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Dead or Alive 4 Data Corruption Issue Confirmed

Posted by Zonk on from the watch-your-saves dept.

Eurogamer reports on an issue with Dead or Alive 4 game saves. Tecmo has owned up to the problem, which erases fight information, leaderboard positions, and unlocked items. From the article: "'We're aware of the issue... We're working to identify and resolve the potential problem with the technical folks at Microsoft.' A patch is on the way shortly, apparently. There's still no word on precisely when Dead or Alive 4 will be released in Europe, but chances are they'll have fixed the bug by then."

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  1. It happens... by Ykant · · Score: 3, Interesting
    ...all the time, many platforms, several games. And it sucks to lose your entire history of gaming on a console for one bug.

    I've got a first-run PS2 and memory cards that are getting a little long in the tooth, and I have concerns about data corruption on those cards. I really wish some manufacturer would bring a first-party backup device to market. On the other hand, some might consider that an admission of flaws in their product.

    Can't someone make a console that takes CompactFlash or SDs? Heck, I'll take Memory Sticks if I have to - at least I could back up saves to PC if nothing else...

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  2. Taking a beating by GoNINzo · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Actually, it's a feature not a bug. If your ass gets kicked so badly at a game, losing some unlockables is great modivation to get better. 'Wow, Tina just knocked my socks off! And Survival mode! Damnit!'

    The question I have is if they will be replacing discs for those people without the HD. Because the HD is an option and not manditory, I don't think a patch should be the only fix they implement. And if people can't return the game, then they are stuck having to spend another hundred bucks on a HD. (Not like any real gamer would get a core system but... heh)

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    1. Re:Taking a beating by C.+Mattix · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Didn't a manufacturer have to agree not to send patches that didn't related to additional content down the network in order to use XBox live services?