My Reach disc is so messed up, it is unplayable. However, the Xbox almost always recognizes it as Halo: Reach. Because of this, I must play Reach on the Halo: CEA disc.
Today, after playing Reach on CEA and taking it out of my 4GB Xbox Slim with new 320GB Hard Drive, I noticed a small line of a crack on the disc. This has happened to my Reach except my Reach has more and bigger cracks, and scratches all over the disc. This is worrying me because I took VERY good care of my Anniversary disc, putting it into it’s case all the time.
If I install CEA on to my Hard Drive, will it recognize it just as Halo: Reach or CEA or both? Will installing my game help to reduce the tear problem? Should I install my game? If my disc ends up like my Reach, will I still be able to play it if I have it installed?
Would really appreciate a reply. Thanks!
One of the benefits would be that your disc will get less wear and tear. You still need to put the disc in, but after verifying it, it shouldn’t be read again (though that will depend on the game). This should minimise the danger of scratching it if the console gets knocked. There should also be less noise as it doesn’t need to keep the optical disk spinning. It will also play the discs even if it is heavily scratched, in most cases.
You might also get faster loading times - but that would depend on the game.
An obvious downside is that you are going to fill your hard drive if you do this for all your games.
> One of the benefits would be that your disc will get less wear and tear. You still need to put the disc in, but after verifying it, it shouldn’t be read again (though that will depend on the game). This should minimise the danger of scratching it if the console gets knocked. There should also be less noise as it doesn’t need to keep the optical disk spinning. It will also play the discs even if it is heavily scratched, in most cases.
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> You might also get faster loading times - but that would depend on the game.
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> An obvious downside is that you are going to fill your hard drive if you do this for all your games.
Thanks, man! I haven’t installed any of the games I have physical copies of. Guess this should be my first.
> > One of the benefits would be that your disc will get less wear and tear. You still need to put the disc in, but after verifying it, it shouldn’t be read again (though that will depend on the game). This should minimise the danger of scratching it if the console gets knocked. There should also be less noise as it doesn’t need to keep the optical disk spinning. It will also play the discs even if it is heavily scratched, in most cases.
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> > You might also get faster loading times - but that would depend on the game.
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> > An obvious downside is that you are going to fill your hard drive if you do this for all your games.
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> Thanks, man! I haven’t installed any of the games I have physical copies of. Guess this should be my first.
I have all of my favourite games installed, I have the room with my 250GB hard drive. You should definitely, since you have a 320GB hard drive.
I couldn’t play Halo without it installed, everything loads noticeably faster and the Xbox 360 is quiet.
I’m glad I helped!
If that doesn’t work, you can order a replacement disk from Microsoft here.
Get your disc drive checked out, if you can. Sounds like it may be breaking your discs.