Broken disc

[Jim di Griz]

It's not just Sturmovik folks - I had to send a copy of Dirt 2 back to Play yesterday with exactly the same problem as this. I hope they honour the returns policy as the game is less than a month old.

My experience, the same kind of crack was suddenly there meaning the game wouldn't even load. Like the original poster, I was always careful, not a smear left on it, let alone a scratch of any kind on the surface.

I'd say it looks like dodgy materials are being used, or a bad batch of discs were supplied to the different companies.

I hope this kind of problem gets nipped in the bud before it becomes a more common problem...

[winny]

The soultion is to never let your discs 'click' into the case, press the holder down as you put the disc back in.

(just watch how someone who works in Gamestation or blockbuster does it..they are professionals and have recieved extensive training in disc insertion!.. probably.)

[Jim di Griz]

Now I have an image of some specialist tutor somewhere, a butler type with impeccable white gloves, touring the country to train the staff of various stores...

I suppose this is the disadvantage of buying online. In the meantime, I shall endeavour to depress the pins correctly each time. Good tip.

[vdomini]

WHAT
THE
HELL!!!!!!

Yesterday night, frowned and scared about those disck breacking, i've checked my copy of il2 and....

I DO HAVE THE CRACK CURSE TOO!!!!

Awwwwww... i was so sad and scared!!! But lucky the crack is very light and cd fully readable!!!

SOLUTION:
1) I will buy a used back up copy of il2 strumovik.
2) I will keep playing the game but i'll place the cd in something like a soft cd container...

[Mage_016]

Originally Posted by vdomini

WHAT
THE
HELL!!!!!!

I DO HAVE THE CRACK CURSE TOO!!!!

Awwwwww... i was so sad and scared!!! But lucky the crack is very light and cd fully readable!!!

Be very careful, I read from the finnish console gaming forum, that due the disc spins real fast there is danger, that the disc will go and split in two inside your ps3, or crack more and do some damage to your console.

I'm not taking any risk's for that. So now i'm waiting my new copy. And I ordered usb- hard drive too, so I can take a backup of my ps3.

[vdomini]

Originally Posted by Mage_016

Be very careful, I read from the finnish console gaming forum, that due the disc spins real fast there is danger, that the disc will go and split in two inside your ps3, or crack more and do some damage to your console.

I'm not taking any risk's for that. So now i'm waiting my new copy. And I ordered usb- hard drive too, so I can take a backup of my ps3.

Please stop scaryng me like that lol

The crack is slighly visible, i will see if it grows... hopefully not.

I'll buy a back up copy soon

thanks for the hints mage see you soon!!!

[Jim di Griz]

Originally Posted by vdomini

Please stop scaryng me like that lol ...

Sorry to revisit the issue and scare you some more, but it looks like the users Mage was talking about might have been correct. I did think that maybe it was just another urban legend thingy, like the one about the CD-ROMs shattering some years ago, but apparently not...

The issue has been around almost a year and has cropped up on a few forums here being one and a post from another, less useful site:

"Definitely. The risk of shattering discs is lower for DVDs (and I assume for Blu-Rays too) than for CDs since they don't reach quite the same ridiculous rotational speeds but they're still spun pretty fast. A crack could lengthen until it reaches breaking point and then BANG! the disc fails and becomes shards of plastic embedded inside your very expensive paperweight.

However if you really want to play it, you could try and get one of the hub-strengthening stickers places like video shops use."

Tread carefully people