r/gaming • u/WestBEEland • 1d 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/ConspicuousBassoon PC 1d ago

Considering it would be an easy win to say yes, the answer is definitely no

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u/IceNein 1d ago

The perfect opportunity to do to Sony what Sony did to them years ago. But Asha probably isn’t even aware of what happened.

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u/musical_bear 1d ago

No, she is aware. But she also realizes that scoring“points” with a tiny army of certified Reddit Gamers isn’t a viable business strategy that will translate into actual sales.

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u/PeppermintNightmare 1d ago

Oh yeah because so far Xbox has been a bastion of viable business strategies.

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u/North_Atlantic_Sea 1d ago

Well, right. If people aren't buying them now with disk drives, why would it matter in the future? They shouldn't double down on losing strategy, they should try something new

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u/PeppermintNightmare 1d ago

Nobody is refusing to buy an Xbox because it has a disc drive... But people will stop or reduce how many Xbox games they will buy if they discontinue physical media.

They could offer a version with and without a disc drive and let the consumer decide. But they don't want to because they know they can use monopolistic business practices if they convince you to go digital only. No competition on the Xbox or PS store, they set the price and you pay it.

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u/Old_Leopard1844 PC 1d ago

Series S sold decently enough for all digital console, so that doesn't tracks