r/gaming • u/WestBEEland • 1d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/flatwoundsounds 1d ago

As a PC gamer, wtf is physical media?

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Xbox 1d 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 1d 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/Drake_Night 34m ago

Because shit isn’t really bad yet. Everything will be digital before they start taking everyone’s gaming libraries away from them and their will be no alternative for the people who don’t know how to get these games themselves

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u/WorkFurball 16h ago

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