Trouble Running Final Fantasy XIII

[DaHeckIzDat1]

Lately I've been playing Final Fantasy XIII on my ps3, and an issue keeps popping up. When I insert the disc, it will try to read it but can't. It will make a clicking noise, then a sound like it's trying to eject it, and then more clicking, and then it stops. It runs other games just fine. I know there's not a scratch on the disc because I brought the copy of the game back and got a different one (which they put through the buffer first), and it gave me the exact same issues. If I eject it and put it back in enough times, it will eventually play. I looked it up on the internet, and it looks like a lot of people are having similar issues with this game, but I can't find a solution. Any of you guys have an idea?

[ptdebate1]

Hi DaHeckIzDat,

FFXIII is a dual-layer Blu-Ray game. That means that the total game data exceeds 25GB and must employ a special technique to record up to twice as much data (50GB) as the medium is usually capable of. Have you tested any other dual-layer games recently? The Last of Us and the Uncharted series come to mind as prime candidates.

When your disc drive starts failing, dual-layer compatibility is usually the first to go. How old is your PS3?

[DaHeckIzDat1]

I've been playing Tales of Xillia, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles, Kingdom Hearts HD Remix, and Darksiders. Don't know if any of them are dual layer. The ps3 is just over 4 years old. Got it for a graduation present.

[ptdebate1]

[QUOTE=DaHeckIzDat]I've been playing Tales of Xillia, Tales of Symphonia Chronicles, Kingdom Hearts HD Remix, and Darksiders. Don't know if any of them are dual layer. The ps3 is just over 4 years old. Got it for a graduation present. [/QUOTE]

I'm afraid none of those are dual-layer. Try out Uncharted 3 (it should be really cheap now) and see what happens. Is it a fat or slim PS3?

[DaHeckIzDat1]

Fat one

[ptdebate1]

Sorry for forgetting to reply--fat PS3s from almost every hardware revision have failure-prone Blu-Ray drives. Consider upgrading to a slim or super-slim if you find one for cheap. You can use a USB stick to back up your game data using a firmware utility.