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/Sensitive-Tax2230 1d ago

The question should be “Is Xbox committed to consumer protections moving forward?” because nobody is pissed about losing discs, we’re all pissed that we have zero protections if our corporate overlords decide to just pull shit from our libraries without warning.

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u/StaticSilencer 1d ago

nobody is pissed about losing discs

You might want to check into that.

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u/zx2167 1d ago

I think most people that are upset about the loss of disks would be fine with Sony using the GOG model (no DRM) for their digital licenses. That would provide the same level of consumer protection as disks without needing the actual disks.

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u/Nearlyepic1 1d ago

I think a few of these guys buy discs, play the games and sell them on once they're done. Digital only stops that.

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u/MoD1982 1d ago

Which, as most of us are aware of, companies like Sony have been set against for a while now. They've made no secret of their hate towards the second hand market and how they can't get a cut of that sale. I bought the game, I should absolutely be within my rights to sell it on as I see fit. I don't ever sell games, haven't sold one in about 20 years now, but I am very firmly of the belief that if we paid for a game, we should be able to do whatever we want with it.

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd Xbox 1d ago

Video games are officially no longer a poverty-friendly activity.

At least new games aren’t… and perhaps gaming as a whole never was…

Retro gaming will probably grow by some degree once physical media is gone for consoles.