Re: Playing PS2 games from a BD-R part 2...
Posted by Danielle on .
If you're asking "can I store games on Blu-ray and then load them from the drive into a PC/Mac/Android emulator", then the answer is yes. You could plug any USB BD drive into any PC, Mac, or Android device and it will show up as a standard external storage drive.
However, I would be skeptical of the suitability of BD-Rs for long-term data storage. The risk of scratches is mitigated through proper storage and handling. The real concern would be degradation of the discs over time (disc rot), which BD-Rs are much more prone to compared to CD-Rs and DVD-Rs.
https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html
High quality DVD-Rs have twice the longevity or more than the highest quality BD-Rs while still being large enough to store a PS2 game.
If you're going to be running these games on an emulator anyway, then personally I would just go with network storage. Hard disks won't rot over time, and while SSDs can degrade if they go unused, as long as you power them on on a regular basis the cells won't lose their charge. A NAS server is, in my view, the best solution for local digital media storage. It also has the added benefit of being able to alert you to data loss or corruption if it occurs, whereas an optical disc might rot without you knowing until you go to use it.
However, I would be skeptical of the suitability of BD-Rs for long-term data storage. The risk of scratches is mitigated through proper storage and handling. The real concern would be degradation of the discs over time (disc rot), which BD-Rs are much more prone to compared to CD-Rs and DVD-Rs.
https://www.canada.ca/en/conservation-institute/services/conservation-preservation-publications/canadian-conservation-institute-notes/longevity-recordable-cds-dvds.html
High quality DVD-Rs have twice the longevity or more than the highest quality BD-Rs while still being large enough to store a PS2 game.
If you're going to be running these games on an emulator anyway, then personally I would just go with network storage. Hard disks won't rot over time, and while SSDs can degrade if they go unused, as long as you power them on on a regular basis the cells won't lose their charge. A NAS server is, in my view, the best solution for local digital media storage. It also has the added benefit of being able to alert you to data loss or corruption if it occurs, whereas an optical disc might rot without you knowing until you go to use it.
Hello again!
Firstly, I'd like to thank SOULSHOCK for originally answering this question when I first posed it in a different way several months ago. Per the extremely helpful insight he provided, and further research stemming from what he made me aware of, I've decided my original endeavor is impractical.
So now I'm exploring an alternative... what I want to do (as I explained in my original post) is burn PS2 .ISOs onto BD-R discs so that they have better longevity due to the scratch resistance. The second step -- which I now think was originally more elaborate than it needed to be -- is emulating them on a TV FROM this Blu-Ray disc.
Originally my plan was to find a way to make these run on a PS3, so that I could have one console for all games PS1-3... but given the backwards compatibly issues, the fact trying to mod it to run them could have issues with console banning, the fact internet services to install an emulator may no longer be supported, and other problems... this seems needlessly complex and I now imagine it probably won't work (not to mention I think I may have a potential idea for an easier method).
If I wanted to burn PS2 games to BD-R discs, then RUN THEM from those discs (I prefer this to USBs, since they have longer but still limited longevity), would I'm thinking could be potentially easier is hooking them up to a Blu-Ray Player or BD Drive. Would it be possible to install an emulator capable of running PS2 games onto a Blu-Ray Player or BD Drive, then run a game from a BD-R disc on said device? Although potentially complex, I figure this could be a simpler and more practical solution than what I was trying to do before.
Thank you to anyone who responds!
Firstly, I'd like to thank SOULSHOCK for originally answering this question when I first posed it in a different way several months ago. Per the extremely helpful insight he provided, and further research stemming from what he made me aware of, I've decided my original endeavor is impractical.
So now I'm exploring an alternative... what I want to do (as I explained in my original post) is burn PS2 .ISOs onto BD-R discs so that they have better longevity due to the scratch resistance. The second step -- which I now think was originally more elaborate than it needed to be -- is emulating them on a TV FROM this Blu-Ray disc.
Originally my plan was to find a way to make these run on a PS3, so that I could have one console for all games PS1-3... but given the backwards compatibly issues, the fact trying to mod it to run them could have issues with console banning, the fact internet services to install an emulator may no longer be supported, and other problems... this seems needlessly complex and I now imagine it probably won't work (not to mention I think I may have a potential idea for an easier method).
If I wanted to burn PS2 games to BD-R discs, then RUN THEM from those discs (I prefer this to USBs, since they have longer but still limited longevity), would I'm thinking could be potentially easier is hooking them up to a Blu-Ray Player or BD Drive. Would it be possible to install an emulator capable of running PS2 games onto a Blu-Ray Player or BD Drive, then run a game from a BD-R disc on said device? Although potentially complex, I figure this could be a simpler and more practical solution than what I was trying to do before.
Thank you to anyone who responds!
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