Microsoft Considered Going Discless For the Xbox One

daimashin · 01-03-2014, 03:53 AM

Quote:Microsoft has revealed there was discussion about removing the Xbox One's disc drive, making the console digital-only.

Speaking to OXM, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer revealed that even as late as E3 2013 there was discussion about whether the company "could get away with" removing the disc drive, though ultimately the size of games meant it didn't make sense.

Source: IGN

What do you think about this? I think Microsoft would have committed suicide if they stuck to the plan.

Fallen · 01-03-2014, 04:23 AM

They should've done that so I wouldn't see Microsoft anymore.

True2marie · 01-03-2014, 04:28 AM

Popular quote - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

In tech companies, change is always constant. In this case though, removing the disc from Xbox Ones would be a mistake. If Microsoft wants to compete more with other companies in their field, they need to come up with another idea.

Emerald · 01-03-2014, 04:28 AM

Personally, I think it would be a terrible decision. They would need servers to host the downloads of the games. On launch days for popular games, the bandwidth would be overloaded, and it would make for a lot of angry customers.

Feat · 01-03-2014, 05:21 AM

It seems liek what they're trying to do is turn the Xbox One into a miniature PC and they're honestly taking a turn for the worst. They should just leave it as is because it's not broken at all.

Fallen · 01-03-2014, 05:24 AM

(01-03-2014, 04:28 AM)Emerald Wrote: Personally, I think it would be a terrible decision. They would need servers to host the downloads of the games. On launch days for popular games, the bandwidth would be overloaded, and it would make for a lot of angry customers.

The one reason why I prefer discs is the accessibility it provides.

Emerald · 01-03-2014, 05:25 AM

(01-03-2014, 05:24 AM)Fallen Wrote: The one reason why I prefer discs is the accessibility it provides.

You can't display a digital download on your shelves either, I guess. :pinch:

Fallen · 01-03-2014, 05:26 AM

(01-03-2014, 05:25 AM)Emerald Wrote: You can't display a digital download on your shelves either, I guess. :pinch:

You can take a screenshot and print it out. :hehe:

daimashin · 01-03-2014, 07:59 AM

Lucky for them that they realized that it wasn't feasible. They only thought about the games and tv but they forgotten that some people also use a console to watch Blu Ray movies. Besides, not everyone has the kind of internet to be able to download huge amounts of data.

Wonder · 01-04-2014, 08:03 AM

Mine is basically disc-free, i haven't bought a single disc.