Not all gamers buying Halo 3 Limited Edition packs received a scratched disc. Copies sent out to Australia apparently contained a cunningly hi-tech device to stop the disc from being damaged.
A video on YouTube has revealed that packs distributed down under included a piece of plastic packaging foam in-between the game disc and …
I got mine form Tescos and they serve the discs from customer service after you pay, they ask you to check it's not scratched and the disc is in a padded cd slip.
It's quite likely that someone already holds a patent on this stunning bit of technology, and it applies to the North American and European markets. In their brilliance, they most likely forgot that humans also occupy the southern hemisphere and so didn't bother to apply for rights below the equator.
...was packaged locally ('Locally' down here could mean SE-asia) and the packager used had a better grasp on QA than the packagers used for the European and Americo regions.
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Foam hinders Halo 3 disc scratching down under
Not all gamers buying Halo 3 Limited Edition packs received a scratched disc. Copies sent out to Australia apparently contained a cunningly hi-tech device to stop the disc from being damaged. A video on YouTube has revealed that packs distributed down under included a piece of plastic packaging foam in-between the game disc and …
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Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 15:37 GMT
Frank Bough
Hey! #
The was the single most fucking boring video I've ever watched.
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 15:44 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Tescos #
I got mine form Tescos and they serve the discs from customer service after you pay, they ask you to check it's not scratched and the disc is in a padded cd slip.
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 16:30 GMT
Anonymous Coward
RE: Hey! #
agreed.....
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 16:53 GMT
Chris Morrison
RE: Hey #
Agreed....what weirdo makes a video that boring!
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 16:53 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Title #
Disk replacement ?
Wot's wrong with a good polish with the Brasso ?
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 16:53 GMT
Anonymous Coward
It's all in the foam, man! #
I am flabbergasted that someone actually got off his ass for that midnight-launch. So. Ja.
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 17:41 GMT
Adam Potts
RE: Hey! #
...I lasted about 27 seconds before my teeth disintegrated via gritting through the boredom. I don't even have a NHS dentist. Boring? Agreed!
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 19:24 GMT
Malboeuf
Think in legalese..... #
It's quite likely that someone already holds a patent on this stunning bit of technology, and it applies to the North American and European markets. In their brilliance, they most likely forgot that humans also occupy the southern hemisphere and so didn't bother to apply for rights below the equator.
Posted Thursday 27th September 2007 20:53 GMT
LaeMi Qian
Likely the Australasian product... #
...was packaged locally ('Locally' down here could mean SE-asia) and the packager used had a better grasp on QA than the packagers used for the European and Americo regions.
Posted Friday 28th September 2007 00:31 GMT
Doc
I can see it now... #
...The Return of The Disk Part 2 coming to a youtube near you!!!
Can't wait for that one!
Aussie Doc
Posted Friday 28th September 2007 07:02 GMT
Tim Bates
Re: Likely the Australasian product... #
Probably was a different manufacturer... But it wouldn't surprise me if they all came out of China or somewhere like that.
Just random luck saw the one delivering for Australia have some idea about physics.
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