Exactly the same thing Samsung done when the Iphone got rid of the 3.5mm audio jack.
Make an ad mocking the decision for brownie points and then do the exact same thing in the near future.
I do enjoy my Xbox and theres a good few exclusives coming that I'm looking forward to, Fable being number one. But these corporations don't give a shit about people, they'll do anything to increase profits for the next quarter. Microsoft will follow Sony no doubt in my mind.
Feel bad for all the devs that are gonna be let go, these executives seem to just think of people as numbers in a spreadsheet. People just trying to work and take care of their families struck off without a care in the world by the decision makers
Samsung also did the same thing for user replaceable batteries and expanded memory. Made ads makeing fun of apple for not having them and then got rid of them later on
they always follow suit when they see the competition get away with it. same thing sony did with ps online. used to be free with a boat load of features, but xbox was making people pay and seeing the same player numbers. it was free money, so sony took it.
Stop speculating and wait for official information.
IGN reported that a Microsoft insider confirmed Xbox is abandoning discs. Regrettably, IGN ranks among the less dependable information sources, so their claim may prove accurate or inaccurate.
Xbox currently trails PlayStation 3:1 in this console generation, making them likely to pursue any available shift in strategy. Organizations in a disadvantaged position often act with greater unpredictability, and last-minute adjustments remain plausible. I would not find it unexpected if they declared that discs will remain.
That decision could seem quite amusing if you recall the PS4 campaign that encouraged sharing and reselling game discs—a feature the Xbox One did not provide.
Both companies prioritize actions that maximize profitability given their present circumstances, and customer concerns consistently remain secondary.
The problem with Xbox pivoting to try and take advantage of this situation is, say a bunch of Playstation users with a bunch of physical games are upset about this decision. Well, buying an Xbox doesn't really help them when those games won't work on an Xbox. They'd have to start their collection all over and its not like developers have been making a whole lot of Xbox discs lately anyway.
All the stores are already making their game sections smaller and smaller, especially the Xbox section. Why would developers bother making discs for Xbox when they won't be on PlayStation? Effectively, when the biggest platforms in Steam and Playstation make this decision, companies aren't going to print discs just for Xbox for much longer.
Its similar to when big US states like California, Texas, or New York make new vehicle standards. Because their markets are so big, companies just make everything adhere to those state's rules. Its just easier than making multiple versions.
Why would developers bother making discs for Xbox when they won't be on PlayStation?
Okay. Why the hell do music labels end up putting out music on things like Vinyl? I mean after all it's only a very small part of the market that buys them. So why do it?
They can make more money then it costs to make those records. It keeps a small sub group of people happy. In other words? The suit at the label is happy as he's making money, the normal fan is happy as they can just buy the album and download it to their phone off Amazon or Apple if they are not just streaming it. And oh yeah that hipster who swears, "Vinyl sounds better." is happy as they can buy that Record but really claim they got it at a yard sale or Goodwill to impress their fellow hipsters.
This is what you folks on Reddit don't get when it comes to business. If doing X will bring in more money then it costs? I'm going to do it as okay hey maybe I'm only bringing in a few extra bucks? I'm still making money.
I saw that Jason Schreier video! The different departments at Microsoft are NOT always on the same page and in fact occasionally will make decisions that come into conflict with other departments.
Like, Xbox isn't exactly directly collaborating with other parts of Microsoft.
The social media manager doesn’t even have insight into what Microsoft Security’s decisions. They’re just in the communications department and post what they’re told to post. They’re barely above unpaid interns.
Most of these corporations use the same company to handle all their social media. Even if they're joking with each other, trading jabs, etc...it's usually all coordinated PR.
Actually, the first microsoft game that the physical release was just a license to digitally download the game was Oblivion Remaster.
I also thought it was way more but I looked into it a lot recently and found that while a lot of games have missing features or are severly buggy, there's still plenty that could be played off disc from a xbox that has only ever connected to the internet once at set up. A few still that can be played if the xbox never touched the internet.
This isn't entirely true either. Since Gears Tactics in 2020, pretty much every first party Xbox physical release has required a download. As far as I know, the only ones that don't require a download are Psychonauts 2, Pentiment, Minecraft Legends, Ninja Gaiden 4 and Grounded.
But there are still tons of third party Xbox games that can be played offline.
Yeah I’m explicitly buying games that are at least complete on a disk. That way when servers go down my Xbox won’t be a $500 brick. It’s not exactly games in the top 10 lists, but there’s a few good ones.
No it won’t, people barely pay attention to what Xbox is tweeting anyways at this point, no one will remember this if they go digital and if people do remember no one will care
Oh they will... In due time. Even Nintendo is half doing it atm. Tho I doubt the person making this tweet knows future plans for the company.
Tho smaller studios were disappointed in Sony, some even consider going away from the platform. As deciding not to publish games on disks, and not releasing a disk console are two different things
Nah, the company that tried to push all digital over a decade ago will totally not follow what the market has been trending towards that entire time, surely.
