At first, I thought the Playstation wasn't reading the game disc correctly, but I think it is supposed to be that way,

It is supposed to be that way. Freaked me out a bit when I first saw it, too, but I knew the game was okay. However, that game really did freeze on me once after I just completed a boss fight, and I had to redo half a dungeon and that boss because of it.
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