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minus-squareThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoArticles were going around yesterday talking about Microsoft’s next console being digital only.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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-up2arrow-down1·2 days 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.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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-up1·1 day agoThe next XBOX won’t have a disc drive.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-216 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 x?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoI’ll be surprised if they don’t, but they might surprise me!
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!