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1. criddell · 1789561579 · focus · HN ↗

   This will be great for preservation of PS2 games. Well done!

   It seems like preservation of games for later consoles is a lost cause. If I pull out my PS5 30 years from now and pop in my Cyberpunk 2077 disk to play, I'm going to have a barely playable game.

   It's better than nothing, I suppose, but I won't be able to re-play the excellent version that I played through last year.

   1. RajT88 · 1789563384 · focus · HN ↗

      In 30 years you may need to modify your PS5 just to get it booting. A lot of retro consoles have to be recapped.

      Also the plastic gets brittle. I was replacing a fuse on a PS2 motherboard and some of the ribbon connector pieces just shattered on reassembly. There are many challenges to preservation. Eventually all that old hardware will be all gone.

      1. darksim905 · 1789596789 · focus · HN ↗

         >ribbon connector pieces

         ribbon connector like ribbon cables used in IDE/PATA drives? Wild, are they known for breaking down like that?

         1. a96 · 1789635898 · focus · HN ↗

            I think the problem ones are more likely to be film cables and their delicate connectors. They weren't really intended to be repeatedly removed. The IDC connectors and multi strand cables you get with PATA are far more robust and coarse pitch.

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