Users report Halo 3: ODST disc read errors

by Richard Mitchell { Sep 24th 2009 at 3:30PM }

According to a rather lengthy thread on Bungie.net, several Halo 3: ODST players are having technical issues with the game. Users are reporting that disc read errors are occurring during the game, rendering it unplayable. Some believe the issue only affects older consoles, specifically those with older DVD drives. Anecdotally, our own David Hinkle encountered the DRE issue on a 2008 Elite. According to Hinkle, installing the game to the hard drive seemed to fix the problem. He later bought a second copy of the game and hasn't encountered the issue again. It's also worth noting that this issue seems to be isolated to the ODST campaign and Firefight mode. The Halo 3 multiplayer disc appears to be unaffected.

Bungie is looking into the problem, with a member of the test team asking forum users for specific information about problems that have been encountered. For those out there with a copy of ODST, let your voice be heard in the poll below.

Tags: bungie, disc-read-error, dre, halo, halo-3, halo-3-odst

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

TiLoBrown @ Sep 24th 2009 3:32PM

Thankfully I havent had any problems....yet....

FNG @ Sep 24th 2009 3:39PM

wouldn't any read errors be resolved by installing the game to your hard drive? I know I never play any games from the DVD drive anymore. But some may not have space on their HDD to do this.

bioadam @ Sep 24th 2009 3:47PM

How big is the install?

DeepFriedSushi @ Sep 24th 2009 4:04PM

3.5GB

Ballistic H @ Sep 24th 2009 4:39PM

I only installed it because the loading time was a nightmare. Huge improvement afterwards.

Bandit5317 @ Sep 24th 2009 5:29PM

IDK if it has anything to do with this, but my disc has 2 large spots on the bottom that don't look like anything I've seen before. I played all the way through campaign with no problems and some firefight. Hopefully I'm just being paranoid.

Mazrael @ Sep 25th 2009 10:31AM

Like FNG, I don't use the drive to play games, I still have a Zephyr Elite, and I don't want the noise, gotten so use to installs.. My brother and a friend both have newer models, one is definatly a Jasper, and make less sound running off the disc than mine does on the dashboard

aristokrat @ Sep 25th 2009 8:19PM

I'm guessing no one will see this, but disc read problems are not the most common complaint with the game currently. There is a huge lag problem for multiplayer, resulting in many a lost connection. Apparently the net code for Halo 3 campaign and multiplayer were different, and while multiplayer is rock solid, campaign isn't. ODST is based on campaign code, and tons of people are experiencing "disconnects" during play due to lag spikes, despite still being in the lobby once all players are kicked back out to menu. Bungie needs to adjust the latency processing, as it winds up in a lot of prematurely ended games. It's pretty annoying.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 24th 2009 3:32PM

I havent noticed anything

JUNG GUNS @ Sep 24th 2009 6:33PM

What type of sex-repelling Helmet is that you're wearing?

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 24th 2009 7:08PM

its your moms face....

Sly (Now with less shake, more bake!) @ Sep 24th 2009 8:44PM

it's a hat.

David @ Sep 24th 2009 3:33PM

Well, thats impressive for being a Halo game.

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 24th 2009 3:33PM

Give it a rest Shag. It wasn't funny in 2007 either.

Brother Daz @ Sep 24th 2009 3:33PM

No problems here.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 24th 2009 4:09PM

Rosie O'Donell?? what she have to do with anything?? she wears underwears with the dickholes in em

DeepFriedSushi @ Sep 24th 2009 4:24PM

lesbians scissor dude.

Markez @ Sep 24th 2009 4:44PM

well what the f--*HEAD ASPLODES

LegendaryRedass @ Sep 24th 2009 9:41PM

Rock beats scissors, Sushi

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:34PM

I'm going to pick it up today, this makes me worry. I also might pick up a Live account while I'm out.

James Lockwood @ Sep 24th 2009 3:36PM

We're out of milk, too.

james @ Sep 24th 2009 3:36PM

dont worry about it. im sure that 17% or so percent of the poll saying theres problems just want to make the game look bad.

no problems here.

Wolfgun @ Sep 24th 2009 3:37PM

Don't forget the eggs, dear.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 24th 2009 3:38PM

I'm going to get my one month subscription next week...lol..I keep bidding on them on ebay for $6

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:38PM

2%, I suppose?

GiggMan @ Sep 24th 2009 3:39PM

Pick me up a pack a cigarettes.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:43PM

@Chris D.: I had a one month trial thingy that I got with Viva Pinata for PC that I would give to you, but I lost it...

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 24th 2009 3:48PM

Could you pick me up a box of tampons? Make it 2 boxes.

Fuck it, can you go to Costco and by me a pallet?

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Sep 24th 2009 3:48PM

I had a couple hundred extra copies of ODST that I'd give to you guys, but I lost them.

Phillip @ Sep 24th 2009 3:48PM

@James Lockwood

I almost spewed my soda through my nose.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:55PM

.... A pallet? Who the hell buys a pallet of tampons?

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Sep 24th 2009 3:56PM

who buys a pallet of Tampons?? Women Prisons....

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:56PM

I really do need to pick up some milk, thanks for reminding me, lol.

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 24th 2009 3:59PM

@ Chris

You're obviously not married to Rosie O'Donnell.

Traceur_Ryuk [All Digital until December] (PSN: Ryuk_shinigami) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:35PM

I was sitting for like 30 seconds waiting for the picture to load -_-

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 24th 2009 3:37PM

1,987 Covenant killed and counting over here!

Pat @ Sep 24th 2009 3:37PM

Hell, I am not surprised at all. My Halo 3 didn't work either out of the box. Instead of getting it replaced, i just decided it wasn't worth it.

tomrslever @ Sep 24th 2009 3:43PM

....so you supposedly wasted $60 and didn't even try to get that money back? That's, to lightly put it, kind of a retarded move there champ.

Paul @ Sep 24th 2009 4:01PM

most idiotic post of the year goes to this guy i am replying to.......

Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Sep 24th 2009 4:03PM

Nah man, that honor still goes to killjebus.

Wai @ Sep 24th 2009 4:31PM

Although his statement is ambiguous, he didn't say he just kept the non-working copy of the game. Maybe he returned it and bought a pallet of tampons from Costco.

Duke @ Sep 24th 2009 5:21PM

Such a convincing lie - you should sell the movie rights to it!

Justin D. @ Sep 24th 2009 3:41PM

No problems .....but this happens sometimes, i put a game in and it says open tray again instead of playing or it will say to put the game in an xbox 360 console. Got my xbox back in 2007.

marauder30 (psn: darthmilasmentor, xbl: huskerblackshrt) @ Sep 24th 2009 3:42PM

Ruh-roh....

Sooooooo maybe I should think twice about picking this up?

I was already planning on getting it used, but I think this has been demoted to Gamefly status.

HighFiveJesus @ Sep 24th 2009 3:44PM

So is it the discs fault, or the xbox's fault? Because the roommate's 360 often says it can't read any game disc in the tray, and his discs are spotless, takes very good care of them. The dvd drive itself seems like about 6 bucks worth of plastic with a laser...