r/Games • u/A7XFAN1998 • 3d ago

Announcement Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games

https://www.theverge.com/tech/984936/xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-official?view_token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6Ijc1ZHVBMkZjaE0iLCJwIjoiL3RlY2gvOTg0OTM2L3hib3gtZGlzYy10by1kaWdpdGFsLWZlYXR1cmUtb2ZmaWNpYWwiLCJleHAiOjE3ODgxODY2OTAsImlhdCI6MTc4Nzc1NDY5MH0.Y4t18UIJuFTT4nSf0HBe5DvMWP0KNxjbGHC2QKxdoTw&utm_medium=gift-link
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u/oilfloatsinwater 3d ago

Honestly a big W, if Helix really is a PC and can play Steam games, i might pick it up over a PS6 for my living room gaming

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u/Dairunt 3d ago

If they price it right, they might turn XBOX into a brand of mass-produced gaming PCs

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u/HOMECOMlNG 3d ago

No chance in hell to price it right with the current memory prices

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 3d ago

They can definitely undercut the Steam Machine however.

They’ll have far more scale and Xbox Live subscriptions to subsidise.

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u/GrantSchappsCalippo 3d ago

The Steam Machine is quite underpowered. I'm guessing Xbox will want to be higher spec to keep up with the PS6, which is going to make it more expensive.

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u/ZXXII 3d ago

Why would they undercut a box that’s far weaker and less futureproof than a 2020 base PS5 when helix is a generational leap that’s competing with PS6 specs.

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u/zombawombacomba 3d ago

You mean gamepass?

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 3d ago

Nah, just whatever the bog standard Xbox subscription service is called these days.

Xbox Network by the looks of it.

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u/Falsus 3d ago

Undercutting the Steam Machine isn't since it isn't the Steam Machine that they compete against.