" cause my friends and I all have xbox 360 slims and we have tried multiple disc's from the same store and all keep having different forms of the DRE. In addition to that many friends i know that have the launch consoles and other old models have NO DRE problems and they got the game at launch too.

So no its not just all of you with older xbox models =P The problem lies with the many faulty discs out there.

Your just overly upset over a video game and you are looking for someone to blame for your frustration. Rather than blame bungie who arent at fault, actually do something productive instead of whining =P


Who are you quoting there buddy? I didn't say only launch consoles.. I said those of us with launch consoles.. reading is fundamental. Also, you might want to learn some statistics, study or practice some logic, and why not learn some manners while you're still impressionable.

I think you meant to say "You are just overly upset". The contraction you were looking for is You're. That's "you" & "are" shortened to be one word.

I took the action recommended on page 35 of this thread, called the 800 number, and sent my box in. I'm still awaiting results and curious to see if the refurbished box performs better. I think that other people in the same situation would be curious as well.

  • 11.28.2010 3:53 PM PDT

I really like halo reach =) I like some other games too ^.^

Please everyone play nice =3

I have youtube ^.^v
http://www.youtube.com/user/TsumiyaUra

for one english is not my first language and two im done talking to you since your so crazy butt hurt over my comment that you have to ignorantly attack my way of speaking sounding like some wannabe intellectual lol XD

You talk to me about manners as if this web forum filled with mostly immature ppl actually matters. Im never going to meet you and it doesnt matter how you take what i say =P

The point of what i said however wasnt directed completely at you and sorry you took it that way =P

my friends & i got our HDD replaced by microsoft and that was reason why we were getting DRE. my problem is fixed and i wont be returning to this thread =)

u can rage reply or whatever you want but i will never see it (thank god lol)

Good luck with solving your DRE everyone else ! !

  • 11.28.2010 5:58 PM PDT
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So is it the disc or the 360 that is at fault?

  • 11.29.2010 1:46 AM PDT

Most people in this thread reported that the box was at fault, so I went ahead with the replacement option. Read the first 50 pages or so while you are re-inserting your Reach disc over and over again.

  • 11.29.2010 2:21 AM PDT