[Stabby McSter]

me too D: (but generally amazon is pretty good with exchanges, albeit it's a pain in the ass to ship them back, so if they're not too badly scratched, I'll keep 'em)

as long as it runs, then i'm good

my halo 2 copy is scratched up to hell from lan parties, and it still amazingly works
yay me

[Drakken]

Both of the discs in my LE were loose and scratched up. Not horribly scratched, but still. They're working fine so far; let's hope it stays that way.

It's unbelievable and inexcusable that MS/Bungie (who handles packaging?) would ship the LEs like this. I mean, c'mon, this is Halo 3 we're talking about, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) game releases ever.

All they had to do was use normal disc holders (the ones in the LE are different and don't work well at all).

[Proelite]

Microsoft should pursue legal action against the manufacturers.

[Duderz]

Sounds like I'm not getting the LE any more.

[sixteen-bit]

I had the GameStop clerk shake three rattlers before accepting my good one.

Scratch free.

[Laguna X]

Bought mine today from EB [Along with a Target Catalogue since they're selling for $99, and since I traded in a PSOne which I bought for $8 for $40, I ended up paying $70 for the game :D] and no scratches or discs flying out.

Damn that's fucked up. Trade in a $70 game that's under a month old and you only get $10 credit towards Assassin's Creed??? That's fucking highway robbery!

[TurtleSnatcher]

Damn that's fucked up. Trade in a $70 game that's under a month old and you only get $10 credit towards Assassin's Creed??? That's fucking highway robbery!

Those look like Canadian prices..

[saunderez]

Damn that's fucked up. Trade in a $70 game that's under a month old and you only get $10 credit towards Assassin's Creed??? That's fucking highway robbery!

They are Australian prices. EB will most likely retail Assassin's Creed for $120AUD. Anyone with common sense will buy it from Play-Asia for $60AUD.

[Father_Mike]

This same thing happened to me with halo 2 LE.

[BruceWayne]

So does the scratched Halo disc not work at all on the xbox360?

[Caspel]

at least I am able to say I got my scratched disc for free... thanks MS... for scratched games. Oh yeah and my Blue Dragon discs are horribly scratched too

[Proelite]

So does the scratched Halo disc not work at all on the xbox360?

Only circular scratches around the rings would make it not work. Shallow perpendicular scratches are nothing to worry about.

Btw, if the disk doesn't work, we did have like 10 threads about it.

[Alcander]

Well, I have no idea who would have approved the design for the LE case.. got mine tonight and the discs fall out incredibly easily. I have no idea how this passed any sort of quality control.

Good news is that the game plays fine and is only minorly scratched.

[duffey]

My essentials disc has this bizarre scratch pattern on the center but everything works great so far. The game disc had very minor issues, and that's all that really matters. Either way, the design is horrible.

[Firestorm]

Those look like Canadian prices..

Canadian prices are only $10 more than US prices... and Canadian dollar is on par with US dollar. In Canada, Halo 3 trades in for $40 at EB.

[Grecco]

My Game disk was perfect

by Game extras disk. Not so much scratched to hell. Ill go back to the store tomorow and ask for another one

[QuickKick89]

My Game Disc was out of the nub when I opened it, so I was like "shit". Fortunately, it was pristine, as was the other discs. The only problem was that I cut the plastic sleeve a tad with my pocketknife when I opened it. Oops.

[Demigod Mac]

Report:

Game disc loose, microscopic scratches. (had to hold them to the light to see; nothing nearly as bad as the photos)

Essentials disc in place, but somehow it was in worse shape than the Game disc.

[WickedLaharl]

well my bonus disc was loose and scratched up but my game disc was secure and fine. this is total bullshit.

[Incognito]

Yeah I noticed this also when I first opened up the game about two hours ago. Thought it was simply a problem exclusive to me but I guesssss not. Sucks for those whose discs are scratched to hell and unreadable. Mine worked fine and there were no scratches.

