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Video Game Database Discussion / COA numbers
« on: February 21, 2023, 02:13:03 pm »
Someone please explain COA (Certificate of Authenticity) numbers as it relates to video games.
The COA 14-digit number appears meaningless for identification purposes.
Identical Xbox 360 games have different 9999x-xxx-xxx-xxx numbers. I've seen at least 10 different 14-digit numbers for the same game.
The other number, Xxx-xxxxx, is definitely not unique. For example, X11-40710 appears on at least 100 different Xbox 360 games.
The COA 14-digit number appears meaningless for identification purposes.
Identical Xbox 360 games have different 9999x-xxx-xxx-xxx numbers. I've seen at least 10 different 14-digit numbers for the same game.
The other number, Xxx-xxxxx, is definitely not unique. For example, X11-40710 appears on at least 100 different Xbox 360 games.