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Ken
    11/02/09 at 08:09 PM
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I  just  picked  up  a  used  copy  of  GTA  4  for  Xbox  360.  The  first  copy  would  not  work.  I  returned  it  and  the  second  copy  will  not  work.  Each  copy  is  used.  Each  disc  looks  fine.  All  of  my  other  games  for  my  360  work.  So  what  gives? 

Luke
    11/03/09 at 11:10 AM
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Are you sure it's the original version and not an add-on pack?

Has your 360 been modded in any way?

Is your 360 running the latest firmware update, etc?
micky
    11/03/09 at 11:46 AM
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i have bought a few pre owned games that haven't worked for the 360 must just be unlucky. although my copy of gta 4 seems to be indestructible it has one of those round scratches from wen i knocked the console over and is covered in other scratches still works fine.

Ken
    11/03/09 at 08:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke
Are you sure it's the original version and not an add-on pack?

Has your 360 been modded in any way?

Is your 360 running the latest firmware update, etc?

Yes,  No  and  yes.

ZetaX
    11/04/09 at 07:57 AM
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The game store didn't do something dumb, like put the PS3 version in the case, did they?

Does it give some sort of error message - "disk unreadable", "not a supported format", something like that?

- Mark

Ken
    11/04/09 at 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ZetaX
The game store didn't do something dumb, like put the PS3 version in the case, did they?

Does it give some sort of error message - "disk unreadable", "not a supported format", something like that?

- Mark

It  is  the  Xbox  version.  It  will  play  the  introduction  scene,  then  always  freeze  up  at  the  same  point.  I  even  tryed  to  play  it  by  downlaoding  it  to  the  harddrive.  But,  it  always  says  the  same  thing.  Disc  cannot  be  read.  Tells  me  to  try  to  clean  it.  Simply  will  not  work. 

Luke
    11/04/09 at 11:00 AM
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Perhaps the game store in question has been resurfacing their used discs and its ruining them as a result?
Leo
    11/04/09 at 05:44 PM
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Sounds to me like your console is on it's way out. I encountered a similar problem with Test Drive Unlimited just prior to the RROD. It's not a disc problem, a resurfacing problem, etc. Wouldn't be doing it at the exact same spot with two different copies of the game. And you didn't get the add-on pack, it's a standalone game and wouldn't exhibit this kind of behavior.

ActRaiser
    11/05/09 at 07:13 AM
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My money is on your drive having problems reading disks.  For giggles try 'copying' the game to the hard drive.  If that doesn't work, you could always purchase the download version of the game assuming you have enough space.
Ken
    11/05/09 at 01:20 PM
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Thanks  guys  for  all  your  help.  However  I  took  the  game  back  and  got  Silent  Hill  5.  Which  is  working  fine.  I  hate  to  say  it  but  I  think  Leo  and  Actraiser  may  be  right.  My  console  may  be  on  it's  way  out.  I  do  appreciate  everybody's  advice.  On  a  side  note  I  find  Silent  Hill  5  to  be  better  than  the  luke  warm  reviews  it  has  received.  Perhaps  that  is  because  I  happen  to  be  a  big  fan  of  the  series.

Luke
    11/05/09 at 04:39 PM
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So we're going to assume that GTAIV puts a harder strain on the 360 than other games - and that's why it won't work?
Ken
    11/05/09 at 08:37 PM
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Man,  I  just  don't  know  what  to  think!

ActRaiser
    11/06/09 at 11:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Luke
So we're going to assume that GTAIV puts a harder strain on the 360 than other games - and that's why it won't work?


Nah, it's got something to do with it being a double layer dvd disk and streaming from it.  I was constantly getting disk read errors on the darn thing all the time.  That's why I quit playing it, well, that and I got sick of restarting missions all the time.  Once you install it to the hard drive, problems like that go away.  I got the same thing in Fallout quite often.
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