Games on a Flash Drive: Cover and Case Idea

[kytim89]

Suppose that you have a game console that can store and play games (legally) direcly onto a flash drive or SD card. What if you could store and play single games on a flash drive and then put that flash drive into a small case with the game's respective cover as if it were a retail game? The only issue would be labeling each individual flash drive/SD card with the game's cover. Overall, this looks to be a nice project for me to pursue and I wish to discuss ideas with everyone on this forum.

[scarmullet]

Suppose that you have a game console that can store and play games (legally) direcly onto a flash drive or SD card. What if you could store and play single games on a flash drive and then put that flash drive into a small case with the game's respective cover as if it were a retail game? The only issue would be labeling each individual flash drive/SD card with the game's cover. Overall, this looks to be a nice project for me to pursue and I wish to discuss ideas with everyone on this forum.

Say like Wiiware on SD cards?

[Arseen]

I think this has been started already, but it died because nobody bothered.

The idea itself isn't bad, so feel free to re-start it.
I link the other topic here if I find it.

[noclass_nick]

Xbox 360 Arcade game covers thread:

http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=2348.0

[Arseen]

Suppose that you have a game console that can store and play games (legally) direcly onto a flash drive or SD card. What if you could store and play single games on a flash drive and then put that flash drive into a small case with the game's respective cover as if it were a retail game? The only issue would be labeling each individual flash drive/SD card with the game's cover. Overall, this looks to be a nice project for me to pursue and I wish to discuss ideas with everyone on this forum.

Say like Wiiware on SD cards?

Yep, I think this is the topic I was thinking:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=1636.0

[kytim89]

I was not aware that those other topics exsisted, sorry. What I had in mind was if retail games themselves were able to be played directly off a flash drive/SD card and then a cover be made for that device. For example, Dead Space 2 is bought on PSN or XBL and then stored on a flash drive to be played. A case for that flash drive would then have the Dead Space 2 cover on the shelf.

Are there any cases that can hold a flash drive like a retail case holds a disc or cartridge? How about an SD card?

Here is kind of case that holds flash drives:

http://www.cddimensions.com/usb-flash/usb-packaging.html

I have never seen one of these up close, so I am not sure how it would look with a cover.

[Arseen]

Are there any cases that can hold a flash drive like a retail case holds a disc or cartridge? How about an SD card?

Not that I know of, but creating something to hold the flash drive in place should not be hard, maybe foam with cutout for it.
And for SD cards you can glue that little case they come in inside the case maybe.

[kytim89]

Here are some really good sites with cases that hold flash drives, and SD cards:

http://www.usdigitalmedia.com/flash-pac.asp

http://www.premiumusb.com/catalog/flash-pac-usb-cases_62.htm

http://shop.sunpack.com/usb-thumb-drive-packaging.html

http://www.sunpack.com/products_usb_stock.html

http://www.sunpack.com/products_usb_custom.html

http://www.customusb.com/products-packagingandaccessories.html

If the case for holding the flash drives is complete, how will the flash drives be differentiated from each for each game? How can they be labeled?

[kytim89]

Suppose that you have a game console that can store and play games (legally) direcly onto a flash drive or SD card. What if you could store and play single games on a flash drive and then put that flash drive into a small case with the game's respective cover as if it were a retail game? The only issue would be labeling each individual flash drive/SD card with the game's cover. Overall, this looks to be a nice project for me to pursue and I wish to discuss ideas with everyone on this forum.

Say like Wiiware on SD cards?

Yep, I think this is the topic I was thinking:
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=1636.0

This is exactly like that except it gives you something physical to put into the cases and store the games.

[Beastman1975]

ive tried doin something similar with psone games ive bought on psn but so far ive only made a final fantasy 7 cover,still needs alot of work .since i play them on psp its a psp cover

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[kytim89]

These USB flash drives are big enough to put some kind of label onto to differentiate the games:

http://www.premiumusb.com/product/slim-card-usb-flash-drive_328_53.htm

Are my eyes decieving me or is it possible to buy fifty 32 GB from this site for $37.69?

I would prefer some kind of sticker system to make this flash drive have the the logo of each game in a similar manner to the ones found on the retail discs.

I remember seeing a thread on here that had cassette tapes made to gold old Game Boy games. Rather than buy those expensive USB enable cases that I posted a while ago, all I would have to do is convert covers to fit in these cassette cases and then use a adhesive to hold the flash drive in those cases.

[Arseen]

Are my eyes decieving me or is it possible to buy fifty 32 GB from this site for $37.69?

2500 will cost $26.99?
And if you want 5,000+ you just call them?

 

The pricing goes that if you buy 50 one will cost $37.69.
If you buy 2500 one will cost $26.99

 

[kytim89]

Are my eyes decieving me or is it possible to buy fifty 32 GB from this site for $37.69?

2500 will cost $26.99?
And if you want 5,000+ you just call them?

 

The pricing goes that if you buy 50 one will cost $37.69.
If you buy 2500 one will cost $26.99

 

Is this even real?

[Arseen]

Probably.

[kytim89]

Probably.

If so, this is not a bad site to buy this stuff from. Look at the prices for these flash drives:

http://www.premiumusb.com/product/premium-usb-flash-drive_121_31.htm