"Oblivion: amount of crashes - console or game problem?"

[stuartjems]

Picked this up on Friday (the day after tracking down a 360)

Liking the game but not liking the amount of crashes I'm suffering. It's locking up about once every 45 mins/hour with a "this disc cannot be read" problem.

I popped the disc out and there appear to be small marks on the disc, nothing like the ring of death you get if you tilt the console - but enought to set me thinking.

With the console being so new I wonder if I have dodgy hardware or if this is a game-related issue.

Anyone care to share their experiences, so I can decide if I need to return my console?

Cheers