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| brazbit:
I wouldn't worry about the physical on these things. People are getting really good at repairing a lot of things that were thought of as sealed and essentially disposable at the time of manufacture. There are literally millions of most of these systems so even original parts will be around for a long time. I would be more worried about the next generation where people think the disc contains the game but it is just a stub to download the game from what will be a non-existent service or is 100% reliant on a network server and lacks even the most rudimentary AI so even if you do fool it into thinking the service is there you would essentially be the only moving object in a digital wasteland. That is going to be the real issue for fans of current generation games. Even digital is less of a concern, bits can be copied and DRM defeated, but a missing back end requires monumental effort to overcome. |
| lordsofskulls:
i turn to piracy and emulation... no way in hell i am buying my RPGs again that i have for PS2... they are in $60s+ some are in $100s and $200s+ heck especially Kuon haunting grounds and rule of rose. = HELL NO. |
| scoobs22:
--- Quote from: kashell on May 17, 2018, 08:22:30 am ---Nah, I'm not worried. --- End quote --- Seconded. If we're going to worry about CD based consoles going bad, we'd better worry about disc rot, too. Which is a thing, sure, but just not all that pervasive at this point. Also, humans die after some years. At that point it's very difficult to care. |
| dreama1:
Disc life is 25 years before it starts eroding. If you want to see what the process looks like speeded up, look at VHS tapes. |
| scoobs22:
--- Quote from: dreama1 on May 23, 2018, 10:27:49 pm ---Disc life is 25 years before it starts eroding. If you want to see what the process looks like speeded up, look at VHS tapes. --- End quote --- There's no firm, predictable number of years as you're suggesting. I have nearly 40 TG-CD/PCE-CD games that have survived 25 years and not a single one has signs of becoming degraded. The quality of manufacturing and the way the disc has been handled are two factors that you have to consider. |
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