Why are we still using discs instead of cartridges?

[Mummelmann]

CaptainExplosion said:

Mummelmann said:

And if the more brittle cartridge breaks? Blu-ray discs are nearly indestructible, especially compared to CD's and DVD's. Besides, games that old may not work anyway, GTA V, for instance, required a particular firmware update on the PS3 to even start, there's no saying whether games will work on old consoles when support is dropped and there are no more updates. This is especially so with more modern games and consoles.

I wasn't talking about cartridges.

Regardless; games not functioning or being unavailable is a problem both with physical formats and digital. Especially when BC is becoming less and less common, there are very few ways of playing older games, save for re-buying them in an e-store or using emulators, alternately having a dozen consoles under the TV.