Recently, I am having problem to start the RE5.
Put in the disc, and no response from the XMB screen, need to eject, re-insert few time to load the game.
Initially, I thought is my laser lens is coming to end of its life.

But after google the net, found out that the problem is the tiny crack in the inner circle of the disc. (about 1cm crack).
Then i go through my games library, and found out that games that I bought between 2007-2008, all still in good condition and no crack on the disc.
Just the recent games I bought have this tiny crack, which is RE5, SF4 and Killzone2. Where the most serious crack is on the RE5. 1cm long.
So, what i suspect might be the disc manufacturer has reduce their cost and gave us some lower quality disc.

I am here just to give awareness to all of you...and becareful with the disc crack.
Now, i start storing all my discs in a soft plastic case, rather than push it back into the game box.

PS3 - Cracked Blu-ray Disc Picture Gallery
Picture Link :
***100% Unplayable Cracked Disc.***

*** WildPiew's Macro close up Crack Disc.***

PS3 - Solution/method to AVOID joining this Exclusive PS3 Blu-Ray Game Disc Crack Member

1. PREVENTION METHOD NO 1 : Use the RM0.20 pasar malam grade soft soft plastic sleeves to store your disc



The Region Cracked Disc Leaderboard

Game Region - Number of Cracked Encounter

Region 3 - 22 discs
Region 2 - No sighting yet
Region 1 - 1 disc
Region unknown - 8 discs

Total Damage COST = 30 disc X RM165(average cost) = RM 5115.00
* Wow, the cost of damage is reaching RM5000........impressive Blu-ray laser damaged.



Exclusive PS3 Blu-Ray Game Disc Crack Members

LYN ID - Game - Region Type - Date of purchased - Date of Cracked
1. Kenishi - [Killzone2, SF4, DemonSoul] - [R3] - [March] - [April]
2. shahreza2000 - [Killzone2] - [Nil] - [Nil]
3. eikan - [Killzone2] - [R3] - [March] - [April] || *** Eikan's Crack Picture***
4. Freakyzoid - [Prince of persia] - [NIL] - [2nd hand item] - [April] *** Freakyzoid's Crack Picture***
5. ono177 - [GTA4] - [NIL] - [NIL] - [2008]
6. shamsul_LP - [Fifa09] - [NIL] - [NIL] - [2008]
7. jhcj - [RE5] - [R3] - [NIL] - [May 2009]
8. serenum - [MGS4] - [NIL] - [NIL] - [May 2009]
9. enserv - [FIFA09, Killzone2] - [R3] - [NIL] - [May 2009]***Enserv's Picture***
10. Gigalixir - [DMC4] - [R1] - [NIL] - [March 2009]
11. abulabu - [SF4] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
12. K-End - [Red Alert 3, MGS4] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
13. colt_508 - [DMC4] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
14. shinjite - [DMC4] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
15. gundamalpha - [MGS4] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
16. TheUndead - [Resistance] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
17. ihavenoavatar - [WE09] - [NIL] - [NIL] - [2009]
18. eone - [LBP] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
19. solidsnake_84 - [FIFA09] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
20. BlastFromThePast - [DeepSpace, SF4] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
21. Kite - [Resistance 2] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
22. S4PH - [MGS4] - [NIL] - [NIL] - [2009]
23. hong553 - [RE5] - [NIL] - [NIL] - [2009]
24. syiafuku - [POP, WE2009] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]
25. animefreak2k4 - [RE5] - [R3] - [NIL] - [2009]

* Hope the list wouldn't get longer after this public awareness.

This post has been edited by Kenishi: Jul 9 2009, 11:02 AM

shahreza2000, so your first KZ2 also having this tiny crack?

I am planning to return the disc to the seller and ask for replacement.

Hmm..this is no good.
We are paying RM100++ for a disc that can't last for more than 3 month.

So, i guess the seller or SONY site will just blame back the end user for in-proper handling the disc.

This post has been edited by Kenishi: Apr 30 2009, 12:44 AM

Tonight i will upload the photo of the crack line.

After 4 hours of warzone, my Killzone2 now is totally un-playable, due to the crack line extend into the body. Out of 5 times loading, 3 failed loading.
Really no idea what is causing the line extend. Is the casing or the PS3 machine cause the line extend?
Who wanna buy my KZ2???? offer me the price...haha.

So, now we have 2 ppl in this forum having problem with Killzone2.
Here are the detail about my Killzone2 and my PS3

Disc : Killzone 2
Region : 3 (First batch that reached Malaysia)
Playstation : Playstation 3 (80G) Malaysia Set

Yup. It might be the person that handle the disc without care.
But, all my 2007-2008 disc doesn't have this tiny crack issue, just the recent game I bought have this crack problem.

Crack member list updated on first page.
I couldn't believed that how freaking fragile is this PS3 game disc.

This thread is mainly to give awareness to others members, surveying the quality of PS3 blu-ray disc and try to find out the possibilities that causing the disc to crack.

Today, since is a holiday day, and nothing to do. So, i just wanna do a measurement on the crack line and check will my ps3 causing the crack line to extend.

I put the killzone2 disc in PS3, with roughly about 10-15 times to eject, insert, eject, insert, eject, insert, eject........and finally it load up the game.
Have an hour of Killzone2 online session, take the disc out.
And found that the crack line already silently extend into the data area for another 5mm.

I believe that if the disc already got crack sign, and we keep on playing it.
The crack line will keep on extend.

My killzone2 =.=, may u rest in peace.
And my others 2 disc, RE5, and SF4...will join the ceremony soon.

Yeah...now all my games is in cd pouch also.



For fifa09, u are not the only person that have this crack issue.
Got one dude from Singapore, his fifa09 cracked, bought another new one, play for few weeks, cracked again.

The problem we are facing is the crack line extend into the data area,
and the crack line is not on the disc surface, is in the inner layer of the disc.
So, i guess the super glue wouldn't help much, and might damage ur lens.

If the disc still readable and playable, try not to put back into the original casing anymore.

After a few survey with my friends, all their recently bought game do crack.
The most serious case is SF4, FIFA09 and RE5.

They didn't even notice the crack, until i show them closely.

Btw, all the above mention disc is Region3.

Don't worry la.
As long you dun put the disc back to hard case directly after few hour playing. The disc still can tahan.

But for my case is, those games that i bought last year 2008, all don't have this crack issue.

And those i bought March 2009, all starting to crack already.

YES, Lower costs = Lower quality, BUT the price for the PS3 games still remain the same price tag!!!!

You wouldn't notice the crack line if you didn't observe it closely at the inner circle.
The line is line small tiny hair line.

jhcj, if my disc already cracked.

Can this stickers prevent the crack create more crack or not?

Better go and check all your Blu disc.
And use the pasar malam pirated soft plastic case to store the disc.

Myself 3 discs kena this CRACKED case.......

Wah...last time your FIFA09 already kena cracked.

Why you still storing the KZ2 Region 3 disc into the hard plastic case?
Should buy pasar malam pastic bag to store the disc la.....

Once it cracked, nothing much we can do. The more we play the crack disc, the line will extend into the data area.

Indeed those discs that crack are those recently launch game.



For sure is something to do with the quality issue + the heat generated after long hour playing on the disc.

I take my crack Killzone2 Region3 back to the seller, and he pass to the disc to his supplier.

Unfortunately, the supplier said is my fault that caused the disc cracked, so cannot replace the disc for me. !@#$%^