Current Events > All ps1 discs are set to die of rot before the end of the decade.

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I know there are quite a few collectors here on GameFAQs. What will you do with your collection? Hold ceremony, give it a proper burial?

What?

wasn't this meant to happen with floppy disks in the 2010s? I still have to load fonts off the fuckers for old signage machines and they work fine.

Its estimated they'll last like 100 years if stored somewhere dry and with a reasonably stable temperature.

So no.

I have literally hundreds of PS1 games and not a single one is showing any signs of rotting.

troll topic

Posting crap like this without any proof. I'm shocked the mod posted here didn't just delete the topic...

I get suspended for saying I want to move to a certain state and mark that as trolling....

LanHikari10 posted...

What?

CD and DVD roms actually have a shelf life, they begin to degrade after so many years. It's called Disc Rot

CanuckCowboy posted...

Its estimated they'll last like 100 years if stored somewhere dry and with a reasonably stable temperature.

So no.

I do like the fearmongering, a little bit, but this is actually kinda heartening. Although, if you're just keeping them for the sake of collection, the disc quality doesn't matter much anyway.

Talas posted...

CD and DVD roms actually have a shelf life, they begin to degrade after so many years. It's called Disc Rot

If this were true when how come I got discs from over 30 years ago that still work fine?

Fade2black001 posted...

If this were true when how come I got discs from over 30 years ago that still work fine?

Disc rot is much more of a thing with Laserdiscs and shitty knockoff CDs and DVDs printed on inferior discs.

Flauros posted...

Disc rot is much more of a thing with Laserdiscs and shitty knockoff CDs and DVDs printed on inferior discs.

This makes more sense

CD-Rs and CD-RWs have the shortest predicted lifespan (five to 10 years), followed by recorded DVD-RWs (up to 30 years). Recorded CD-RWs and DVD-Rs have a predicted lifetime of 20 to 100 years.

Back_Stabbath posted...

wasn't this meant to happen with floppy disks in the 2010s? I still have to load fonts off the fuckers for old signage machines and they work fine.

What computers even have floppy disk drive inserts any more?

Babidi123 posted...

What computers even have floppy disk drive inserts any more?

you can buy floppy drives for modern PCs to play around with retro software

Flauros posted...

I have literally hundreds of PS1 games and not a single one is showing any signs of rotting.

If they start to show signs of rotting, it's already too late.

I noticed a lot of Dreamcast and Sega Saturn games have disc-rot problems. My Sonic 3d blast has bronzing all over it, while a lot of my Saturn games have pinholes.

Damn, guess I better sell both my sealed copies of Suikoden II before this decade is over.

Babidi123 posted...

What computers even have floppy disk drive inserts any more?

ancient machines with no memory where you have to load fonts and images into it every time you turn it on :/

Fade2black001 posted...

If this were true when how come I got discs from over 30 years ago that still work fine?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot

I mean there's no set time limit when they will start to degrade but eventually they will, exposure to air and light will eventually break down the chemicals and metals that make up the discs. Some discs types are more resistant than other types though.