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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All of the above answers are correct, it is MUCH faster, when running something, to copy it to the local high speed SSD, or even hard drive, than running off of an optical drive.

But, back in the day, when cartridges were used, they were very fast, because they mapped themselves right into the processor bus.

And for PC’s, from VIC-20, up to the original IBM clones, almost all software that could fit on a floppy did, indeed, just run off the floppy.