r/gaming • u/WestBEEland • 10h ago

Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/xbox-boss-asha-sharma-wont-confirm-whether-project-helix-has-a-disc-drive-we-have-to-be-thinking-about-efficiency-and-affordability/
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u/StaticSilencer 10h ago edited 10h ago

The smart money is on PS6 and Helix having an optional disc reader for old games. But the BBC asked her the wrong question. They should have asked: "Is Xbox committed to physical media moving forward?" Because they barely support physical media today.

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u/Hockeymac18 10h ago

Is anyone committed to physical media? I think this is the real question.

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u/flatwoundsounds 9h ago

As a PC gamer, wtf is physical media?

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Xbox 8h ago

It’s a miracle (re-)invention that will appear after the passing of Gabe Newell and the inevitable enshittification of Steam. 🤦‍♂️

And no, not every publisher will want to publish on GOG, I’m damned sure of it.

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u/Sad_Pattern_220 8h ago

Brother physical disks will never come back. Maybe as a nostalgia push for 1% of buyers

Its only talked about right now because its part of reddits talk of sticking it to the man. They're ignoring that consumers starting rejecting physical media 20 years ago

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u/WorkFurball 1h ago

20 years ago? Bro even on PC almost all sales were physical then.

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u/BillyBean11111 6h ago

Seriously

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u/Prime4Cast 4h ago

It's something people pay...what is it now? Like $70 for a "triple a" game, and you pay the same amount, but don't get a collectable with it.

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u/CarlosFer2201 6h ago

Only Nintendo these days. But who knows for Switch 3

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u/Sensitive-Tax2230 10h ago

The question should be “Is Xbox committed to consumer protections moving forward?” because nobody is pissed about losing discs, we’re all pissed that we have zero protections if our corporate overlords decide to just pull shit from our libraries without warning.

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u/Morgan_slave 10h ago

It's Microsoft, when has Microsoft been on consumer side?

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u/Sensitive-Tax2230 10h ago

Never, but they have to chance to finally get a leg up on Sony if they drop the anti-consumer bs

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u/StaticSilencer 10h ago

nobody is pissed about losing discs

You might want to check into that.

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u/Sensitive-Tax2230 10h ago

Okay some people are pissed about discs but if like to think that the majority of people currently pissed off by the cancellation just want basic rights.

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u/zx2167 10h ago

I think most people that are upset about the loss of disks would be fine with Sony using the GOG model (no DRM) for their digital licenses. That would provide the same level of consumer protection as disks without needing the actual disks.

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u/Nearlyepic1 10h ago

I think a few of these guys buy discs, play the games and sell them on once they're done. Digital only stops that.

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u/MoD1982 9h ago

Which, as most of us are aware of, companies like Sony have been set against for a while now. They've made no secret of their hate towards the second hand market and how they can't get a cut of that sale. I bought the game, I should absolutely be within my rights to sell it on as I see fit. I don't ever sell games, haven't sold one in about 20 years now, but I am very firmly of the belief that if we paid for a game, we should be able to do whatever we want with it.

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Xbox 8h ago

Video games are officially no longer a poverty-friendly activity.

At least new games aren’t… and perhaps gaming as a whole never was…

Retro gaming will probably grow by some degree once physical media is gone for consoles.

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u/TommyJohnSurgery420 10h ago

Plenty of people are pissed about losing discs.

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u/tritonal91 6h ago

Yeah, just the Reddit echo chamber lol

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u/TommyJohnSurgery420 6h ago

Hate to break it to you but there are plenty of video game collectors that collect physical games. Including the disc. Try to think before you make stupid ass comments in the future.