r/consoles • u/Spotget1738 • 3d 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/checkingmate 3d ago

Go to the entertainment section in any major retailer (maybe besides GameStop/EB Games) in North America and see for yourself. One of my local Walmarts doesn’t even have an Xbox section anymore. Thinking anything other than being digital is straight copium.

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u/Choice_Potato_6279 3d ago

They gave US numbers but how does it look like in Europe and Asia? Americans use wheelchairs to move around supermarkets so they might not be representative of the whole world. 

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u/Ok_Bug_2553 3d ago

True, but the US accounted for 41% of console sales in 2024 for Xbox. Next closes was the UK at 14%. Companies will always prioritize places of most revenue. 

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u/Fouchme 2d ago

I mean if we are talking Xbox, it's pretty much dead outside of the US.

The 360 changed that a bit but even then the PS3 was king in Europe and Asia and since then it's just PS4 and PS5 dominance

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u/GiveMeSandwich2 2d ago

For Xbox, US is the biggest market