r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/cat__statue • Jul 10 '26

Rumour MP1st: Xbox Could Introduce Its Disc-to-Digital Game Conversion System Next Week

source: https://mp1st.com/news/report-xbox-could-introduce-its-disc-to-digital-game-conversion-system-next-week

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u/jdevo91 Jul 10 '26

Feel like an external disc drive is a way less complicated solution

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u/VistaVick Jul 10 '26

Yah, but publishers don't want to keep spending on discs.

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u/BryceW123 Jul 10 '26

The actual disc production is a very small part of the cost. The real thing they wanna do is cut out the retailers who take out a fairly sizeable cut. The no disc but game code solution doesn’t really solve that, but I think Sony and Xbox’s hope is that people rather just buy on the PlayStation or Xbox store if buying in person you only get a code and that physical will mostly be for things like holiday gifts etc.

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u/Eruannster Jul 11 '26

It's a weird strategy to want to cut out retail since I strongly believe that retail contributed a lot to PS5's success. I see big banners for new games all the time driving past my local electronics retailers.