Depends on the physical media. For example, I've seen mention that some types of Nintendo cartridges are subject to failure because of charge leakage effects b

Depends on the physical media. For example, I've seen mention that some types of Nintendo cartridges are subject to failure because of charge leakage effects because they are flash memory based: https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-switch-3ds-cartridge-lifespan.591607/ https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-switch-3ds-cartridge-li...