| Damagon said: Surely DVDs and particularly Bluray discs last much longer right? I mean in the grand scheme of things 20 years is nothing. The irony of it all is that physical storage is picked over digital/cloud storage precisely to extend the lifetime of the product. I guess there really is no way out, no matter what, our games are doomed. |
"Disc rot, as far as my research has shown, is due to bad disc pressing during the manufacturing process. Apparently microscopic air bubbles or other contaminants may get trapped in with the information layer between the outer polymer layers. Sometimes the pressing may be slightly uneven. Or the thin lacquer protective layer is compromised. In any case, over time the information layer is oxidized in these tiny pockets and 'rust' or 'rot' pieces of the information layer."
That is a quote from the website that the GAF member referenced. According to the whole article no matter what you do if the company sends out discs with these flaws you are screwed. I don't know how you could convince any of the companies responsible to replace a disc.
