Submitted by andimuhammadrifki t3_zmjcet in consoles
andimuhammadrifki OP t1_j0btaml wrote
Reply to comment by PositionLower2243 in will there ever be a console with SSD-ROM-based physical games? by andimuhammadrifki
of course someone is gonna pop up the issue of the SSD production cost. it was similar to the case of cartridges back then (more expensive than CD-ROM at the time), but the difference is that SSD, of course, has more capacity (up to 4 TB, although only the 256 GB and 512 GB variants will most likely be used for modern physical games) than that of the latest optical disc technology (4K UHD Bluray, with "only" up to 100 GB), while cartridges back then had less capacity ("only" up to 64 MB) than that of CD-ROM (which is up to 600 MB).
Brainvillage t1_j0bvb5x wrote
>of course someone is gonna pop up the issue of the SSD production cost. it was similar to the case of cartridges back then (more expensive than CD-ROM at the time), but the difference is that SSD, of course, has more capacity (up to 4 TB, although only the 256 GB and 512 GB variants will most likely be used for modern physical games)
From a quick look on Amazon, a cheap 256GB NVMe is minimum $40. So, add that cost on to the price of the game, are you willing to spend $110 on a new game?
It's not a terrible idea, but costs need to come down quite a bit before it's realistic.
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