/vr/ - Retro Games

Disc rot is a catch all term.

Discs are manufactured in the millions. Some times a certain batch may have a defect that causes the top coating to come lose or flake off. It gets called disc rot. I have a copy of Daytona for the Saturn that had the top layer peel away in spots. It did not scratch. This happened years ago though.

So I can say generally that would of happened by now so if you disc plays it's probably good


Now 50 years down the road who knows. Maybe disc rot may be "real". Plastic could become brittle, the bonds between the CD layers could weaken, etc. Fact is CDs aren't that old yet.

I like how these threads show up after a youtube celebrity makes a video about it.

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They're pretty damn low. I guess low enough to not always be effect by smoke. Good redirect though.