The Copy Protection System in the PlayStation
Did you know the original PlayStation used the laser tracking system of optical disc formats to tell a real disc from a fake? When I learned about this system, I thought it was really clever. But over an argument at lunchtime in high school, I devised a "system" Sony could have used to make disc copying virtually impossible.
Sony's Clever but Flawed PlayStation Copy Protection--And How They Could Have Fixed It (YouTube)
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The black layer initially made no difference, but there's a rumor that later models checked for it.
"The first commercially successful game console to use the compact disc..." What a polite way to say "haha suck it NEC, Sega, Amiga CDTV and 3D0".
You should comment that on the YT page!
Better solution, sounds weird, hear me out: *ehem* LP, player armature Copy Protection via nobody wanting to tote around LPs in 1996 Boom, by that point, your profit margins should be in the tens, if not dozens of dollars.
I would hate to imagine seeing all sorts of different sized CDs, although the possibility of a "universal disc player", much like a universal remote, with a giant disc tray containing all sorts of slots in it sounds intriguing.
In a way, the DVL-700 in my last video was such a player!
"But over an argument at lunchtime in high school, I devised a "system" Sony could have used to make disc copying virtually impossible." - I can tell that you were a real hit with the women in high school! - LOL :P