Boblee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 54 minutes ago, Justin11 said: Their is nothing like recycling around video game CDs. Just make do of those CDs and move on. It will be hard to revive them, unless you want to take them back to their various devs to help you on that aspect. If the CDs are dead, they are dead. There is absolutely nothing to do in order to get them working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, Boblee said: If the CDs are dead, they are dead. There is absolutely nothing to do in order to get them working again. Yes, I believe when he comes online, he wouldn't worry much, just do away with the dead games and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, Justin11 said: Yes, I believe when he comes online, he wouldn't worry much, just do away with the dead games and move on. Well, that's one of the biggest reasons why I do prefer getting my video games on soft copy all the time and most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just now, Boblee said: Well, that's one of the biggest reasons why I do prefer getting my video games on soft copy all the time and most of the time. Due to such kind of situation where your game stops due to dead disc. Digital version is the more preferred option because it wouldn't corrupt easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Justin11 said: Due to such kind of situation where your game stops due to dead disc. Digital version is the more preferred option because it wouldn't corrupt easily. As for as I'm concerned, it's the best for me. It's not that I don't get disc from time to time but I prefer to download my games mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, Boblee said: As for as I'm concerned, it's the best for me. It's not that I don't get disc from time to time but I prefer to download my games mostly. Downloadable contents are better, since you wouldn't suffer surprising dead game stuff, your games will be around for you for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Yeah, although internet connection would be a challenge sometimes but once it's downloaded, you're very good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 If I know power outage will be a major issue when downloading, then I'll buy from game village/shop. So, internet connection wouldn't disrupt my downloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 It's actually why I don't download any games without having backup power supply in case anything goes wrong with my electricity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I think that's a tremendous idea you've got. It wouldn't lead you losing your data carelessly due to power outage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Boblee said: If the CDs are dead, they are dead. There is absolutely nothing to do in order to get them working again. Yup, once a CD, DVD, etc starts to degrade, or go through disc rot, then that disc will become unusable soon after. Unfortunately CDs will not survive forever. Carts might, but even they have a shelf life. CDs can't be repaired either. Scratches can be fixed somewhat, but eventually it'll run its course and degrade. That's why I'm all for preservation of video games, because eventually those carts, cds, sd cards and so on, will degrade and be lost to time. But if we have a database of all games that we can go back to anytime, that would make life so much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 7 hours ago, Kane99 said: Yeah cart based games last a lot longer, but they too will eventually degrade over time. It'll just take longer. Disc based games degrade faster because of the plastics and metal used in the discs. I think blu-rays last longer, but even those have a shelf life of like 20-30 years. Yeah, Blu-rays do last longer. It's why they are made in that way because a lot of data had been lost to the other format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 2:23 AM, Kane99 said: Yup, once a CD, DVD, etc starts to degrade, or go through disc rot, then that disc will become unusable soon after. Unfortunately CDs will not survive forever. Carts might, but even they have a shelf life. CDs can't be repaired either. Scratches can be fixed somewhat, but eventually it'll run its course and degrade. That's why I'm all for preservation of video games, because eventually those carts, cds, sd cards and so on, will degrade and be lost to time. But if we have a database of all games that we can go back to anytime, that would make life so much easier. There is no going back for such disc when it wear off. It's the sorry end of all CDs and there is nothing to do about it which is why most people prefer soft copies now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, Boblee said: There is no going back for such disc when it wear off. It's the sorry end of all CDs and there is nothing to do about it which is why most people prefer soft copies now. Seriously, you ain't going to have such degrading problems with game's software copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
