Xbox Won’t Say If Project Helix Has A Disc Drive, But It’s Not Giving Up On Physical Games Yet
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Dodges Questions About Helix Disc Drive
We recently postulated that the early launch of the Xbox disc-to-digital entitlement system meant that the upcoming Xbox Helix console would not launch with a physical disc drive. Although there has been no confirmation that this is the case, it's clear that Microsoft is moving away from physical media, just as Sony is doing the same for its console. In a recent interview with the BBC, Xbox CEO, Asha Sharma, lends credence to this theory with va…
Xbox Won’t Say If Project Helix Has A Disc Drive, But It’s Not Giving Up On Physical Games Yet
Sony has already confirmed that it's headed toward an all-digital future soon, but what about Xbox and its next-gen console, Project Helix? In a new interview, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma didn't give any concrete answers about whether Project Helix will have a disc drive, instead focusing on the topic of next-gen hardware affordability. "This next generation, we have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability alongside performance," Sharma said …
Asha Sharma Teases Disc Drive For Project Helix, Says Xbox Wants To Give Players A Choice
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It was only yesterday that Microsoft announced a new feature that will allow Xbox games on Disc to be used as a digital version in the future. At the same time, Xbox boss Asha Sharma stressed that she still wants to give players a choice in physical and digital games. However, she left open whether the next Xbox with the code name Project Helix actually gets a drive. more
With Sony eliminating the physical format on PlayStation facing 2028 and on PS6, the question facing Helix was clear; even more so if we take into account that PS5 and Series XS are about to turn 6.Is Microsoft's new console going to have a record reader?Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, can't confirm it.That's true, she has a lot in mind fans of the physical format.The executive is playing a game similar to Phil Spencer's, although less cañí, since she do…
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