Here's what's happening. I have an old xbox which seems broken, but (and this has happened 2 times now) starts working again if left alone for months/years. The electronic part of it works fine, but something is wrong with the disc reading part, especially after being used multiple times in a day. The last time it started working again it only worked for a week, but this time it seems to be going a little stronger. Because I wasn't sure how long/well it would work, I tried 3 games:
Mercenaries (free-roam third person action, kind of like Grand Theft Auto but in a war environment, used disc)
NASCAR 2006: Total Team Control (Brand New, racing, no explanation required)
MX vs. ATV Unleashed (Free-roam-ish kind of racing, bought disc New, still looks and works like it.)
Here's what happens:
In Mercenaries, the game frequently freezes up and then starts working working again a second later. The audio cuts out often, especially when a lot is happening. Sometimes freezes entirely.
NASCAR 2006: Absolutely no problems. Might freeze a smidge while loading, being unnoticable, but that seems normal enough(?).
MX vs. ATV Unleashed: Works great during gameplay, no problems. However, during loading sequences, there is a good chance that the game freezes.
I've had 2 Xboxes, both used, so I don't know how well it is supposed to work. What should I do? The first time this xbox came back to life, a cleaner disc did little.
I do have a 360, but many of my games are unsupported, and those that are are very glitchy when transfered. Therefore, I don't want to use the 360 for this.
Should I risk buying another used one, take it apart, what?
Thanks a billion in advance.
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