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minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours agoMicrosoft still allow physical copies?
minus-squareozymandias117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoMicrosoft tried to make their consoles digital only years ago. They only added the disc drive back because Sony’s marketing of the PS4. Now that Sony’s out, MS will gleefully follow
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoSo 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.
minus-squareThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoArticles were going around yesterday talking about Microsoft’s next console being digital only.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoThe 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.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoI sympathize with people huffing copium with “but XBOX!” regarding physical games, but they need to think about what they’re saying. It’s Microsoft!
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoUntil yesterday you no doubt thought Sony would never do what they just announced. Maybe don’t “Xbox too” just because you want Xbox to.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThe next XBOX won’t have a disc drive.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoSure, 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 s and x?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoI’ll be surprised if they don’t, but they might surprise me!
Microsoft still allow physical copies?
Microsoft tried to make their consoles digital only years ago. They only added the disc drive back because Sony’s marketing of the PS4.
Now that Sony’s out, MS will gleefully follow
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.
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 s and x?
I’ll be surprised if they don’t, but they might surprise me!