[Petrae]

Eep. What a mess... but it could have been worse.

We had two people return their LEs for others tonight, but... the replacements were damaged. We eventually wound up swapping out a regular edition disc for the second customer (who was very nice about it, considering the circumstances).

I wound up asking people as I let them in (four at a time) whether they had pre-ordered the LE and told them about the issue up-front. As fate would have it, the LE is what the store manager ordered-- and he didn't want to know if his was scratched or not.

Great launch (we sold well over 100 units across the three SKUs), but wow... this is a black eye on MS, no matter who is at fault here.

[BuckRobotron]

Initially had an LE, checked it out immediately. Scratched like an old rental. Returned it and went with a regular, saved $10 and got a pristine disc (normally taken for granted).

[Vustadumas]

Took me 3 tries, but finally got a LE w/o any loose discs or scratches :D Play N Trade guy was super cool about giving me LE's to open and look at, even with the huge line. Kudos to them :)

That a game of this calibur could have a problem like this, is fucking ridiculous, really. Well, Microsoft always has to have at least one hiccup for their big launches :)

Can't wait to play it! Well, as soon as I play some more TF2 first :lol

[Flock]

I got mine shipped in the mail, no scratches. Needless to say im very pleased.

[johnjohnson]

My Austrian LE just arrived and both discs were sitting tight in their holders. No scratches, no nothing. The whole package also made a travel from Innsbruck to here by Austrian postal service.

I so can't wait to get home.

[xS1TH L0RDx]

went to gamestop midnight launch, grabbed my LE, opened it up and horrid, terrifying scratches all over game disc. switched it out right then and there, got a LE with loose discs, however in mint condish. wierd, but i'm happy.

[Marty Chinn]

Microsoft admits fault:

Xbox Disc Replacement Program If, for any reason, you have a damaged Microsoft® Xbox 360™ disc and like to replace it, please review the information below: THIS PROGRAM IS GOOD ONLY FOR XBOX 360 CONSOLE OWNERS IN COUNTRIES WHERE XBOX 360 IS SOLD AT AUTHORIZED RETAIL LOCATIONS. NOTE: This program covers the Halo 3 Limited Edition Game Disc and Essentials Disc at no charge through 12/31/07.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/sy...nt-program.htm

[Blackface]

Got my LE tonight. Opened it up to see the disc flopping around in the case. Checked the disc and it had some pretty fucking deep scratches.

[painey]

typical.. got my LE and the disks were fine but the case was dented.. sigh..

[T Ghost]

Here at Tampa's Best Buy LE were all like that.

Me and my friend got to the car and I got the excellent idea of checking discs, they severely scratched. We went back to the store and there was a guy there also waiting for a response for the same problem. This dude works for BB and together with another dude who works there and was on shift they came up with the idea of trading the scratched disks of LE with non scratched disks of regular editions.

The label on the disk is different but besides that it's the same stuff.

So me, my friend and this dude got our LE with pristine regular edition game disk. The other extra disk on our LE was not that at scratched, very little so everything is fine by me.

[Romance Pie]

Microsoft admits fault: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/sy...nt-program.htm

Ohh sweet cheers for the link, but damn I have to call the support centre to sort this out.

[biggreenmachine]

typical.. got my LE and the disks were fine but the case was dented.. sigh..

Ya my discs were okay even though the games disc was bouncing around loose, the dust jacket however was all melted and shitty on the back. It looks like someone stored it close to a heater or something.
Oh ya, and I had to stand in line at the EB for 1.5 hours to get it, there must have benn 400 people.

[AgentOtaku]

Microsoft admits fault: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/sy...nt-program.htm

thank god

[Marty Chinn]

This swapping discs for the regular version isn't acceptable to me. Hopefully they don't offer that when I pick it up in the morning. I'm a collector so having the different disc art is a big deal to me.

