Modern games are far too large to fit onto CDs and DVDs. The Witcher 3 was released on DVD and there were over 10 DVDs in the case.

On Blu-Ray you have a better chance, but that’s a lot more expensive.

If you stick to smaller games you can make it work, and just write a simple batch/bash script to auto-launch the installer.

There’s also a good chance those old Discs you have laying around won’t actually work anymore. Discs rot even in an un-burned state.

Steam’s backup option is still there, and it can break the game files up into CD or DVD sized chunks for this exact purpose.

You do need to have Steam installed for the discs to work later.

Im all for continuing communities 9utsideof Reddit, but porting posts/content is like putting up pictures of your ex everywhere. Why is everyone still so obsessed with this?