Sure, because it’s a PC where everyone has been all digital for a decade, but Sonys change doesn’t just apply to their next console. You think Xbox will stop devs releasing physical games for the series x?
Microsoft tried to make their consoles digital only years ago. They only added the disc drive back allowed reusing discs because Sony’s marketing of the PS4.
At E3 in 2013, Microsoft announced that all games, including physical copies, would be electronically bound to your Microsoft account, making “physical” copies just keys for their digital network.
Sony famously made fun of them, and forced Microsoft to change course for the Xbox One/PS4 era
OK good that you at least edited your statement about the disk drive out, because that was wrong.
In to the Xbox One announcement, you’re leaving out very important information - the fact that they were allowing trading/re-selling and loaning of said digital games. All the benefits of physical games bright to digital copies.
Microsoft still allow physical copies?
Articles were going around yesterday talking about Microsoft’s next console being digital only.
The current Xbox is going to be supported for another 10+ years at this rate. They’re going to keep selling games on disc for it.
The next Xbox is a pc, which is already all digital.
I sympathize with people huffing copium with “but XBOX!” regarding physical games, but they need to think about what they’re saying. It’s Microsoft!
Until yesterday you no doubt thought Sony would never do what they just announced. Maybe don’t “Xbox too” just because you want Xbox to.
The next XBOX won’t have a disc drive.
Sure, because it’s a PC where everyone has been all digital for a decade, but Sonys change doesn’t just apply to their next console. You think Xbox will stop devs releasing physical games for the series x?
I’ll be surprised if they don’t, but they might surprise me!
So you’re just hoping Microsoft also get rid of discs because you don’t want them to still sell them if Sony doesn’t. Gotcha.
Microsoft tried to make their consoles digital only years ago. They only
added the disc drive backallowed reusing discs because Sony’s marketing of the PS4.Now that Sony’s out, MS will gleefully follow
What are you talking about?
At E3 in 2013, Microsoft announced that all games, including physical copies, would be electronically bound to your Microsoft account, making “physical” copies just keys for their digital network.
Sony famously made fun of them, and forced Microsoft to change course for the Xbox One/PS4 era
https://www.vice.com/en/article/one-of-playstations-most-iconic-ads-has-backfired-after-13-years/
OK good that you at least edited your statement about the disk drive out, because that was wrong.
In to the Xbox One announcement, you’re leaving out very important information - the fact that they were allowing trading/re-selling and loaning of said digital games. All the benefits of physical games bright to digital copies.
Once per
purchasedisc, at participating retailers, meaning it still killed the resale market if it can’t keep getting tradedOf course you can only re-sell your purchase once 🤣