Editing GD-ROM (section)

== Specification ==
A double-density format based on the [[CD-ROM]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kent |first1=Steven |title=Here comes Sega's Dreamcast |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/here-comes-segas-dreamcast/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=November 23, 1998 |language=en}}</ref> that could hold up to {{val|1|ul=GB}}, it consists of a single-density [[track (optical disc)|track]] near the disc's center surrounded by a double-density track comprising much of the disc's capacity.<ref name="Unified" /> The GD-ROM was created in response to developers exceeding the typical {{val|650|ul=MB}} storage capacity of the CD-ROM; while [[DVD-ROM]] would have addressed this limitation, implementing its then-new technology would have made console production cost prohibitive.<ref name="Unified" /> Along with the format's general novelty, the extra capacity also had the theoretical benefit of curbing [[video game piracy]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ohbuchi |first1=Yutaka |title=New Look at Dreamcast |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-look-at-dreamcast/1100-2464977/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=September 30, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=John |title=Sega unleashes a 128-bit monster on the gaming world |url=http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/09/dreamcast/ |access-date=July 5, 2024 |work=[[CNN]] |date=September 9, 1999}}</ref> a major concern of [[CD]]-based consoles that was validated by its rampancy on the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scullion |first1=Chris |title=The Dreamcast Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Sega Dreamcast |date=30 November 2023 |publisher=[[White Owl (books)|White Owl]] |isbn=978-1-5267-7224-4 |page=12 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vFXHEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA12 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |language=en |chapter=The Games |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Diver |first1=Mike |title=THE CON50LE: 50 Years of Home Video Gaming |date=April 18, 2024 |publisher=[[White Owl (books)|White Owl]] |isbn=978-1-3990-4050-1 |page=120 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=byrqEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA120 |access-date=July 4, 2024 |language=en |chapter=Dreamcast |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>