DIY Steam Cartridges Bring Physical Game Media Back To PC With SSDs
Amidst the discussion around game preservation for Xbox and PlayStation gamers in the digital era, one Redditor has created a unique game cartridge system for Steam. The game cartridges are each individual SATA 2.5-inch 128GB SSD drives, which is generally enough to handle most modern games and their updates. Of course, the licenses are still digital, so the game preservation angle is somewhat limited, but this cartridge system is interesting for many reasons.
For one, it demonstrates the flexibility of PC gaming. While it's true that consoles and discs or cartridges still have their benefits, the PC's broad support for solutions like NAS (Network-Attached Storage), SD cards, and external storage exceed the capabilities of digital-only consoles.
as for the game preservation angle, while discs and cartridges remain king for game preservation, Steam has thus far shown that delisted games are still downloadable and playable from Steam servers, save for cases...
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