Do new Xbox 360's scratch discs?

I am really OCD about scratched discs and treat them with total care. I went to put one of my games on eBay which I had since the Xbox 360launch but noticed that it had a perfect ring scratched around the edge so had to put this in the description. I never move my consoles when on and was a bit bemused, subsequently I checked my disks and sure enough the older ones all had scratched rings in the same place around the edge with differing severity. I put this down to them being used on my old launch Xbox 360, however on inspecting Modern Warfare 2(used a lot)which has only been used on my new Xbox 360(the one with HDMI) there are signs of it getting scratched finely in the same position. I want to know if other people are finding this even on their new 360's, just hold the disksunder a light to check. Seriously thinking aboutabandoning the Xbox 360 now, after so many red rings and now this.

That's really weird. I've owned three Xbox's so far and none of them have scratched any of my disc. Most if not all of my disc are in perfect condition and if there is a scratch on it I wouldn't blame the system but myself for perhaps getting it a little scratched while swapping disc.

That's really weird. I've owned three Xbox's so far and none of them have scratched any of my disc. Most if not all of my disc are in perfect condition and if there is a scratch on it I wouldn't blame the system but myself for perhaps getting it a little scratched while swapping disc.

DamianAlexander

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That's really weird. I've owned three Xbox's so far and none of them have scratched any of my disc. Most if not all of my disc are in perfect condition and if there is a scratch on it I wouldn't blame the system but myself for perhaps getting it a little scratched while swapping disc.

Naturalselectio

Nope, not on any of my games. Not in my three years of owning Xboxs.

Interesting. All of my disks seem to be fine, of the ones that I still use. I had a launch 360 initially, but when it got the RROD they sent me a "newer" one which is still about two years old now. So far no issues.

I don't think it matters, but I also have my console in the vertical position which, in my opinion, is the most dangerous position to have it in!

I always believed that the ring scratches on disks were simply because people moved their consoles with a disk inside, which you said you didn't do. A lot of this happens when people switch from vertical to horizontal while playing, or vice versa. My rule of thumb is to not even look at the 360 console... ever. It has a habit of breaking a bit too easy...

my mw2 game broke and i had to get a replacement becasuse the clear middle ring cracked.

my mw2 game broke and i had to get a replacement becasuse the clear middle ring cracked.

pablohammy

You don't necessarily have to move the xbox while its on. The discs are spinning fast enough that any kind of vibration can make a slight ring on them. It's weird that ALL of your games have it though... Do you keep your xbox vertical or horizontal? If its vertical that might be the problem.

You don't necessarily have to move the xbox while its on. The discs are spinning fast enough that any kind of vibration can make a slight ring on them. It's weird that ALL of your games have it though... Do you keep your xbox vertical or horizontal? If its vertical that might be the problem.

firefox59

Its laser burn man, its from the Xbox's eye (i.e. the thing that reads the disc) as far as I know...

Its notorious across all Xbox models and usually only happens when the Xbox is moved (on or off) with a disc in the tray...

If the discs are workin then you've got nothing to worry about but laser burn generally renders them unreadable and the only way around that is to get them professionally resurfaced for a few quid

FFS, what does it matter if there are rings on your discs as long as they work. Do you use them as mirrors to shave in the morning? As for your question. I recently bought a new unit and new games I've played on it have no rings on the disc. Some of my older games have a very faint wee ring on them but not something I'da noticed unless really checking. Only games from 2007 have visible scratches but they all still work.-eddy-

Do you put your 360 horizontally or vertically? Avoid putting it vertically by all means.

[QUOTE="-eddy-"]FFS, what does it matter if there are rings on your discs as long as they work. Do you use them as mirrors to shave in the morning? As for your question. I recently bought a new unit and new games I've played on it have no rings on the disc. Some of my older games have a very faint wee ring on them but not something I'da noticed unless really checking. Only games from 2007 have visible scratches but they all still work.Naturalselectio

scratches on the disks are caused by fools moving the 306 while the game disk is in and spinning!!! the crack in the center of the disk are caused by lousy cases that wont release the disks!!!!!

