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QuanticHawk
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States32097 Posts
January 28 2009 00:31 GMT
#1
Anyone have any experiences with this? My nhl got ruined by my console, and I think it just ruined my friend's COD.

I plan on calling xbox, but what is their policy on this? I tried returning my NHL 09, but the store wouldn't accept it. Anyone experience this??

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cava
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States1035 Posts
January 28 2009 00:36 GMT
#2
Its a pretty common problem I think. Xbox is not kind to discs.
cava!
d1v
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
Sweden868 Posts
January 28 2009 00:37 GMT
#3
Yes, it happened to quite a lot XBOX 360 owners, including me. Their policy is absolutely ridiculous: You can send the damaged game and about 15$ to them and they will repair it. At least that was their policy when I tried to get my games replaced. FYI, the scratching only occurs, if the XBOX gets agitated while running. Just make sure your XBOX is firmly standing.
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NatsuTerran
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States364 Posts
January 28 2009 00:48 GMT
#4
Yeah you should never move your console when there is a game in it. If your gonna make an adjustment I strongly advise to eject your disc just to be safe. It's cost me a disc because I wanted to move it from horizontal to vertical position while playing. I also think the horizontal position is much safer in the first place. There really needs to be some warning about it though as I had no idea this could happen until it did.
Snet *
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States3573 Posts
January 28 2009 00:52 GMT
#5
Has never happened to me before.
Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
January 28 2009 01:04 GMT
#6
one time my friend moved his console when a game was in it, and a horrible grinding noise ensued. we looked at the disk after and it was sooooo fucked up.

were you doing anything w/ your console when you were playing? or was it just sitting there?
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randombum
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2378 Posts
January 28 2009 01:07 GMT
#7
Yea, don't move an xbox360 that is running. It messes up your disks pretty easily.
CharlieMurphy
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States22895 Posts
January 28 2009 01:30 GMT
#8
people don't realize that a disc is wobbiling crazily when its spinning at high RPMs, so any minor tap or whatever can cause that wobble to fluctuate and break the disc or scratch it on one of the many surfaces inside the machine.

youtube mythbusters exploding cd for vids.
..and then I would, ya know, check em'. (Aka SpoR)
merz
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
Sweden2760 Posts
January 28 2009 01:34 GMT
#9
As long as you don't touch the console while a game is running this shouldn't happen. However I must say that the Xbox360 is like TOO sensitive, fuck I even had my ps2 fall over and land hard onto the ground with GTA 3 in it and it still ran perfectly afterwards, and yes, this happened while the ps2 was running and while I was playing.

Then my friend accidently taps the Xbox with his left foot while we're playing gh2 and the game breaks immidiately.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
zer0das
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States8519 Posts
January 28 2009 02:36 GMT
#10
This is pretty common... I believe not too long ago, Microsoft let you buy a certain game (I think it was Halo 3? maybe? or maybe Gears of War... something like that) at a cheaper price. Actually, it seems to apply to all discs, unless I'm missing something.

http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/xbox360/gamesandmedia/games/discreplacement/DiscReplacementPlan.aspx

I've knocked my Wii over multiple times (the stupid Gamecube cords are too short) while playing Brawl and some Gamecube games... I was pretty amazed they were hardly scratched and ran fine.
Kennelie
Profile Joined December 2007
United States2296 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-28 02:42:01
January 28 2009 02:39 GMT
#11
Oh to the topic:
I have had friends with scratched disks and the ring of death....I been debating on a ps3 and 360 for a while now...I am so confused...I want quality.

So the question comes up?

Xbox 360 or PS3???

Or am i trying to jack this thread?.....
ya had ya shot kid!
SayaSP
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Laos5494 Posts
January 28 2009 02:46 GMT
#12
The ring of death thing isnt really a problem now cause the 360 models they are selling now are different and upgraded quality. I got one for my sister this past christmas and I had one for about 2 or less years and it was significantly quieter than mine was at Day 1. Also some of the designs on the xbox itself and the power box were better and i checked the dvd drive model and that was the newer one too. Although you still shouldnt try to move it while its playing. If you scratch your discs that way its usually accidental but a bad accident ;; I think the problem comes from how the dvd is loaded, compared to a ps2 or a wii
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IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
January 28 2009 03:28 GMT
#13
lol microsoft just can't stop failing at makeing hardware zeesh why do i always hear problems about faluire rates etc about xbox stuff.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
January 28 2009 03:30 GMT
#14
On January 28 2009 11:39 Kennelie wrote:
Oh to the topic:
I have had friends with scratched disks and the ring of death....I been debating on a ps3 and 360 for a while now...I am so confused...I want quality.

