Why do video game console discs now require installation, when we could just put them in and play instantly before? Why did PC discs always require installation

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For PCs it’s because the hardware isn’t standardized. You needed to install the game, so that the game could confirm that your PC met the requirements to run it. Game consoles have standard specs, so programmers of games for consoles simply program the games according to those hardware specifications.