[Pakman]

Microsoft admits fault: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/sy...nt-program.htm

Which still sucks, since you have to mail the form with the faulty discs to MS. God knows how long that would take. I'd still try to take it back to the store you bought it at and try to get them to swap the discs out for you.

Edit: I suppose since the thing is good till 12/31 - as long as your discs work - you can just wait till AC6/ME/CoD4/etc. comes out and then ship it in.

[Diablohead]

Its nice to know MS are helping but 2 weeks delivery? I might as well get my local store to sort it out on the spot, taking no shit.

[Marty Chinn]

Which still sucks, since you have to mail the form with the faulty discs to MS. God knows how long that would take. I'd still try to take it back to the store you bought it at and try to get them to swap the discs out for you. Edit: I suppose since the thing is good till 12/31 - as long as your discs work - you can just wait till AC6/ME/CoD4/etc. comes out and then ship it in.

I think if anything, it proves that Microsoft admits there is a problem rather than speculation of what Microsoft thinks of the situation.

PS. Pakman, who is that in your avatar?

[RPS37]

Both of the discs in my Limited Edition were snugly on the crap nubs.

[Pakman]

I think if anything, it proves that Microsoft admits there is a problem rather than speculation of what Microsoft thinks of the situation. PS. Pakman, who is that in your avatar?

It's Lee Hyori. It doesn't look like her but it is. I can't seem to find the original picture/source though.

[Dyne]

Mine were scratched but I'm playing the game fine. If they become unreadable I will return that shit so hard and so fast.

[Fixed2BeBroken]

Microsoft admits fault: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/sy...nt-program.htm

but what sucks is you have to send it to them and then wait for it...and who wants to wait to play the game?

ugh...MS sucks

[Lince]

my LE copy just arrived... both discs loose in the case and scratched, fuck this shit really

edit: discs work and all, ie they're not unreadable, but I'm sure I'll keep blaming the scratches for every single hiccup in the game, I'm definitely sending this crap to M$ once I beat the game.

[TheGreatDave]

This thread needs more pictures of scratched discs and sad faces.

I've cancelled my online preorder and I'm just gonna pick it up in store tomorrow. I'm not going to risk fucking around with a returns system, I'll open in right in store and check.

[The End]

alright, that's not so bad

if it plays (and I hope it will) I'll wait until the next big fall game I'm getting (probably VF5 or AC6) drops, and then swap the discs.

[DefectiveReject]

So did some crazed Nintendo/Sony fanboys pack these games up??

[Salazar]

Walked into Target around midday and asked for a copy - expecting just a standard edition. He went out the back and brought in a limited edition, and proceeded to charge me only $99 AU for it. He made a call to his supervisor which I couldn't overhear. He then sent me to another counter to pick up my free strategy guide. My game disc was loose, but unscratched and it plays fine. I'm more than happy with my Halo 3 buying experience.

[Psychotext]

Just got mine delivered from shopto in the UK and the game disc is heavily scratched. They're saying it's Royal Mail's fault but it's really the fault of the box design. Any idea what I should do? Should I contact MS / Bungie?

:(

[glaurung]

Just got mine delivered from shopto in the UK and the game disc is heavily scratched. They're saying it's Royal Mail's fault but it's really the fault of the box design. Any idea what I should do? Should I contact MS / Bungie? :(

Hell, my copy is currently shipping from UK via Royal Mail. I have no hope it will be playable once they and the local post service is done shaking the bejezus out of it.

I will purchase the standard game and play it.

LE for paperweight.

[big_z]

Canadian prices are only $10 more than US prices... and Canadian dollar is on par with US dollar. In Canada, Halo 3 trades in for $40 at EB.

some stores are now pricing games to what the canadian dollar is worth.
halo 3 at walmart/superstore is a couple cents cheaper than what americans are paying believe it or not and you can buy the limited edition there cheaper than the regular game would cost at eb/bestbuy/futureshop.

[StranGER]

my game disk was loose but luckily not scratched.