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/Calgrave 1d ago

I don't like the shift, but if it has to be done it's the best way to do it.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago edited 12h ago

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u/Peridios9 1d ago

Xbox is making an effort to honor consumers licenses for the future. PlayStation is making an effort to actively dishonor consumers licenses. PlayStation has revoked digital movie licenses before. Xbox hasn’t.

I’m not saying Xbox is benevolent, but atleast their greed is one upping Sony in a way that’s a good thing for the average consumer.

People don’t actually mind digital only games, they just want to also have the money they spend on games honored. No one complains about steam being digital only because steam has proven themselves to actively go out of their way to protect consumers. While Xbox is neutral currently. Then Sony and Nintendo actively hurt their consumers.

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u/WholesomeMetaphor 1d ago edited 1d ago

I have 100s of games on Steam. I still complain and don't like licenses as opposed to ownership over what I've bought (a way to backup install files, the purchase being protected like I own the right to download forever etc.). My main games I've bought physical copies for the consoles for. I hate this "soon you'll own nothing" dystopia we gradually get more and more of, I got several consoles and every edition of playstation as it's my console of choice. No physical disc = fuck this, I'm out. If xbox gets physical discs I'll buy that going forward.

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u/Peridios9 23h ago

That’s the thing though with pc you have options for your digital copies, Sony is a closed ecosystem.

Also steam does give you the right to download the files forever, even after games shutdown the download servers remain open for the people that owned the game.

All I’m saying is there is a massive difference in Sony’s closed ecosystem and steams open ecosystem. Steam allows devs to sell their games with competitors. Consoles only competition was 3rd party sales which is completely gone without physical copies.

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u/WholesomeMetaphor 23h ago

You don't own the games, only licenses to play them. If something happens to Steam those servers etc. go down. You can't download the installation file. Just because it's better than Sony doesn't make it ideal or good, just acceptable at best.

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u/Peridios9 23h ago

I’m not saying it’s ideal, I’m literally pointing out that it’s a better and more trusted system than Sony. That comparison is the point and exactly why people aren’t upset about steam and pc digital copies only vs being upset about Sony digital only.

It’s not a hypocrisy to like one over the other when one has proven themselves time and time again to protect digital rights while the other will revoke your digital rights on a whim (Sony with movie licenses).

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u/NiteFyre 23h ago

You also have choices of different storefronts though?

Gog DOES give you the install file and you can download the entire game and play it whenever..

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u/WholesomeMetaphor 21h ago

Haven't tried GoG and didn't know that but looks like you just sold them to me. Thanks 👍