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Microsoft will reportedly ditch physical games entirely
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There has been a lot of talk about the nextMicrosoftconsole recently, with suggestions that the company willskip an Xbox Series X Proand go straight to Xbox “Next” (or so it is affectionately being called for now).
It now seems that there could be a major rethink on how that new console will operate, too. There are suggestions that Microsoft could not only produce its next machine without a disc drive, it could ditch physical game releases entirely.
While discussing the recent, devastating job losses at Xbox and Activision Blizzard, Windows Central reporter Jez Cordenposted on X(viaComicbook.com) that among the departments shut down are those dedicated to releasing games on physical formats.
“Microsoft has also shut down departments dedicated to bringing Xbox games to physical retail,” he wrote “Which if you’ve seen the digital-only Xbox console leaks… well, you can get an idea of where Microsoft is going here.”
Microsoft has also shut down departments dedicated to bringing Xbox games to physical retail … which if you’ve seen the digital-only Xbox console leaks … well, you can get an idea of where Microsoft is going here.January 25, 2024
Microsoft has also shut down departments dedicated to bringing Xbox games to physical retail … which if you’ve seen the digital-only Xbox console leaks … well, you can get an idea of where Microsoft is going here.January 25, 2024
Spencer since revealed that the products in the leak were part of early internal plans and may never come to fruition, but there’s further evidence to suggest we’re heading for a disc-less future.
Walmart in the US is ditching Xbox games from its shelves, it is said, while Game in the UK has recently announced that it isscrapping its age-old trade-in service.
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Many fans of physical game media often claim that it’s the ability to resell or trade-in disc copies that continues to make them better options. But with that capability shrinking or disappearing entirely, there could be a smaller market for physical releases.
Add the fact that Xbox has effectively lost this round of the console war to its biggest rival, with thePlayStation5 thought to have sold at least double the amount of units, and you can see why the company is at least considering a switch to cloud and digital game downloads only. For good or bad.
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