"Steam Is The Only Good Monopoly" – The Danger of a Digital-Only Future for Gaming

[Chrkeller]

curl-6 said:

Yeah nothing lasts forever, but I own Atari 2600 carts from the 1970s that still function; if you care for something properly it can last a very long time.

I never had issues with carts.  All my issues, I used to be a collector, were with disk drives (e.g. CD, DVD, BR).  I had a few issues with carts that had batteries.  Trying to take part Genesis and NES games to replace the battery wasn't fun, but most games didn't have batteries.  

I personally find emulation just better, simpler, easier, etc.