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Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching
Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching
gamedaily.com - September 25, 2007
Submitted by shrimpjuice (660) at 10:10AM PST on September 25, 2007
It looks like the packaging that the halo3 limited edition shipped in has caused some disc's to pop off the spindle and shake around during shipping.
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1Animate posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 12:52PM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingI've read around and some people are exchanging their LE for regular editions, while Gamespot is opening regular editions and giving people those discs. Note that the regular edition discs have different labels. So it looks like we're going to have a lot of upset people whether they A) send the disc to MS, B) keep the scratched disc, C) return it and buy the regular edition, or D) receive a regular edition disc. And imagine if someone kept the disc and it stopped working when they're far into the campaign.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
1Animate posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 12:26PM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingIt turns out it would usually cost money to get your disc replaced: "The current fee is USD 20, GBP 10, or 15 Euro." "For the Halo 3 Limited Edition and Essentials discs, consumers will be able to receive a replacement at no charge through December 31, 2007."
Maybe the Legendary Edition does not contain scratched discs, as more reports come in are conflicting what I heard earlier. Even so I think we could see over 500,000 discs replaced by MS at no cost. I wonder how much money that would cost them.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=28991[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
2welshbloke posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 12:20PM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingbids
1welshbloke posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 12:17PM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@kspraydad,
The first I heard was from people receiving review packs about a week before launch. You must remember though they claim to have over 4 million in the retail chain or already sold. That is a lot of discs to produce between going gold and launch day. They would of had very little time to rectify package issues on the early runs.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
1Animate posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:53AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@Laoldar,
Well the Legendary Edition contains the same faulty disc case as the LE, this is posted right in my article summary. Also on the internet I've seen the majority of people say their copies are scratched, and that Walmart story I directed you to shows that a guy opened 3 copies while he was there and every single one was scratched, and while he was doing this another person returned a scratched copy. I do not believe this is like the DS Lite hinge cracks, this sounds much more widespread. It could be only one batch of cases but I doubt that, as they were all probably based on the same faulty design and given how many people are reporting. They might not return it right away. I think a lot of people who shelled out $75-$140 for their favorite game for a deluxe copy of it are not going to want it scratched.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
1Laoldar posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:36AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@Joe80,
Where has it said that Legendary Discs were affected as well? I've only seen talk of the Limited Edition ones.
Now, what makes you think that all contain scratches? Because a few people complained? It's like the DS Lite hinge cracks...the ones who have it are the most vocal, but the vast majority that never experienced the problem aren't as vocal about it. So the problem seems much more widespread than it really is. Besides, the problem could be with a certain number of cases, but not all. When you're manufacturing that many cases, it's probable that they were not made at the same time/place with the same materials. It could be a glitch with only a few thousand cases.
Does it suck that the games are coming scratched? Yes, without a doubt. It's awful and I'm sure MS is sweating over it.
Will most Halo players care as long as it works? Probably not. If you're the kind of person who runs out on opening night to buy a game, I doubt you're going to wait 2 weeks to play it because of cosmetic concerns.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
1Animate posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:28AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@Laoldar,
If they shipped 4.2 million, I think its safe to say that atleast 1.5 million were LE or Legendary. Could be as high as 2 million or possibly 2.5 million. Now factor in that it seems like almost all of the LE & Legendary contain scratches. Many people are going to return it to MS even if it is just cosmetic scratches, after they paid $75-$140 after tax. Check out this Walmart story, its a good read.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
1Laoldar posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:21AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@Joe80,
No way will it get that high. First off, we don't know how much of the original shipment is limited edition. Besides, if it's a cosmetic scratch that doesn't seem to impact play at all (which seems to be the case), I doubt that many people will be without their game for weeks just so that it looks nice and shiny.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
1kspraydad posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:16AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@Laoldar,
Seems like extremely quick response (specifically mentioning this title on what was a generic form) from a company known for denying responsibility...perhaps they knew there was a problem already but went ahead with it as it was too late to pull stock. Now you have the biggest fans of the franchise waiting 2 weeks to play the game.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 475 ]bids
1Animate posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:13AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingbids
1Laoldar posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:06AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@kspraydad,
Why exactly are you shocked? This program is at least 2 years old...some of the games already covered are launch titles and even Halo 2 is on it. All they did was add Halo 3 to the list. In fact, it seems to cover all first-party 360 games.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
2Animate posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 11:05AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching@shrimpjuice,
Easy way to make sure you don't duplicate articles is to view the most recent articles just before you submit and you can also click on the game for the article and check the most recent on that too. For submitting games, do a search in the top right box, but try a few different names because its not the best search engine.
I think you would've submitted upbids for your article if you had mentioned how it talks about MS offering to replace the discs for free. It's okay to find similar articles if they still contribute something new. Infact you could edit the article now.[ Oracle ] [ Level 26 ] [ Rank: 241 ]bids
1kspraydad posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 10:55AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingbids
1shrimpjuice posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 10:30AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingbids
1Laoldar posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 10:28AM PST on September 25, 2007. RE: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratchingbids
2shrimpjuice posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 10:10AM PST on September 25, 2007. Article: Halo 3 and the limited edition disc scratching
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