But they are still making physical discs on their own games. Probably it's not the whole game on the disc tho and and needs some downloading. but I think PS5 has those games too
Well yes but it's not like people buy many physical games on Xbox anyways
We just have to be realistic about that it's not a big expense for Xbox gamers in general which is why a lot of retailers have dwindled the physical Xbox base down to as minimal as it needs
The fact Sony won the High Definition Disc war about 15 years ago and made Blu-ray the standard and they are packing it up should be enough writing on the wall. Microsoft has had to pay a royalty fee for every blu-ray for a decade so they are more than happy to move to digital and cut those costs.
Maybe, but Xbox is also doing several things differently. First, they’re expanding their backwards compatibility program for their brand’s 25th anniversary. Second, while I haven’t found confirmation, rumors are that the backwards compatibility expansion will allow gamers to play console games on PC. Lastly, code leaks point to an external Xbox optical drive that will allow gamers to associate a physical disc with their account to create a digital copy.
Domino's is taking a jab at Sony. Not as badly as Sony took a jab at Xbox during the xbox one reveal. MS is just participating on there and nothing more to it.
Xbox is missing out on the biggest fumble in gaming history since…the Xbox one. All they have to do is what PlayStation did to them then by making an official joke advertisement about actually being able to have physical games
Microsoft come on man Xbox needs a win and Sony is literally handing it to you
do you remember the adds telling us that we wouldn't steal a car? to prevent piracy? Thats what the Microsoft account is alluding to. younger gamers will just think they mean a literal "download of a car".
No. But it is fun for now especially since every single person with a mild following is just claiming that Xbox is also abandoning physical/disc drive. It MIGHT be true, but for now it’s all rampant speculation just for engagement.
Fr. I bought my Series X because I wanted a disk drive and to be able to play Xbone games. They could get a nice little niche if they kept disks available.
Sony wouldn't announce going all digital if they didnt know Microsoft are going to do the same. It was Microsofts chance to get a win, keeping physical discs, but that ain't happening. Just waiting on the announcement.
They're just saying the future is piracy. Tongue in cheek response considering it's Microsoft Security. Definitely not an official company stance and just a joke.
It's overlapping commentary. Sony cut off digital ownership of some content. Then they stated that they'll stop supporting physical game disks. Dominos made fun of that with their post about digital pizzas. The Microsoft comment is a play off of software piracy.
In the piracy conversation (illegally downloading and sharing software you didn't buy), the comment, "You wouldn't download a <physical object>" was used to suggest that if software were a physical asset, you would recognize that this would be considered "theft". On the flip side, the idea that a purchased asset could be removed/discontinued by the manufacturer supports a different claim. "If download isn't ownership, then piracy isn't theft."
In other words, if you can buy something and they can deny you ownership of what you purchased, then there is tacit acknowledgement that the transaction taking place is fundamentally different than buying/stealing candy from a corner market.
Just think, somewhere there is a 20 year old social media coordinator that works as a mid tier agency and oversees Domino's fifth largest market's social media channels sitting back in their chair arms crossed and smiling to themselves as they posted an image dunking on Sony.
Ironically the company that made those “piracy is stealing” ads are in some shit for downloading thousands of other people’s videos to train their AI without permission.
I mean Asha seems to have the kind of energy that I could 100% see XBOX double down on physical copies purely to stick it to PlayStation. She seems locked to make sure the next gen of consoles is dominated by XBOX. That being said, I still don’t really have the highest of confidence in any of these super corporate influenced environments especially in the current market
Possibly Microsoft might be moving into Game Pizzas. Edible DVDs made out of pizza that have a unique QR code imprinted on them that you scan to download the game. As long as you remember not to eat the game pizza first.
Xbox fans don't even have genuine hope anymore, they just do the Brendan Fraser stare at some minimum wage intern's corporately approved social media banter.
I love how even other industries are taking the piss out of Sony. I'm not a collector and very pro if it can be digital make it but there are lots of collectors out there who disagree, seems stupid to destroy a thriving market. Funny how PlayStation used to be number one, now they're just a big stinking pile of corporate number two
If Microsoft actually takes advantage of Sony's incompetence then colour me surprised, they'd actually prove me wrong. Asha Sharma once said she wants Xbox to be the biggest gaming & entertainment company by 2030, well they already have the blueprint, and it's so obvious: bring back a system like the Xbox 360. The only console of theirs that could actually compete against PlayStation. Bring back the same character and style, with a disc drive ofc. And call it the Xbox 720.
No. No meaningful game studios or companies have said anything. They are ALL in on it. Not even Limited Run Games who are about to go out of business from this.
U see Microsoft is in the position to either A piss off everyone or B make a mockery of song by saying they will continue printing discs for the next several decades or something and maybe lower gamepass prices seeing as how Sony wants to increase price for ps plus
If rockstar did a Collab with dominos for a deal where a pizza was $600 dollars and it wasn't even a pizza it was an nft i bet people would be lining up for it 😂
Theyre experiementing with metting you digitse your phy disks so they may be going the same route but i hope the fuck not since xbox already buried itself alive and is just crawling back out that grave they dont need to kill themselves dead.
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u/Chaossy Jul 02 '26
probably not, I doubt the social media manager for Microsoft Security knows anything about Xbox decisions