Why are we still using discs instead of cartridges?

[Mummelmann]

SpokenTruth 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.

Ever have an SD card break on you?  Or DS, 3DS or Vita?

They are pretty damn tough these days.

Never owned a DS, 3DS or Vita, have had three SD and Micro SD cards, but only for phones. One broke, it was while I had my second Sony Ericsson phone, not the T610 but the one directly after.

Besides; the OP is talking financial sense, which makes the discussion useless at its core since we all know that it's cheaper with discs.