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PlayStation To Delete A Ton Of TV Shows Users Already Paid For (kotaku.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Or... you could buy multiple copies of the Blu-Ray so that if one copy fails, you'll always have backup Barbies at the ready.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

No they'll all fail at the same time 25 to 30 years in the future.

You need to buy multiple copies and place each one in a deep freeze, then thaw each one out as the previous one fails. It's the only logical response.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The physical discs degrade overtime. Getting 10 copies now won't stop that, even if one might outlast another for a bit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So I need 100 copies then?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

What's the half life of a Blu-Ray?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's a start