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| burningdoom:
--- Quote from: thecrypticodor on April 19, 2014, 01:10:16 am ---Most PS2's are already 10+ years old in another 20 they'll be 30 and over. A lot of the optical pickups will inevitably fail within that time. I doubt there's gonna be many if any companies making replacement laser's for 30+ year old systems. So it's not gonna be like the second and third gen consoles where they'll be a ton of units still functioning at 30 years of age. This should surely help even out the demand for PS2 media. --- Quote from: dreama1 on April 18, 2014, 11:16:45 pm ---You think the PS1's prices will go crazy in the next 3 years? My counter point would be if it was the cartridge based systems that were driving the prices, and that the same conditions couldn't be met with a disc based system. Will ps2 discs even work in 10 years? The disc as good storage has never been tested. --- End quote --- I have CD's released as early as 83 that still work just fine. --- End quote --- Same here. And I've listened to Pyromania and Ride the Lightning, A LOT. |
| theflea:
--- Quote from: soera on April 19, 2014, 01:24:21 am --- --- Quote from: argyle on April 18, 2014, 11:07:01 pm ---Disk-based games are also not as durable as cartridges. --- End quote --- This 110%. I know everyone says that the last 4-5 generations of games have been mass produced but simply put, a lot of them are not going to survive. Some of the ugliest fucking cartridges that look like they were unearthed from 20 years in a burial plot still play like they are brand new. These disk games can not do that. Im waiting to see what the game collector crowd is like when we are on the PS8. --- End quote --- This is a good point, Disc based games could go up if less and less can be found that are not scratched the hell up. Do you know how many times I pass on PS1, PS2, Xbox and GC games due to they look like freddy Kruger took his claws to them? While some can be resurfaced (personally I pass on these to) it could make CD games in mint shape be more in demand. Speaking of being unearthed, any one hear that people got permission to dig in New Mexico to try and find the legendary ET dump site? lol I have a feeling people are going to be disappointed in what they find. :P |
| scott:
Lots of diapers. |
| argyle:
--- Quote from: soera on April 19, 2014, 01:24:21 am --- --- Quote from: argyle on April 18, 2014, 11:07:01 pm ---Disk-based games are also not as durable as cartridges. --- End quote --- This 110%. I know everyone says that the last 4-5 generations of games have been mass produced but simply put, a lot of them are not going to survive. Some of the ugliest fucking cartridges that look like they were unearthed from 20 years in a burial plot still play like they are brand new. These disk games can not do that. Im waiting to see what the game collector crowd is like when we are on the PS8. --- End quote --- This is exactly the point I was trying to make. A collector may pass on a beat-up cart because he wants one that looks pretty, but everyone will be passing on these trashed disks because they simply will not play. And I expect the ET cart dig to be very similar to this (for those as old as I am...): |
| dreama1:
--- Quote from: soera on April 19, 2014, 01:24:21 am --- --- Quote from: argyle on April 18, 2014, 11:07:01 pm ---Disk-based games are also not as durable as cartridges. --- End quote --- This 110%. I know everyone says that the last 4-5 generations of games have been mass produced but simply put, a lot of them are not going to survive. Some of the ugliest fucking cartridges that look like they were unearthed from 20 years in a burial plot still play like they are brand new. These disk games can not do that. Im waiting to see what the game collector crowd is like when we are on the PS8. --- End quote --- |
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