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[Garibaldi]

I've got a bunch of PS1 and PS2 discs (FF 6-9, RE 1-3, Dino Crisis 1 & 2, MGS 1-3 subsistence). None of them have a hint of rot. The FF7 one is the original release from when it first came out in the UK, so it's ancient (28 years old I think).

It's all about how you store them. I have them in a cupboard above our bed. The room is kept cool, no AC but we usually open the window a crack all day to get rid of the other Half's stench from the night before (no, it's not me, my stench is sweet) plus we live in North England. It's never warm here, never mind hot.

 

[Hudo]

We're all just rotting away anyway.

 

[rofif]

We're all just rotting away anyway.

truth is... in the next 20-30 years if we live that long.... we will be playing ports or remakes of this crap.
Not like we all have ps3s and xbox 360 connected and ready to go. No point worrying over that

 

[Dane]

The issue with Blu Rays is that the scratches can be more harmful than in CD and DVDs, because it data layer protection plastic layer is much thinner than in the CD or DVD. This is such a pain in the ass that I only grab up used BD games if I have them in hands, while the others can be easily resurfaced.

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

You (and all the people hoarding physical games) are in for a surprise. It’s not a matter of if, but when.

not for decades and decades will it be a problem if you store them properly, is my bet.

 

[Hudo]

truth is... in the next 20-30 years if we live that long.... we will be playing ports or remakes of this crap.
Not like we all have ps3s and xbox 360 connected and ready to go. No point worrying over that

I wonder how much the ratio between new games and remakes/remasters will shift.

 

[Wildebeest]

Good job it's legal and easy to make backups for personal use, right?

 

[ArtHands]

Suddenly every physical dudes go all "its all fearmongering" on something that will happen inevitably according to science