Guitar Hero 3 replacement disc

So I got my mailer for the Guitar Hero 3 replacement disc today in the post. Has anyone recieved there replacement disc yet? I am hoping someone can give some details about how long the process took and can confirm that old save data works with the remastered version. The mailer states that you shoudl wait 3-4 weeks for your replacement but I was hoping that this is the upper maximum.actionquake

Wait a second. Are they making you give up your copy of the game to get the stereo one? That's really unfair on their part if that's true!

You have to send in your original copy and then wait 3-4 weeks for a replacement. Which is why I definitely want to know that this version is 100% fixed and compatible with old saves before I send it out.actionquake

I know two people in the "real world", haha, that have it for Wii and I told them about it being in mono and asked them if they were gonna get the replacements and they both said they didn't care to. (They are both women in their 20s, so I don't think they care about the sound quality or even notice it). I have it for 360, but I still feel for ya man. That's a long time to not have the game and then possibly get it back and not have your save files. I would flip out!

Anyways, best of luck. Hopefully someone will pop in here with a solid answer for you. I haven't seen anything with my little eyes.

You have to send in your original copy and then wait 3-4 weeks for a replacement. Which is why I definitely want to know that this version is 100% fixed and compatible with old saves before I send it out.actionquake

Why wouldn't it be compatible with old saves? You know how saves work, right? They have nothing do to do with the disc. All that they are changing on these discs are the fact that they are encoding the audio how it should have been encoded to begin with.

-Shark2k

Wait a second. Are they making you give up your copy of the game to get the stereo one? That's really unfair on their part if that's true!

Deominator

What, you expect them to just send out games to who ever claims to have a copy of it? It's not like the games came with a registration code.

[QUOTE="Deominator"]

Wait a second. Are they making you give up your copy of the game to get the stereo one? That's really unfair on their part if that's true!

ozzsoad

What, you expect them to just send out games to who ever claims to have a copy of it? It's not like the games came with a registration code.

i still havent even received the mailers for it..even though i signed up on the website

can someone please point me to where i need to go to get the mailer sent to me..i really want to get this thing replaced..

[QUOTE="actionquake"]You have to send in your original copy and then wait 3-4 weeks for a replacement. Which is why I definitely want to know that this version is 100% fixed and compatible with old saves before I send it out.shark2k6

Why wouldn't it be compatible with old saves? You know how saves work, right? They have nothing do to do with the disc. All that they are changing on these discs are the fact that they are encoding the audio how it should have been encoded to begin with.

-Shark2k

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[QUOTE="actionquake"]You have to send in your original copy and then wait 3-4 weeks for a replacement. Which is why I definitely want to know that this version is 100% fixed and compatible with old saves before I send it out.Warplane11

Why wouldn't it be compatible with old saves? You know how saves work, right? They have nothing do to do with the disc. All that they are changing on these discs are the fact that they are encoding the audio how it should have been encoded to begin with.

-Shark2k

Obviously people do not understand what is getting done with these discs than. There is absolutely no new programming that is required. All that is happening is that the music is being re-encoded properly and than the disc is being "re-pressed" (re-burnt) with the same source code and the proper audio files. No programming changes, therefore no possiblility of anything getting messed up.

-Shark2k

So I got my mailer for the Guitar Hero 3 replacement disc today in the post. Has anyone recieved there replacement disc yet? I am hoping someone can give some details about how long the process took and can confirm that old save data works with the remastered version. The mailer states that you shoudl wait 3-4 weeks for your replacement but I was hoping that this is the upper maximum.actionquake

[QUOTE="Warplane11"][QUOTE="shark2k6"]

[QUOTE="actionquake"]You have to send in your original copy and then wait 3-4 weeks for a replacement. Which is why I definitely want to know that this version is 100% fixed and compatible with old saves before I send it out.shark2k6

Why wouldn't it be compatible with old saves? You know how saves work, right? They have nothing do to do with the disc. All that they are changing on these discs are the fact that they are encoding the audio how it should have been encoded to begin with.

-Shark2k

Obviously people do not understand what is getting done with these discs than. There is absolutely no new programming that is required. All that is happening is that the music is being re-encoded properly and than the disc is being "re-pressed" (re-burnt) with the same source code and the proper audio files. No programming changes, therefore no possiblility of anything getting messed up.

