Comment Scratched discs and NO anti-aliasing? (Score 1) 373
Microsoft is going to have a HUGE number of returns on their hands if my experience at the Walmart in Gilroy, California was any indication.
When I told the customer service rep I wanted the Limited Edition, he said the last couple of customers had already returned theirs, since the discs were all scratched up. (The Limited Edition comes in a metal case.) It turns out that the case has a poor design that causes the disc to easily pop out and start banging around loose. So after I paid, they opened my box up, and found that the discs were scratched up enough that they exchanged it on the spot. We ended up opening three more of them until they found one that was in pristine condition.
With that kind of defect rate, Microsoft could easily have a huge problem on their hands.
I'm already starting to see news reports on Google News that this problem is widespread.
One other thing. I'm a bit disappointed that Halo 3 appears to have no anti-aliasing at all. It's painful to see all those jaggies on an HD display. I suppose most players are using standard def TVs to play, but it still sucks that such a supposedly modern game title is not using AA.
When I told the customer service rep I wanted the Limited Edition, he said the last couple of customers had already returned theirs, since the discs were all scratched up. (The Limited Edition comes in a metal case.) It turns out that the case has a poor design that causes the disc to easily pop out and start banging around loose. So after I paid, they opened my box up, and found that the discs were scratched up enough that they exchanged it on the spot. We ended up opening three more of them until they found one that was in pristine condition.
With that kind of defect rate, Microsoft could easily have a huge problem on their hands.
I'm already starting to see news reports on Google News that this problem is widespread.
One other thing. I'm a bit disappointed that Halo 3 appears to have no anti-aliasing at all. It's painful to see all those jaggies on an HD display. I suppose most players are using standard def TVs to play, but it still sucks that such a supposedly modern game title is not using AA.
