Posted 2/22/2024, 12:21:13 PM
New Optical Discs Store 125TB, Enable Possible Return to Boxed Game Installs
- New optical disc technology allows for 125TB of storage capacity, enough for 1,000 copies of Baldur's Gate 3
- This is achieved through hundreds of layers spaced 1 micrometer apart that can be written to at an ultra-high resolution
- The disc is the same size as a standard 5-inch optical disc used since the 1980s CDs
- The initial target market is data centers, where these discs could enable exabyte-level storage
- While not viable for games now, if discs with 125TB capacity become mass produced in the future, it could allow a return to boxed game installs