-Shark2k

Take off the "re-"s and you're description will be golden. I kind of doubt they'd try to reuse the same discs, as the time to do that would definitely be more expensive than the cost of a new disc.

[QUOTE="Deominator"]

Wait a second. Are they making you give up your copy of the game to get the stereo one? That's really unfair on their part if that's true!

ozzsoad

What, you expect them to just send out games to who ever claims to have a copy of it? It's not like the games came with a registration code.

Well, they could do it through a Proof Of Purchase where you cut out the UPC on your original game case and mail it in with a form. I think you were just trying to trash on me and start a fight. Grow up.

Take off the "re-"s and you're description will be golden. I kind of doubt they'd try to reuse the same discs, as the time to do that would definitely be more expensive than the cost of a new disc.guynamedbilly

Oh, symantics symantics :p. My point came across though, right? I understand thought why you said to take off the "re-"s, but technically the original audio is being re-encoded and the disc is really what would not be re-pressed. But it's all good.

-Shark2k

Obviously people do not understand what is getting done with these discs than. There is absolutely no new programming that is required. All that is happening is that the music is being re-encoded properly and than the disc is being "re-pressed" (re-burnt) with the same source code and the proper audio files. No programming changes, therefore no possiblility of anything getting messed up.

-Shark2k

shark2k6

I am pretty sure that they will have to add in the surround sound menu that they described in the manual and they haven't expressly stated that they are not going to have to tweak other things in the programming.

To be honest I am a little less than trusting considering that:

1)The Guitar Hero 3 box has Dolby Pro logic on it and the game is outputting in mono = my trust is shot

2)It took them a month to admit this, even though they must have known even before they shipped to stores

3)They took out the sound menu that is mentioned in the manual, suggesting to my distrusting mind that they had a technical issue with the sound -before- they pressed the discs and didn't have time to fix it (but had time to alter the menu's). This would indicate that the problem wasn't purely failure to press the correct audiofiles and thus may neccesitate changes to the programming.

[QUOTE="shark2k6"]

Obviously people do not understand what is getting done with these discs than. There is absolutely no new programming that is required. All that is happening is that the music is being re-encoded properly and than the disc is being "re-pressed" (re-burnt) with the same source code and the proper audio files. No programming changes, therefore no possiblility of anything getting messed up.

-Shark2k

actionquake

I am pretty sure that they will have to add in the surround sound menu that they described in the manual and they haven't expressly stated that they are not going to have to tweak other things in the programming.

To be honest I am a little less than trusting considering that:

1)The Guitar Hero 3 box has Dolby Pro logic on it and the game is outputting in mono = my trust is shot

2)It took them a month to admit this, even though they must have known even before they shipped to stores

3)They took out the sound menu that is mentioned in the manual, suggesting to my distrusting mind that they had a technical issue with the sound -before- they pressed the discs and didn't have time to fix it (but had time to alter the menu's). This would indicate that the problem wasn't purely failure to press the correct audiofiles and thus may neccesitate changes to the programming.

I've played plenty of other Wii games that outputed in surround (pro logic II) but did not have a sound menu to change from one to the other. They chose the sound based on the setting on the Wii console for the output. It could very well be that they decided to take out the sound menu after they had printed all the instruction manuals because they decided to take the route I just mentioned. Just re-encoding the sound is a lot cheaper than adding a menu in(or back), so I doubt they would do that because they are already losing money on this.

-Shark2k

i still havent even received the mailers for it..even though i signed up on the websiteschu

I just got mine today. You'll get it, don't worry.

[QUOTE="schu"]i still havent even received the mailers for it..even though i signed up on the websiteJordanElek

I just got mine today. You'll get it, don't worry.

so did i, i just checked ym mail like 5 minutes ago. in fact, i just made a thread asking the same thing lol (sorry, i didnt know someone had done so already lol). but i'm freaked out about whether or not the game gets lost within the mail. idk, i'm a worrier.

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[QUOTE="schu"]i still havent even received the mailers for it..even though i signed up on the websiteicarus212001

I just got mine today. You'll get it, don't worry.

so did i, i just checked ym mail like 5 minutes ago. in fact, i just made a thread asking the same thing lol (sorry, i didnt know someone had done so already lol). but i'm freaked out about whether or not the game gets lost within the mail. idk, i'm a worrier.