
Photo courtesy of Kotaku.com
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It
seems that not all went well with the
Halo
3
launch last night. A large number of buyers of the Limited
Collector's Edition have been opening their copies of the game, only
to find them horribly scratched. The cause? From the look of things,
it appears to be poor case design for the tins. The discs are placed
onto a nub which is directly connected to the case. Surrounding the
nubs are two pads which are supposed to be protect the bottom of the
disc from scratches.
Unfortunately,
since these steel tin cases are flexible, the disc may pop off the
nub and get knocked around while the game is in transit. Hearing this
news, I opened my copy to take a look at my discs (even though I
don't own my own Xbox 360 yet). I could hear both discs rattling
around the case before I even removed the packaging. Opening the case
revealed both discs were loose and had pooped off the nubs, however
only the Essentials disc was scratched (not too badly either), while
the game disc was in pristine condition.
This
problem does not seem to be an issue in Australia however, as Kotaku
reports. Their article features a YouTube video of an Australian
opening his Limited Collector's Edition copy, in which it can be seen
that the Australian version comes with foam padding, which protects
both discs from becoming dislodged and getting scratched. In
response, Microsoft has begun a disc replacement program, which
allows buyers of the
Halo
3
Limited Collector's Edition to get a replacement copy of the game and
the Essentials disc at no charge until December 31
st
.
If you purchased a Limited Collector's Edition and need a replacement
click here.