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Subject: Disc Not Reading

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Same Problem with me...

  • 09.14.2010 11:40 PM PDT

Pretty sure it's not just launch consoles. I have a 09 Arcade with 256Mb on-board flash. Other people have slims.

If it helps, both my xbox and reach were purchased from amazon. Which means I don't want to wait while they send me a replacement that *could* have have the same problem.

At the moment, I'm fine with playing the game without my hard drive, but once good down loadable maps come out, I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't want to boil it as the thing works whenever I remove the HDD. This points towards it being more of a console problem than a disk problem (or maybe a little of both?)

Other games like MW2 plays just fine.

  • 09.14.2010 11:40 PM PDT

I removed the hard drive and still had the same problem. Game works fine up until I actually get to play it.

  • 09.14.2010 11:40 PM PDT

people are dropping like flies around some used undies!

It's quiet... too quiet, but we will not give up!!!

  • 09.14.2010 11:41 PM PDT
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20 pages. still making progress

  • 09.14.2010 11:45 PM PDT

Xbox 360's, no matter what model, they are all unreliable. The amount of failures with these systems is astounding and is completely ridiculous.

If it wasn't for the Halo Franchise, I probably wouldn't be owning and Xbox 360 right now.

And to the OP, that is terrible. Feel sorry, man.

  • 09.14.2010 11:47 PM PDT

I went back to Walmart twice because the discs would not read. So finally I called and told them I would be back in the morning for a full refund. She told me that 50% of people were returning them with the exact same problem. Way to jew the pooch Bungie!

  • 09.14.2010 11:48 PM PDT

Aussie here, got the problem, well many problems. It mutated, then died than came back as something different.

Installed the game HDD the moment I got the game, but I didn't play it till later that day. First the problem was "disc unreadable", so I uninstalled the game and played straight from disc and that seemed to work for a bit, but then the errors keep coming.

Interestingly another problem came up, which was when my checkpoints randomly deleted itself and thus sending me back to the beginning of the level... coincidence?

Finally, after many processes of deleting and install both to my HDD and USB the errors kept coming, but now something new!

No errors!

'Cept the game just crashes randomly, first the game then the audio.

Oh and I am running the launch console, 20GB HDD with a 32GB (16GB) Kingston DataTraveller USB.

  • 09.14.2010 11:50 PM PDT
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Posted by: ThaRoosta
I went back to Walmart twice because the discs would not read. So finally I called and told them I would be back in the morning for a full refund. She told me that 50% of people were returning them with the exact same problem. Way to jew the pooch Bungie!
It makes me sad that the problem is this widespread

  • 09.14.2010 11:50 PM PDT
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EVERYBODY JUST EXHANGE YOUR DISCS!!

  • 09.14.2010 11:51 PM PDT


Posted by: ThaRoosta
I went back to Walmart twice because the discs would not read. So finally I called and told them I would be back in the morning for a full refund. She told me that 50% of people were returning them with the exact same problem. Way to jew the pooch Bungie!


Hopefully that is an exaggeration. I'll call up a few local stores tomorrow and see if I get any similar results.

  • 09.14.2010 11:52 PM PDT

Was reading the post, im so sorry for you guys i hope it gets solved soon.

  • 09.14.2010 11:52 PM PDT

yeah well we know that xbox's aren't that reliable but they've gotten much better than when they first came out you must admit, but don't ya find it quite strange that its only happening with this game

  • 09.14.2010 11:52 PM PDT
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Posted by: The Reak Ceeza
EVERYBODY JUST EXHANGE YOUR DISCS!!
I've exchanged mine three times and it still doesn't work

  • 09.14.2010 11:52 PM PDT
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Bump

  • 09.14.2010 11:56 PM PDT
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Posted by: StalinIncarnate

Posted by: The Reak Ceeza
EVERYBODY JUST EXHANGE YOUR DISCS!!
I've exchanged mine three times and it still doesn't work
I'm really, REALLY thinking that certain stores/areas got LARGE amounts of faulty discs. That's why you got 3 bad discs.

  • 09.14.2010 11:57 PM PDT
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I planned on sleeping tonight, but now I'm too worried that the game I've been waiting forever for might not work on my Xbox when I get it next week. >_>

  • 09.14.2010 11:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Skwisgaar666

Posted by: StalinIncarnate

Posted by: The Reak Ceeza
EVERYBODY JUST EXHANGE YOUR DISCS!!
I've exchanged mine three times and it still doesn't work
I'm really, REALLY thinking that certain stores/areas got LARGE amounts of faulty discs. That's why you got 3 bad discs.
1 bad disc or 3, it's still a load of bull. I'm not taking another drive to gamestop until Bungie/Microsoft tells us that the disc is the issue.

  • 09.14.2010 11:58 PM PDT

I just called another Walmart and they told me they were having similar problems as well. I asked her for a percent of returns and she wouldn't reply. But the Walmart I bought my game from (twice) has had a return rate of 50%. Im in Tennessee. Where are yall having problems?

  • 09.15.2010 12:00 AM PDT
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Hopefully we'll see a statement in the morning.

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Posted by: ThaRoosta
Where are yall having problems?
Florida

  • 09.15.2010 12:01 AM PDT
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Posted by: ThaRoosta
Where are yall having problems?
New Jersey

  • 09.15.2010 12:04 AM PDT
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Posted by: StalinIncarnate

Posted by: ThaRoosta
Where are yall having problems?
Florida


What part of Florida? I'm South-West and my cousin right near me has a disk working fine.

  • 09.15.2010 12:05 AM PDT

well my xbox is white with gray tray and 20 gb harddrive, but i got red ring like a week ago, and i still have warranty so do you think it'll work when they send it back

i bought it microsoft refurbished from ebay, so idk if its launch.

  • 09.15.2010 12:06 AM PDT
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I'm having the same problem on a 8 month old Elite. If I look really closely at the disk under light I can see a discoloration extending from the center in roughly a half inch uneven circle, and at one point extending all the way to the side. Curious if anyone else has that.

[Edited on 09.15.2010 12:07 AM PDT]

  • 09.15.2010 12:06 AM PDT