Do you put your 360 horizontally or vertically? Avoid putting it vertically by all means.

fend_oblivion

i think you got the defected one, should better to pick a new system before all your discs gets destroyed

if the disc is too scratched up, try toothpaste, rub it gently on the parts has the most severe scratches for a few mins, but make sure you clean the disc before applying the toothpaste, next use "COLD WATER" to spray off the toothpaste. than wipe it with your cleaning disc cloth and leave it to dry for a COUPLE OF DAYS.

if it doesnt work for first try, repeat the procedures again, if still doesnt work after a few attempts, that means your scratch is too deep which it dig right into the data layer.

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Do you put your 360 horizontally or vertically? Avoid putting it vertically by all means.

Naturalselectio

Never leave your consoles vertically and never move them around especially if it has a disc in it regardless of whether it's switched on or off.

E3 is a long way off so hopefully your hopes may be fulfilled with a 360 slim model that hopefully ends the RROD scenario.

yea they do, i has a new xbox, itscratched my discs without even moving it around or anything.

yea they do, i has a new xbox, itscratched my discs without even moving it around or anything.

GramDubs

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Do you put your 360 horizontally or vertically? Avoid putting it vertically by all means.

Never leave your consoles vertically and never move them around especially if it has a disc in it regardless of whether it's switched on or off.

E3 is a long way off so hopefully your hopes may be fulfilled with a 360 slim model that hopefully ends the RROD scenario.

a way to avoid the red rings is to install games on your hard drive, this makes the game not spin thus making the disc drive not work as hard and therefore not overheat and not cause the red rings.

I dunno I have a 2007 model Xbox 360 and I checked my disks no scratches.

Jasper ended the RRoD. It has shot way way down. Only people that don't take care of their 360's are having problems.firefox59

Sadly it didn't as people still have RROD even with Jasper :(

[QUOTE="firefox59"]Jasper ended the RRoD. It has shot way way down. Only people that don't take care of their 360's are having problems.fend_oblivion

Sadly it didn't as people still have RROD even with Jasper :(

a way to avoid the red rings is to install games on your hard drive, this makes the game not spin thus making the disc drive not work as hard and therefore not overheat and not cause the red rings.

GramDubs

Do you put your 360 horizontally or vertically? Avoid putting it vertically by all means.

fend_oblivion

I love how people spread misinformation like this... I have had my 360's vertical for nearly 5 YEARS... I have had only 2 360's break on me (disc drives died simply because I used my 360's so much)... And my most recent 360, a Jasper Arcade model, I have had since March of 2009, sitting vertical... No scratches on any of my discs, no drive failure, no over heating, no nothing... It has run fine...

Why do people act like they know everything and give people horribly incorrect advice?

[QUOTE="firefox59"]Jasper ended the RRoD. It has shot way way down. Only people that don't take care of their 360's are having problems.fend_oblivion

Sadly it didn't as people still have RROD even with Jasper :(

And? RRoD isn't some system flaw that marks only 1 problem... It isn't some design flaw that has affected all 360's since launch in one specific location that Microsoft has just ignored... RRoD is a general error message that simply means "hardware failure"...

So if the GPU dies... RRoD...

CPU dies... RRoD...

Circuit on the motherboard fries... RRoD...

You drop your 360 on the ground and dislodge a bunch of junk... RRoD...

I love when people act like RRoD is one thing, it isn't... It is a marker for virtually any one of the thousands of circuits or dozens of components within a 360 that can fry...

That's really weird. I've owned three Xbox's so far and none of them have scratched any of my disc. Most if not all of my disc are in perfect condition and if there is a scratch on it I wouldn't blame the system but myself for perhaps getting it a little scratched while swapping disc.

DamianAlexander

That's the same thing that's happen to me.

I would assume that the only danger of scratching discs comes when you lay your 360 on its side. I lay mine flat and I haven't had any problems with scratched discs.

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Do you put your 360 horizontally or vertically? Avoid putting it vertically by all means.

Buttons1990

I love how people spread misinformation like this... I have had my 360's vertical for nearly 5 YEARS... I have had only 2 360's break on me (disc drives died simply because I used my 360's so much)... And my most recent 360, a Jasper Arcade model, I have had since March of 2009, sitting vertical... No scratches on any of my discs, no drive failure, no over heating, no nothing... It has run fine...

Why do people act like they know everything and give people horribly incorrect advice?

LOL, onlyyy 2 broke on you? So we should divide xbox sales by 3 and thats the real number :P