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'Halo 3' Disk Comes Scratched

Limited-edition packaging can harm media

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 26, 2007 12:46 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A limited-edition package for Microsoft's 'Halo 3' may be scratching the game disks, AP reports. The latest installment of the famous shoot-em-up franchise appears to be well on its way to huge sales, but with its new Xbox 360 suffering from news of bugs in recent months, the scratched disks are a hitch the software giant could have done without.

The damage-causing plastic encases a version of the game which includes extra video features and costs $10 more than the basic edition; fans can also buy a $130 copy which comes with a replica of the 'Halo' hero's helmet. Microsoft's latest Xbox has lagged behind Nintendo's Wii in sales, and the company wants Halo 3 to be the killer app to close that gap.

A copy of Microsoft Corp.'s new Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 in Seattle, along with the limited-edition tin packaging that many gamers are blaming for scratches on the game's two disks. Microsoft, which owns the studio that makes Halo 3,...
A copy of Microsoft Corp.'s new Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 is shown, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 in Seattle, along with the limited-edition tin packaging that many gamers are blaming for scratches...   (Associated Press)
Actor Zac Efron, left, sells the first copy of Halo 3 to Chris Brubaker, right, at the Halo 3 video game launch in Universal City, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Actor Zac Efron, left, sells the first copy of "Halo 3" to Chris Brubaker, right, at the "Halo 3" video game launch in Universal City, Calif. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)   (Associated Press)
Scratches are shown on a video game disk of Microsoft Corp.'s new Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 as shown, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 in Seattle. The limited-edition tin packaging that the game is shipped in is being blamed by many gamers for scratches on the game's...
Scratches are shown on a video game disk of Microsoft Corp.'s new Halo 3 video game for the Xbox 360 as shown, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 in Seattle. The limited-edition tin packaging that the game is shipped...   (Associated Press)
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