Discs not reading on both 360 and series X | XBOX | Page 1

turbid bane May 11, 2024, 11:25 PM

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So I have recently purchased both Call of Duty World at War and Fallout for the 360 so I could play them on the series X, but both of them wouldn’t be read by the series x, so I went to try them on the 360 and it’s giving me the message “To play this disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console” which im super confused by, any help would be greatly appreciated

uncut notchBOT May 11, 2024, 11:25 PM

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turbid bane May 11, 2024, 11:27 PM

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UPDATE: Fallout 3 does seem to work on the 360

vestal badge May 11, 2024, 11:47 PM

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sounds like the disc are badly scratched/damage if the 360 is having issues read it. You could do the app download to install the game, and keep trying the disc to play the game.

turbid bane May 11, 2024, 11:54 PM

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Yea upon further inspection the cod disc is very scratched on the top but I should be able to clean it out

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I’ve had discs that are literally cracked yet still read somehow

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:08 AM

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Yea no these discs are not working at all on my series x

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 1:31 AM

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I had the same issue, what fixed it for me was just buffing out the scratches on the disc, then it let me play my discs on my Series X.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:32 AM

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That’s pretty much what I’ve been doing this entire time but they still won’t read

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Might just be the discs themselves

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If so then im probably returning them tomorrow

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What’s confusing me is the “put this disc in a 360” video that it plays for whatever reason

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Like why would it play that little video instead of the normal error message

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That video is only supposed to show up if I put it in like a ps3 for example

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:40 AM

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if a disc can be partially read but is broken and can't be recognized then you might get a misleading error message liek that

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:44 AM

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So are the discs just broken internally or something

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Because they both don’t seem to have any actual damage besides some scratches

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:46 AM

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The only way to know is to try them on another 360.

Either the xbox disc reader or the discs are broken...

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:46 AM

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I’m not sure what it is because fallout actually works on the 360 but not on the series x

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:47 AM

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Had the same problem for me when I was younger forgot how I fixed it though

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:47 AM

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This also isnt the first time this has happened to me but this the worst it’s gotten

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:47 AM

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Is fallout backwards compatible?

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:47 AM

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3? Yea it is

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:48 AM

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Oh dang I didn't know that and I have the game lmao

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Time to start an old Era

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:48 AM

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That’s why I bought it I knew it was backwards compatible and I wanted to try it

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:48 AM

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Are u still having issues?

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:48 AM

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Yes

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Been going at it for hours at this point lmao

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If I don’t resolve it by tomorrow im returning them to GameStop

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:49 AM

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If I may ask is the disc's got scratches on it?

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Ik u were talking about it earliar I just want to know now

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:50 AM

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They do

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 1:50 AM

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turbid bane That’s pretty much what I’ve been doing this entire time but they still won’t re...

Yeah it took me a couple of times buffing out the scratches.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:50 AM

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But its not serious scratches it’s just minor ones on the bottoms of the discs

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 1:50 AM

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Do you have any other Xbox 360 game disc besides those two you can try on your Series X?

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:50 AM

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Do u have petroleum jelly?

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:51 AM

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crude cedar Do you have any other Xbox 360 game disc besides those two you can try on your S...

Yes I do I have mw2 and 3 with me rn and both work with no flaw

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:51 AM

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short ether Do u have petroleum jelly?

Ummm i might have some

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:51 AM

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If u do(this is how I fixed scratches on my old game) rub some on the disc and then rub it back off with soft fabric

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 1:51 AM

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turbid bane Yes I do I have mw2 and 3 with me rn and both work with no flaw

Ok that good so it’s most likely not your optical drive then.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:51 AM

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Is that safe?

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:51 AM

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Yes

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 1:52 AM

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turbid bane Is that safe?

It is.

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:52 AM

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turbid bane Is that safe?

Use a small amount

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Though

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:52 AM

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Exactly how much

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:53 AM

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A little finger full is what I use

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So basically like a dab on ur finger will do

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:53 AM

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Alright I’ll make sure to give that a try

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:54 AM

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Do not put petroleum jelly in your Xbox Facepaw

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:54 AM

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Yeah what he said lmfao

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Only on the disc

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:55 AM

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Yea yea ofc lol

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 1:55 AM

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lol.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:55 AM

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Don’t wanna destroy my Xbox

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:55 AM

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Also does certain games work?

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Only

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:56 AM

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Do not put vaseline on the disc that you put in teh xbox either.

Do not use petroleum jelly / vaseline / whatever on anything related to your xbox

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:56 AM

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oh wha

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:56 AM

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rigid stream Do not put vaseline on the disc that you put in teh xbox either. Do not use pet...

U can along as u get all of it off of ur disc

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:56 AM

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We aren't going to be giving people that kind of advice here, thanks

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:56 AM

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I did it for 12 years lmfao

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:57 AM

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that literally ruins plastics

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:57 AM

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10 actually

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short ether May 12, 2024, 1:57 AM

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It does?

