Microsoft working with gamers to rectify Xbox One disc drive problems

Are you really comparing 8-bit cartridges to flash drives? I hope not. Digital downloads is moving forward.
You are correct about that, but we still need a little time for bandwidth speeds and connection issues to mature. In the meantime flash media enhancements can be funded through app/games that everyone does pay for. Instead of hoping someone simply needs the tech for data storage.
That's not true. If it was we'd be using them already.
If they were available, I'd be using them already. Because it is true, optical disk are far to volatile for a permanent solution. I use optical storage only for a secondary backup to HDD storage. The only reason I am using optical storage, is because the industry is intentionally not using any potential solutions to bring the price to flash storage down.
 
You are correct about that, but we still need a little time for bandwidth speeds and connection issues to mature. In the meantime flash media enhancements can be funded through app/games that everyone does pay for. Instead of hoping someone simply needs the tech for data storage.
If they were available, I'd be using them already. Because it is true, optical disk are far to volatile for a permanent solution. I use optical storage only for a secondary backup to HDD storage. The only reason I am using optical storage, is because the industry is intentionally not using any potential solutions to bring the price to flash storage down.


Are we still talking about consoles?
 
Are we still talking about consoles?
I'm talking about anything that can potentially be used, to advance the technology of flash storage which is the future instead of continuing the use of an obsolete optical solution. And yes that includes consoles.

1 million consoles on day one were sold for both PS4 and XBox One. And Thats just on day one. So there are already 2 million potential buyer that would be supporting flash media based games if only it was available. I highly doubt this 2 million buyers are only going to buy one game each. People pay $50 or more for games when they first come out. They buy games regardless of price just to have them. Whats another $5 buck to help improve innovation of flash storage? As it is they are lucky to sell one or two Flash Drives per consumer. You make it sound as if using flash media, would increase the price of a game where no one could afford it.

I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of getting media on a 4 inch disk. Then worry about scratching it every time I use it. DLC is the future but then you have the issue of storing the media yourself. I would still like to have my content on a physical object other than optical storage. However the industry is not evolving passed the use of optical media.
 
I'm talking about anything that can potentially be used, to advance the technology of flash storage which is the future instead of continuing the use of an obsolete optical solution.

Digital not physical is the present and future.

I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of getting media on a 4 inch disk. Then worry about scratching it every time I use it.

That is where cheap optical media and burners come in. We can make backups and put the original away so it doesn't get damaged if that is someone's concern. If you get a flash drive, you risk corrupted data, losing it, and getting it wet or dirty which can affect its usage. I'm sorry, but flash drives are just not a practical or cost effective alternative.

We have the cloud, we have expanding broadband coverage, we have cheap HDD's.

If you are so dedicated to moving to flash drives, you could do some extensive research and then pitch your ideas/findings to physical media manufacturers.
 
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