hmmmm.....i bought a refurb 360 from gamestop and haven't had a SINGLE problem....

I was reading about how you can install games on your Xbox 360 today. And that the 360 will run the game off the system and not off the disk, but still needs the disk in the tray to verify you own the game.

So when I was installing one of my games(GTA4) and I noticed it kept pausing at 39% and then would say the disk was scratched and to take it out and try again, etc. I tryed it a few times and the same thing happened. When I tryed just playing the game off the disk, it loads up but as soon as I walk out of "Niko's apartment/hangout/loading point", it then pops up and says that the disc is scratched, etc etc. I checked my GTA4 disk and it has a big ring-like scratch around it, clearly caused by the 360. This is the first time my 360 has scratched one of my games. I bought this game in June and its worked fine until now. I never move my system with discs in it or play games with the 360 vertically. I'm puzzled by why the disc got struggled but thats not my question.

My question is, could I rent/borrow a working copy of GTA4, then install it on my 360 and then still use my scratched disk to run it? In theory, this should work. Because a working copy of the game is installed on my 360 and runs off the system instead of the game being run off the disk. So after I return the working copy back to wherever/whoever I got it from, the 360 will still want a GTA4 disc to verify I own the game, so my scratched disk should still work because its not running the game off the disc, but off the system. And only needs the disc for verification, right?

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Koady_Rocks

Yes. This is EXACTLY what i did with my COD4.

I LOVE the 360 controller. HATE the PS2 and PS3 controllers.

Well it couldn't hurt to try and install the game with your disc. If it doesn't work, then delete. You could try and borrow a friends disc and then install the game and play with your disc and you should be alright.

metswonin69

I tried installing with my disc, and it didn't work. So i borrowed a friend's, copied it to my HDD, and now I play with the scratched disc. It seems to work fine.

Wow.....I can't believe this is even an issue. There's nothing wrong with the gore......ITS A VIDEO GAME! The purpose of the blood and gore is to make it more realistic. If you don't like it, don't buy a war game. Sorry.

Well it couldn't hurt to try and install the game with your disc. If it doesn't work, then delete. You could try and borrow a friends disc and then install the game and play with your disc and you should be alright.

metswonin69

thanks, i think this will work best.

Okay, so I knocked my xbox over while playing COD4. I shut the system off, then opened the disc drive to find a large ring around the playing side of the disc. Surprisingly, the game still plays, just kicks me out to the game lobby after every match. I do have a hard drive. Is there any possible way to save the game without buying a new one? Such as installing it, or is it too late? I was thinking possibly theres a different space on the disc that's used to install to the hard drive, not affecting the installed game.

[QUOTE="lolnades"]

no its fine the way it is meaning pay to change, but the price is outrageous. i mean, 10 dollars?! i think 5 would be a lot more reasonable

mischa_barton

Agreed.

Definately COD4.

Are you serious? You've got to be kidding me.....I'm not even gonna start on the list of games I can come up with right now. Without even thinking.