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:57 AM

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yes, that's why we aren't going to be telling people to lube their xbox

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:57 AM

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Any other substance I could use then?

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Rubbing alcohol?

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:58 AM

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Well rip ig

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:58 AM

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If you want to try to polish the disc (this will not work) then you can buy a CD/DVD polishing kit on amazon. Some game stores will do it for you too - or at least they used to

short ether May 12, 2024, 1:58 AM

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Sorry for the inconvenience

rigid stream May 12, 2024, 1:58 AM

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those polishing kits are designed for when there are many many visible scratches though

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 1:59 AM

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Man I wish I could send pics here to show them

short ether May 12, 2024, 2:01 AM

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turbid bane Man I wish I could send pics here to show them

Yeah sorry bro for the wrongful advice I gave you

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:01 AM

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My Xbox is also making very concerning noises but that’s not something new I’ve had that happen before

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:01 AM

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short ether Yeah sorry bro for the wrongful advice I gave you

It’s all good

elder fern May 12, 2024, 2:01 AM

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turbid bane Man I wish I could send pics here to show them

Make a group in your DMs and invite ‘em.

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Only way for our people to send images.

short ether May 12, 2024, 2:02 AM

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Also if I may ask does the fallout game that work don't have scratches?

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And the games that don't work have scratches?

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:03 AM

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Fallout has some but not many

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Call of duty has considerably more but it’s still not much

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I’ve had games with way worse scratches and they still work

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 2:03 AM

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That is pretty odd.

short ether May 12, 2024, 2:04 AM

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Yesh it is

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 2:04 AM

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Maybe there’s a scratch that’s deeper into the game disc maybe?

short ether May 12, 2024, 2:04 AM

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Might be a hardware issue or even software idk I'm just not good with that kinds of stuff lmao

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:05 AM

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Can’t send pics but the mw3 disc I have has very noticeable big scratches all around it and that one still works

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So I have literally zero clue why these ones I just bought don’t

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 2:07 AM

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Might need to get your optical drive checked maybe. Could need replacing or something is just seriously wrong that that game disc.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:08 AM

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Might be a combination of both

short ether May 12, 2024, 2:08 AM

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crude cedar Might need to get your optical drive checked maybe. Could need replacing or some...

Lol I was about to say something similar to that

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:08 AM

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Since one of them actually does work on an actual 360 like I mentioned before

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Just not on the series x for whatever reason

short ether May 12, 2024, 2:08 AM

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Yeah idk man did u try to look some solutions on yt thats what helped me out alot in the past?

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 2:10 AM

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turbid bane Just not on the series x for whatever reason

That is a bit odd honestly. Might need to see if your optical drive is messed up(hopefully not though) I don’t think it is and could he just that one game disc not working right in your Series X for some odd reason.

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Do you by any chance know someone who you can try that disc on their Series X?

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:12 AM

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No unfortunately

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 2:13 AM

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Hmmm this could be a long shot, but maybe try seeing if you can go to a repair shop or some place where they can test that disc on a series X they have.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:21 AM

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I could see if there’s a place like that

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Probably not though

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 2:24 AM

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Yeah least worth a shot.

knotty olive May 12, 2024, 6:32 AM

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If it’s just the 2 games having the issue and all your other discs are fine then probably just those discs are the issue. If you could do more testing with other discs it would help to rule it out. Even just movie DVDs as well to check if they read or not.

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The optical drives in the 360 and Series are quite a lot different. Maybe the laser in series is having trouble reading it while it can to an extent on 360.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 2:21 PM

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Hello good morning im trying at it again but still the same results

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So far:
360: Fallout 3 works while world at war doesn’t read
Series X: Fallout loads as a dvd and plays a “to play this disc put it in an Xbox 360” message while world at war will isn’t read and the disc drive keeps spinning and stopping

hidden abyss May 12, 2024, 2:47 PM

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Is Fallout 3 even back compat? I know that most games that came out with a remastered version for XBox One aren't. I'm also pretty sure I've seen something that says Fallout 3 for 360 isn't backwards compatible.

knotty olive May 12, 2024, 2:52 PM

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Fallout 3 is BC

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 3:09 PM

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turbid bane So far: 360: Fallout 3 works while world at war doesn’t read Series X: Fallout ...

Hmmm, yeah maybe the optical drive is in question then.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 4:12 PM

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Yea im under the impression it’s both the discs and the drive

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Like maybe the discs are scratched in a certain way where the 360 can pick them up but not the series x

crude cedar May 12, 2024, 5:21 PM

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Yeah that could be the case too.

turbid bane May 12, 2024, 11:19 PM

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UPDATE

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FALLOUT 3 FINALLY WORKS

turbid bane May 13, 2024, 1:09 AM

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nevermind bro

#Discs not reading on both 360 and series X