I can't imagine how ridiculous or desirable it'll be searching for mint PS3/PS4 discs in the future if Blu-Ray's can't be fixed like a regular DVD.
You do realise that resurfacing a disc lowers the value of the game right?
A bad condition game will have higher value ofcourse but if you have an excellent or nm condition disc and you resurface it the value will go down.
Allot of collectors do not want a resurfaced disc, I for example can see if a disc has been resurfaced, It's never as perfect as a mint disc you will see the results on the whole disc. It's pretty easy to see the difference is pretty notable.
Most people probably wouldn't even be able to tell if a game was resurfaced. Probably never even crosses their mind. At least it doesn't for me. I'm sure people will just check for scuffs and scratches and then add it to the collection if it looks mint. At least the casual collectors.
That's very true but condition is everything for me and I can see when a disc is resurfaced. The difference between a mint disc and a resurfaced disc is definitly there even if done excellent especially for more expensive games it will hurt the value. You will see marks and hardcore collectors do complain when they paid for a mint disc game wich has been resurfaced for the more expensive games.
I can't imagine how ridiculous or desirable it'll be searching for mint PS3/PS4 discs in the future if Blu-Ray's can't be fixed like a regular DVD.
You do realise that resurfacing a disc lowers the value of the game right?
A bad condition game will have higher value ofcourse but if you have an excellent or nm condition disc and you resurface it the value will go down.
Allot of collectors do not want a resurfaced disc, I for example can see if a disc has been resurfaced, It's never as perfect as a mint disc you will see the results on the whole disc. It's pretty easy to see the difference is pretty notable.
Only if the machine is of poor quality. I used to work in a video games store with a $9000 machine, and the result was exactly the same as if the disc was new. The buffering was really light and you couldn't notice that it was thinner except with highly specialized tools or if it had to be buffed heavily, which is rare.
That's not true even if done excellent with the best machines you will see marks I know. I have seen differences in quality and better machines make it less noticable but It's still there. If you have a disc with allot of deeper scratches than even the best machine cannot make it even look slightly mint. It's not as smooth after resurfacing even if done near perfect a hardcore collector will notice this.
Besides people say that they don't see a difference while it's right in front of them It's pretty noticable. Most people aren't that picky.
Aside from that, for older consoles the discs are harder to read. In allot cases the console will make strange noises since it is working really hard to read the disc. You will destroy the laser of the console allot faster. Furthermore you will probably never have the smooth silence from before the resurface. Even scratched functional discs do not do this to a console with the **** noises.
Resurfacing is definitly not recommended for older consoles before wii era.