— -- Did Microsoft know about the Xbox 360's potential to scratch spinning discs when reoriented? SeattlePi.com has an unsealed legal document from an ongoing lawsuit against the company that ...

Scratches on discs can feel like the end of a video game or movie. With the wear and tear of time, physical means of owning media feel as if they are going to disappear with time as technology breaks ...

If you ever owned an Xbox 360, you might want to take note: Due to a disc-scratching manufacturing defect, Microsoft is in hot water with the courts … still. In March, a three-judge circuit court ...

Microsoft may have turned a blind eye to the Xbox 360’s nasty habit of scratching discs, according to documents filed in a suit against the company. Microsoft is facing a class action suit claiming ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While physical media isn't as popular as it once was, most people own at least a few discs, whether they're old music CDs they grew up loving ...

Although it's usually the Xbox 360 RROD (Red Ring of Death) problem that gets all of the headlines, some players have also suggested that the console's disc drive is broken too, as small vibrations or ...

A recently filed lawsuit (which is seeking class action status) claims that Microsoft knew all about the disc scratching problem that affects its Xbox 360 game discs. As such, Microsoft should be ...

December 5, 2005 - Scratch-Less Disc Industries, creator of the innovative new optical disc designed to eliminate scratching and scuffing, announces the nationwide availability of its Scratch-Less ...

The court battle against Microsoft over a reported Xbox 360 design problem that causes disc-scratching is moving forward this week. Ars Technica reports that the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on ...

Hardware deficiencies have been an ongoing issue for Microsoft's Xbox 360. For its part, the publisher copped to one of the most egregious issues in June 2007, saying it would take a $1.05 billion hit ...

December 21s 2006, Next generation gaming comes at a greater cost which results in greater valued being placed on the protection of video game discs. The Xbox 360 has been no stranger to owners ...

It’s important to note that the methods outlined below will not work with Blu-rays. Those discs use a harder coating that’s more difficult to scratch and damage, which is good, but the downside to ...