I think you&#x27;re right that the consoles missed a chance to upgrade the medium. Since disc access is so terribly slow, the disk is a sneaker-net. If the disk was a small fast SSD (which is a nice stable operating mode) or even like CompactFlash at least it would provide some physical value.<p>The problem is it&#x27;s a cost center. And downloading will always be more convenient. Connections are easily fast enough to transfer the static data.