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While optical discs store a large amount of data, and are suitable for gaming, they fall short of one thing - durability.
Optical discs (CDs, DVDs) can be ruined through a single scratch, wasting someone's hard earned money. My suggestion is to use some kind of protection for optical discs. Here is how it can be done -
Specially designed transparent and light plastic cases might be designed to envelope the disc, so it can be made safe of scratches. Any damages would hurt the plastic cover, and when it becomes unfit, it can be detached and a new one can be put into use. It is a simple idea, but somebody who really matters should ponder about it.
make games on memory cards or whatever.
them usb pendrives dont take much to build and they dont scratch
you can get 5 gigabytes on some of them.
they take up less space less power needeed. consoles could be be built smaller and best of all cheap!
so why note ditch the cd and dvd and get the pen drives
> How did this ****ing man got a notable status?
1) I don't like you.
2) HE happens to be amusing.
3) YOU'VE got a fat face.
> We voted for him, or the staff did.
Bwahahaahhah. ahem. Oh come on, has everyone had their sense of humour removed on this forum....
> Every game in the future will be stored in special Jams which you
> spread on your console (made from bread).
How did this ****ing man got a notable status?
> Aoe wrote:
> Good idea. But i have a BETTER plan!
>
> Make the games out of diamond = no scracthes (unless you have sharp
> diamonds lying around the place)
> Theoritically, this is the best option one can have. But practically,
> it would be very expensive, you know it too. You could buy 10
> original copies of the game in DVDs for 1 Diamond Disc.
Really? That's some cheap shït diamond.
> It's not a bad idea actually, for an extra £1 or something (they
> shouldn't make it too expencive) games could be made to last longer.
>
> I like the idea.
£1 would be "expensive" in some ways. You can consider buying them 3 for £2 or 10 for £3 or something like that. I think 2 or 3 should come along with the original game.