So the question comes up?

Xbox 360 or PS3???

Or am i trying to jack this thread?.....

xbox 360 is known for a abnorally large defect rate for a gaming console i'd go with ps3 if you are afarid of having to return it for one that isn't broken in like 2 months or if your a FF fan it's bound to work out really it's choice by core games i got a wii becuase i play party games alot with my friends cuase FPS are gay.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
ThE_OsToJiY
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Canada1167 Posts
January 28 2009 03:59 GMT
#15
happens to me.

I just suck it up and hope it doesnt damage my games too much T_T
@ostojiy
MrBitter
Profile Joined January 2008
United States2940 Posts
January 28 2009 07:31 GMT
#16
On January 28 2009 12:30 IzzyCraft wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 28 2009 11:39 Kennelie wrote:
Oh to the topic:
I have had friends with scratched disks and the ring of death....I been debating on a ps3 and 360 for a while now...I am so confused...I want quality.

So the question comes up?

Xbox 360 or PS3???

Or am i trying to jack this thread?.....

xbox 360 is known for a abnorally large defect rate for a gaming console i'd go with ps3 if you are afarid of having to return it for one that isn't broken in like 2 months or if your a FF fan it's bound to work out really it's choice by core games i got a wii becuase i play party games alot with my friends cuase FPS are gay.


/obligatorydisagreement

360 may have a bad rep for quality, but I think those problems have been more than ironed out. It also has, in my opinion, more great games, and a much better online experience.

At the end of the day, its purely a matter of tastes. I'd go with the 360, though, all day long.
Marve
Profile Joined September 2008
Norway10 Posts
January 28 2009 08:23 GMT
#17
My x-box scratched my Rock Band CD so it would not even load anymore.
Luckily i was able to polish away the scratches, and now it works fine.

If you DO try to polish your CD though, make sure you use a very mild abrasive, or you might just end up damaging it even more.
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
January 28 2009 08:27 GMT
#18
On January 28 2009 10:34 meRz wrote:
As long as you don't touch the console while a game is running this shouldn't happen. However I must say that the Xbox360 is like TOO sensitive, fuck I even had my ps2 fall over and land hard onto the ground with GTA 3 in it and it still ran perfectly afterwards, and yes, this happened while the ps2 was running and while I was playing.

Then my friend accidently taps the Xbox with his left foot while we're playing gh2 and the game breaks immidiately.


that's because PS2s are well made

so are the controllers, you can smash one of those dual shocks against a wall a buncha times and it'll still work

my ps2 has taken a beating over the years, it has never stopped working and has never damaged a single game i've put into it
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
January 28 2009 08:43 GMT
#19
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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
January 28 2009 08:44 GMT
#20
On January 28 2009 17:43 boesthius wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 28 2009 17:27 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
On January 28 2009 10:34 meRz wrote:
As long as you don't touch the console while a game is running this shouldn't happen. However I must say that the Xbox360 is like TOO sensitive, fuck I even had my ps2 fall over and land hard onto the ground with GTA 3 in it and it still ran perfectly afterwards, and yes, this happened while the ps2 was running and while I was playing.

Then my friend accidently taps the Xbox with his left foot while we're playing gh2 and the game breaks immidiately.


that's because PS2s are well made

so are the controllers, you can smash one of those dual shocks against a wall a buncha times and it'll still work

my ps2 has taken a beating over the years, it has never stopped working and has never damaged a single game i've put into it

that episode of xplay where they tested out the durability of each console is the only worthwhile episode that has ever aired on g4 ever


hahahah did the ps2 win

i bet it did!
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
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