The Fatal Flaw of the Game Disc

My follow-up on ownership: https://adamdotnet.substack.com/p/wil... When did the game disc really die? and also how did it die? and also why did it die? This video is an autopsy into the game disc, viewed through the lens of the PlayStation. support me by subscribing and by following me on all my other platforms https://linktr.ee/adam.net (Honestly, this topic could be explored way further by analyzing the GameCube, Wii, OG Xbox, but I've tried (somewhat) to keep it brief.) chapters: 0:00 The $90 Empty Disc 1:05 Suspect 1: The PS1 2:29 Cartridges & CDs 5:27 The PS1 Disc 7:02 Suspect 2: The PS2 8:12 Suspect 3: The PS3 9:25 GT5 Experiment 1 10:00 The PS3's Problem 12:00 The (Permanent) Fix 13:14 Suspect 4: The PS4 15:44 A Brief Detour 16:21 Suspect 5: The PS5 17:35 The Mandatory Patch 19:50 Putting it All Together 21:46 A Eulogy music: Warhead Storage (Metal Gear Solid), On Your Way (Ridge Racer Type 4), Hall of Horoscope (Ape Escape 3 - Soichi Terada), Big Shell (Metal Gear Solid 2), Apotos Night (Sonic Unleashed), The Farthest Land (Shadow of the Colossus) "Acid Jazz" Kevin Macleod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... "Dentist's Office", "Tax Office Day", "Sunset Pier" Conducted by Philip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Funded By @ludwig @jschlatt Additional Music Provided By Epidemic Sounds (some) sources: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-ROM https://www.britannica.com/technology... https://psx.arthus.net/sdk/Psy-Q/DOCS... https://archive.org/details/SCE-RunTi... https://all-things-andy-gavin.com/tag... https://psi-rockin.github.io/ps2tek/ https://www.scribd.com/document/14793... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/... https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_36... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlaySta... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray https://consolemods.org/wiki/images/9... https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/Bluray_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constan... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... https://kotaku.com/a-candid-talk-with... https://consolemods.org/wiki/PS4:Play...    • PS5 Pro Teardown: Every Piece, Explained |...   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlaySta...    • How PlayStation 5 Was Built (feat. Mark Ce...   https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articl...    • How do SSDs Work? | How does your Smartpho...   https://www.doesitplay.org (some) media shown: Modern Warfare III (2023), Rayman, The Computer Chronicles, Nintendo Power Issue 21, Super Mario World, Metal Slug, Crash bandicoot 2, Chrono Trigger, Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, PaRappa The Rapper, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII, Crash Bandicoot, Silent Hill 1, Ape Escape, Spyro the Dragon, Tomb Raider, Tekken 3, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Shadow of the Colossus, Gran Turismo 4, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Okami, Tony Hawk: American Wasteland, God of War II, Metal Gear Solid 3, Gears of War, Call of Duty 2, Halo 3, Gran Turismo 5, Ghost of Tsushima, Assasin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Batman Arkham Knight, inFamous 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Spiderman: Miles Morales, God of War: Ragnarok, Knack, Hogwarts Legacy, Metal Gear Solid 4, Katamari Damacy, Sonic Riders, Assasin's Creed, Yakuza 4, if I used your video as b-roll and I've forgotten to credit you, or you want me to blur the section, please email me at contact@itsadam.net thanks for watching :)