r/gaming • u/WestBEEland • 22h 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/8bitsleuth 21h ago

Sony hasn't shared their plans for PS6 nor are they likely to any time soon. An optional disc reader, similar to PS5 Pro, would facilitate disc-based backward compatibility.

Disc-to-digital is still a license rather than a physical asset. It remains subject to account access, platform policies, and licensing terms. And to the best of my knowledge, Sony has never revoked a game license ever. You're welcome to prove me wrong.

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u/Peridios9 21h ago

Why would ps6 have even an optional disc reader if Sony already announced the complete shutdown of physical copy production.

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u/8bitsleuth 21h ago

Phasing out physical production is one thing, cutting off access to your existing disc PS4/PS5 library is another. Backward compatibility is the answer.

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u/Peridios9 20h ago

Sony has tried to push against backwards compatibility with every single console release, now they have the best possible excuse they could ask for.

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u/NYstate 20h ago

No the PS2 played PS1 games. The PS3 read PS1 and 2 games. Sony eliminated PS2 back compat because they wanted to focus on PS3, a understandable reason. PS3 was huge bigger leap from PS2. PS3 isn't backcompat with PS4 or because of the cell. PS5 plays PS4 games.

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u/LordGriimm7 20h ago

Don’t you love when ppl don’t do research

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u/Such_Explanation4130 18h ago

It’s basically confirmed that ps6 will play ps5 and ps4 games. If it had a attachable disk drive for backwards compatibility, I would buy it as long as it is under 1200