Will PS2's standard games become expensive in 20 years like the NES?

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burningdoom:

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--- Quote from: burningdoom on April 22, 2014, 12:23:49 pm ---I really need to get Gradius III & IV and Gradius V before they get there! I love me some shoot-em ups, and Gradius is one of the best series! I have the NES, SNES, and GBA ones.

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Musha's better. :D

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Great game, but you can't really call it a series, there's only 1.

darko:
I don't see any disc based games going as crazy as carts. There will come a time when the discs simply wont work. Regardless of scratches, disc rot is a real thing. You could leave a game sealed and the odds of it working flawlessly in 20-30 years are minimal. Also - the consoles will all be dead someday. They have too many moving parts, too many things to go wrong, etc. That PS2 might have a brand new laser installed, but it might not be functional in 20 years even without use. Are there going to be lasers available 20 years from now? Meh - maybe, maybe not.

My suggestion (even as a collector) is to back those discs up on a PC and store them away until you want to play them again. I have a HDD installed on my PS2 for many reasons - one is because I know that someday that could be my only option.

burningdoom:
I personally think disc rot is a myth started by people that don't take care of their discs or bought bad discs. Like has already been mentioned by others, I have CDs that came out in the early-to-mid 80s that work perfectly fine and that's about as old as discs get. And these are CDs I've listened to A LOT (I'm big on the 80s).

90snostalga:

--- Quote from: burningdoom on April 22, 2014, 04:59:11 pm ---I personally think disc rot is a myth started by people that don't take care of their discs or bought bad discs. Like has already been mentioned by others, I have CDs that came out in the early-to-mid 80s that work perfectly fine and that's about as old as discs get. And these are CDs I've listened to A LOT (I'm big on the 80s).

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Here me out on this one doom. Disc rot does occur; however, it's a time frame issue. When I using to produce music for local studios I learned a lot about the cd dye. CD's made after I believe 2000 or so, are made with less quality and the dye does fade over time. CD's from the 80s were produced hell of a lot better. As well as not just the dye but the coating. The coating after the dye since the late 90s or so, is not as heavy as a compact disc from the 80s. One of my grand mothers who used to work in the Silicon Valley for IBM back in the 60s, said they actually used cds back then (a little different form) and she claims those were fantastic durability compared to now.

You are probably right about it does depend on how well cds are treated but it seems that most of my older cds from the 80s and early 90s do have less scratches. Hell, sometimes I will buy a new cd and it will get a scratch on it immediately after I take it out of the cd player from its first play.

90snostalga:
I will say that when I hold a Wii U game disc, I can certainly feel the texture and heaviness of the rim of the cd coating. I have not touched a ps4 or xbox one disc but the Wii U disc seems to have better physical quality than a 360 or ps3 disc. Any one else notice this or am I just plain stupid?

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