Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has announced that they will continue to support CD-based games. With the dominance of digital-format games in the industry and the proliferation of consoles without disc drives, users who prefer physical CDs were becoming increasingly concerned. Putting an end to the debates, the Xbox management team acknowledged that while digital games will become more prevalent, the option for CD-based games will continue. Here are all the details…
Xbox will continue to provide CD support!
As known, the Xbox Series S model does not have any disc drive. There have been strong rumors that the new Xbox Series X version will also be released without a CD drive, attributed to the increasing costs of disc drives. However, the most significant development in this regard was the announcement that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will already be available in digital format. This previously rare occurrence could revolutionize the gaming industry.
Due to certain logistical and production factors, digital games have become much more profitable for companies. Additionally, while a single CD can be played by many people over time, in the digital realm, each game can only be activated for a single user. This, of course, benefits game developers. However, through the “family sharing” system, a single digital game can be used by two different accounts. It seems that the number of CD-based games will continue to decrease over time. We will see how beneficial this change will be for players in the future.
It is clear when the event where Xbox will introduce new games and hardware will take place this year.
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