Topic: Can scratches on the cover art of a disc damaged it?

My brother bought me Dark Souls III a few days ago, but the art on the disc was scratched and I am a little worried that this will affect the ability of my ps4 to read the game disc. Does anyone have information about this?

As far as I know, the underside of that forms the reflective layer, so yes - that could cause problems.

@JigsawPieces Oh well, it is unfortunate but I suppose there is nothing I can do. Thank you very much for answering.

@Asancame Sorry for being the bearer of (potentially) bad news. Can you or your brother give it a try, and/or get it exchanged for a disc without the scratch?

@JigsawPieces Don’t worry about it, these things happen sometimes. As for what you suggest I don’t think it is possible as it was an used copy, I already talked with him and we are searching for another copy, just in case this one fails at some point.

@Asancame Depending on where he bought it from and how long ago he bought it, some second hand stores still guarantee the disks. So you might be able to get a refund, as the stores should be checking the disks for damage before they sell them.