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Forever Physical: Sony's recent decision to move away from disc-based gaming sparked a wave of controversy, analysis, and debate about the future of physical releases. One resourceful PC gamer has even found a way to turn Steam, Valve's all-digital platform, into a cartridge-based gaming service of sorts.
Reddit user Jibril-sama recently showcased a custom-made cartridge system for Steam games. The clever idea is not entirely new and does not do anything revolutionary with Steam or the hardware itself. Even so, concepts like this are suddenly becoming relevant as the gaming industry increasingly embraces an all-digital future.
The recently introduced Game Cartridge system uses repurposed 2.5-inch SSDs, which Jibril-sama purchased for around €7 each. Game data is stored on the drives, which are then connected to a PC through a SATA dock.
