xl RETRO Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 So, I got screwed over on Ebay, and sold a game that freezes every 5 seconds, the game is GTA: IV. My friend has the game, and is happy to let me borrow it if need be. If I installed the game, and played it with my crappy disk in, would it work perfectly? My friend's game has next to no scratches so that game wouldn't freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disavowed Knowledge Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I say go for it. You don't really have much to lose here. I've not had that kind of issue before, so I can't tell you for sure it will work, but it's worth a shot. You won't really know for sure unless you try, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xl RETRO Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Haha, well if it works i'll be okay with the whole 'screwed over on ebay thing', but if it doesn't, and i'm stuck with a broken game, i'm forwarding a parcel to the senders address containing like a rabid racoon or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggaz Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Yeah it would, unless your disc is absolutely fuckeedd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disavowed Knowledge Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Haha, well if it works i'll be okay with the whole 'screwed over on ebay thing', but if it doesn't, and i'm stuck with a broken game, i'm forwarding a parcel to the senders address containing like a rabid racoon or something. Yeah, I tend to avoid Ebay at all costs for this reason. If you got his address, you could pretend to make nice, send him a bottle of "imported" beer, that may or may not taste like urine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xl RETRO Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hahahah, i'll send it before I send the racoon Yeah, I hadn't used Ebay before, I have many friends at school who play a lot of games, so I just usually buy whatever from them, and yeah... i'll stick with that from now on ): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkeyknight Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Another great reason that ebay sucks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadiantViper Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I'm a little confused, are you saying you're trying to install his copy but then play it with your disc? If so, that won't work. It recognizes which disc was used to install the game. When I was at my friends house and I was going to play some Fallout 3 which I have downloaded, I accidentally grabbed his copy and it said I have to use the disc that was used to install it. This was before the latest update but I see no reason why they would change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrari360max Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 It does work, my copy of Red Faction got ruined so i went to blockbuster and rented it out, installed it and then used my disc for the rest of the time i had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethrow Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 yep that could work. my cod 4 disc is cracked, took me 3 tried to install it to hdd, if it didn't work, i wouldve did the same thing to install and use my bummed out disc to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indie Hero Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I've done this before with a game. I had a crappy version of Dead Rising, but then got a new one. I gave my sister the crappy version, but used my good disc to install it to her hard drive. YOU CAN DO THIS. It's not like the Arcade games where it HAS to be on the Xbox you installed. You can use completely different discs to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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