So much installing (Gaming)

by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Thursday, October 26, 2017, 11:32 (2586 days ago) @ Cody Miller

We should just go back to cartridges. I mean, how much would a 50GB SSD even cost in a few years mass produced? You could even save your game on the "cart" or internal storage.

Theoretically possible. The main reason they went to optical discs was probably because they offered WAY more space. Might have been cheaper, too. Cheap large flash storage is more feasible these days, although still nowhere NEAR as cheap per unit. But at least feasible.

That being said, I don't see it happening for consoles. I think it's more likely they'll forgo physical distribution entirely before they pivot from optical disc back to flash media. Just seems to be the way things are going.