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| Do you worry that disc based retro systems won't work in the future? |
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| kashell:
Nah, I'm not worried. |
| hoshichiri:
--- Quote from: seether on May 16, 2018, 07:39:30 pm --- --- Quote from: sworddude on May 16, 2018, 06:59:03 pm ---And people worrying about ps1 and ps2 consoles are just being cheap, These consoles are very cheap to replace and I highly doubt they will increase in value especially with new cd consoles on the rise. --- End quote --- It's not the worry that a ps1 or ps2 may break, it's the worry that all ps1s and ps2s will be non-functional given a decade or two. --- End quote --- Considering the number of old DOS-type early CD computers that do still function, I don't think that the whole line is going to die quite that soon. While I certainly worry about it a little more with my CD-based consoles, I try not to worry too much about system death. The more time goes on, the more ways people find to fix to replace these old machines. We've already seen an attempt or two at a CD-based retron-style machine (even if they haven't amounted to anything yet.) CD consoles lend themselves well to such a format, seeing as the media itself is uniform in shape/read function- as long as the right programming is in there to read the discs, it doesn't really matter what system it was originally meant for. Plus, the ubiquitous nature of the CD format means lots of replacement parts for the optical drives themselves- so the uniquely game console killing issues are about on par with their cartridge based predecessors. I'm honestly a bit more worried about the discs themselves dying before the machines that play them do. After all, we're already seeing disc rot become an issue for older CD machines, and unlike chips, there's no salvaging parts from other dying discs to fix that. |
| tripredacus:
I am not worried because I will just figure out how to fix those devices instead. Already I have started down that path with a CD player I have that I need to fix. It requires me to get a multimeter, but my understanding of how cds work has already gone up. |
| dharmajones93:
@zenimus, and everyone here really, the Polymega appears to want to be the first to really do this well. I'm sure a lot on this forum are pretty excited for it. To the OP, I do worry about this. I try to use wear dispersion on my machines. It's easy with Nintendo because of backwards compatibility: Gamecube on Wii, Wii on Wii U. This way I'm not putting too much stress on any one console and in some cases improving the fidelity. I'm getting a Wii U soon, as I worry a good bit about my launch Wii breaking down. So for PS2, for example, you might consider picking up one or more PS2 slims on the cheap and rotating them occasionally. You could get multiple versions to justify adding them to your collection (color variations, slim, phat, special editions) and rotate them. But, as others have said, spare parts and a bit of elbow grease (and some basic soldering skills) will get you pretty far in this hobby. |
| rayne315:
--- Quote from: seether on May 16, 2018, 07:39:30 pm --- --- Quote from: sworddude on May 16, 2018, 06:59:03 pm ---And people worrying about ps1 and ps2 consoles are just being cheap, These consoles are very cheap to replace and I highly doubt they will increase in value especially with new cd consoles on the rise. --- End quote --- It's not the worry that a ps1 or ps2 may break, it's the worry that all ps1s and ps2s will be non-functional given a decade or two. --- End quote --- I know there are already projects similar to retron 5 but for discs in development (I have a friend who is developing on in his spare time) so this will make this a moot point in a few years/half a decade. the biggest obstacles a lot of them will face is just the legality side of things. as for the discs themselves so long as they are stored properly 90+% of all discs will still work in 100 years. the reason for that is they are a metallic foil covered in small holes that are completely sealed from the corrosive environment by the bottom plastic and the top colored disc label. some were built with imperfections inside of them from a contaminated production line and will eventually cause disc rot but the chances of that are so astronomically low that out of my entire collection and all games I have ever bought and sold I have only ever come across 1 instance of disc rot. |
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