Because preservation isn't about playing . It's about proof .
It is a 7-terabyte digital ghost. It has no GUI. It has no "Play" button. It is just raw, beautiful, redundant data. ps2 redump archive
If the checksum doesn't match the hash of the other three people who own the same disc, the dump is rejected. Because preservation isn't about playing
CD-ROM rot. Disc rot. Scratching. Layer separation. Every year, a handful of the 10,000+ PS2 games ever released become unreadable. Not rare—just lost . a handful of the 10