Back to the Future 2 Correct Disc Obsolescence Prediction Meme

This is a two-panel edited meme using scenes from the 1989 sci-fi film Back to the Future Part 2. The top panel features character Marty McFly holding a physical PlayStation 5 game disc, with overlaid text reading "YOU HAVE TO USE A DISC?", as two young boys from the film's fictional 2015 future setting look at him in confusion. The bottom panel is a close-up of the two boys looking disdainful, with overlaid text reading "THATS LIKE A BABYS TOY". The joke leans into the popular talking point that Back to the Future Part 2 had many accurate real-world technological predictions, in this case framing that physical media like game discs are now seen as outdated and childish by younger generations accustomed to digital media downloads.

This meme was shared via RSS from the Reddit Meme subreddit. It remixes an original café scene from Back to the Future Part 2, editing in modern PS5 game discs to create the prediction joke. The format plays on the long-running internet trend of pointing out real-world developments that match predictions made in the Back to the Future franchise.