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*SIGH* XBOX 360 Console Eating Games
GeneralWong | 6:04 AM on 05.08.2008 22 comments




Since i have been playing GTAIV my 360 has done nothing but Molest, Pillage and Rape my
game disc. Knowing full well that this isn't a new problem and plenty of people have had the
same issue with different games.

Now, my game has slowly been rendering worse and worse. To the point now that i am
seeing the blocky squares around certain trees and lamp posts. Therefore the console that i
bought for 300£ (back in the day) is ruining my possessions. Im sure there must be some
kind of law against damaging of products regardless if it is a games console. I never bought
a 360 in the knowledge that games that i have spent 40£ on would be destroyed almost to
the point of breaking.

Heres a fact that you may want to know:

I HAVEN'T MOVED MY CONSOLE WHILE ITS BEEN PLAYING A GAME! EVER!!

Assuming the worst, that eventually my game will be unplayable i am wondering what
routes i can take when this happens. I very much doubt the store i got the game from
would exchange the game for me for a new one and i don't know if Microsoft will hold there
hands up and say that they are to blame and replace the game. I am not willing to try
some cleaning equipment to fix it as the grooves its burning into my disc looks far to deep
to be cleaned off.

My finally resort will be to sue Microsoft for Criminal Damage and thats a extreme that i
would undertake but i am sure there is a more civil way to sort this situation.



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wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:32
wardrox
brb, going to hug my PS3
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:35
bloodylip
brb, going to hug wardrox's PS3 while my xbox360 isn't eating my GTA4 disc
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:35
mistic
man that absolutely suck! I haven't had any problems with mine... what about the customer-services?
RAPEGAME's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:40
RAPEGAME
brb, going to have a three-some with my 2 PS3s
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:44
Justice
Sorry to hear that man.
GeneralWong's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 06:46
GeneralWong
I hate dealing with the customer service, well not until a have learnt Indian or Pakistani.

Sometimes i do wish i had a PS3 but with the 360's pad and user interface... indeed a time for some heavy sighing

*SIGH!!*
Anus Mcphanus's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 07:06
Anus Mcphanus
If you still have the receipt for GTA4 you can still take it back for an exchange if you tell them it's faulty because by law they have to do it.

As for your 360 disk scratching you're a bit buggered. The 360 has quite a few problems other than the RRoD which unfortunately get overlooked and this is one of them. If you have the receipt for your 360 and bought within the last year you can take it back and get it exchanged again saying it's faulty. The problem here is that it's pain in the arse to get your live arcade games licensed to your new 360. If you can't do that then xbox customer support will have to do...
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 07:10
Takeshi
This isn't very surprising. But it sucks anyway.

also
brb.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 07:14
Takeshi
I'm back.
garrfunkel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 08:10
garrfunkel
I love my Xbox but I hate it at the same time.
NotAZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 08:31
NotAZombie
brb going to love my two and a half year old 360 that's never had a problem.
razerangel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 08:56
razerangel
brb need to fap....I mean love my PS3!
Dynamic Sheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 09:13
Dynamic Sheep
this is exactly why I got GTAIV for my PS3
Ocified-Xboxer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 09:29
Ocified-Xboxer
I'm not saying it ain't happening to you, but what the fuck is that? I haven't had any kind of issues with the 360 "eating" my games. I've got about 30 hours on my GTA 4 game, alongside countless hours with baseball, CoD4, RSV2, Madden, NCAA Football...and none of them have any ill gotten marks or scratches...Do you leave the game in the 360 when its off? Do you not put them in the cases? I dunno...
Soulhammer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 10:05
Soulhammer
This dosnt really sounds like a disc problem or a Xbox problem, it sounds to me like your disc tray is mis-alligned. If the game is being scratched by the system while the game is playing, the tray must not be in the position it is supposed to be while the disc is spinning in the console.

If you are getting perfectly circular scratches on the discs then microsoft with claim you moved the system while it was on, weather you did or not.

If the scratches are bad enough to mess up your games, send the console in for repair, or suffer the consequences of it not only eventually breaking down, but also destroying your games in the process.
GeneralWong's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 10:13
GeneralWong
Its only destroying my GTA disc and no of the others. Its on a flat surface and i leave all my games in cases and never leave them sitting out. Im not a fucking moron and i know that i havent moved my console so its the XBox itself and nothing to do with me.

Its Microsofts problem and as usual there spastic console is dribbling down its retarded face.
GeneralWong's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 10:22
GeneralWong
@Ocified-Xboxer

Well if it doesn't affect you then it must be a lie..

If you had a brain to speak of then maybe you would ask yourself "Why would someone spend the time making a Blog about something he has caused himself". Surely that would defeat the point as any solution i would get would be wasted on me.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 10:56
Crunshii
time to ditch the old and embrace the new. Ps3 is the solution to your cancer.
Soulhammer's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 11:07
Soulhammer
If the console is only destroying one disc then the problem my lie with the disc itself. Have you checked to see if the disc is warped in anyway?

If the problem is only occuring with one game, then I hate to say it but it probably isnt microsofts problem. If the destruction was universal with every disc you have then the problem is the console, if it only happens to GTA then maybe you got a bad disc or something.
GeneralWong's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 11:50
GeneralWong
Yeah its only the one disc. I can play every other game fine so its not my disc drive. Its been okay the last few hours i been playing but if starts lagging and has slow down again then i'm taking it back to Game Station.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/08/2008 12:28
king3vbo
brb, punching wardrox in the face
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