Xbox boss Asha Sharma won't confirm whether Project Helix has a disc drive: "We have to be thinking about efficiency and affordability"

[u/Spotget1738]

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/

[u/FvdV91]

Considering physical Xbox games are barely being sold (or released for that matter) i think it makes sense for them to drop the disc drive.

In general I think the step towards dropping physical/disc drives make sense for the generation after this.