Haven't had this problem. I've even moved my console around with the disc in the tray. Lucky I guess :\

I had the problem when I first bought the system. I returned and got a new one from the store and never had the problem since. The only thing the problem I'm having is that for some reason the 360 would say unable to recognize disk because its scratched or any other reason every time I play Gears, even though the disk is in perfect condition.

Nope. Hasn't happen to me.

Looks like i'm the unlucky bastard who got ****ed. It gave a small crack to my enchanted arms. Never took it out of the console when it happened. That may explain the disc read problems too.

I have my 7 month old 360 horrizontal, have moved it wile playing a game (just side to side) and have left it on for up to 15 hours and i have not had a heat or disk scratch problem. I am carfull with my disks though, i dont leave them on the floor or anything like that and they are fuuckin mint. Either im lucky or the 360 problem rate is lower then everyone makes it seem. That sounds right to me, since people wont make a threat posting about how their 360 works, they will only make a thread about how their 360 died and thats why it seems so bad. Either way, RainbowSix Vegas Kicks ass!

mine is fine, and mine is an old one, over a year old and never scratches disks, unfortunately it freezes everyone once in awhile, thats why im getting the elite, hopefully it doesnt have that problem

Sounds like youre either a dumbass or a dumbass. people who go through more than 1 exchange are idiots or liars. having 3 is pushing it. tsk tsk tsk

I noticed my 360 had started cracking disks from the inside out about December last year, I had purchased the console in August so I'm guessing it's manufacture date would be around July? Possibly.



Any way I contacted Microsoft via their support email explaining I have never moved my Xbox whilst a game is in the drive and that this issue was breaking my original Xbox disks and my 360 disks.



Guess what? No reply. They kept quiet, refusing to address the problem.



Maybe now they will fix it, although it has just gone out of warranty.



Nice timing!

Gotta love the Dutch eh , bringing microsoft to its knees ^^

I've owned my 360 for just about a year now, and have never had problems with overheating (even after leaving the console on overnight) or the console scratching discs, although my first Gears disc fell victim to the infamous "move the console, buff a nice 1/2 inch ring into the disc" technique (which you shouldn't do anyway, whoever moves a disc reader when a disc is spinning inside of it intentionally should be put on medication).



The ONLY reason I can think of all these games getting scratched simply by spinning in the tray is that some games are "thicker" then others. It's hard to explain to people who don't own a 360, but with a "thick" game in the tray, the console will be noticeably louder (Gears, Crackdown and Vegas are my loudest games, in comparison to Guitar Hero or Test Drive, and ironically two of my loudest games are Microsoft games).



The reason why they're so loud is because the disc is thicker then other games, so there's more strain on the motor that spins the disc. Try it yourself if you don't believe me. I just found it ironic that it's Microsoft's system and it's in-house developed games are tearing themselves up inside their own console.

I have the same issue with nba 2k7. I've already swapped my system so i'm wondering if its my disc. There are slight blemishes on the disc but nothing bad enough to warrant a unreadable disc.