Despite outcry from some players, it seems end of disc is practically unavoidable, considering that even Optical reader production appears to have collapsedAccording to Windows Central reporter Jez Corden.
The question comes from an article that highlights Microsoft’s new upcoming Disc do Digital feature, which will allow users to license digital content from physical games: Xbox Insider users will be able to start using the system starting August 31st, and it will later be expanded to all users of the console.
Speaking of this new feature, a certain inevitability emerges from the Windows Central article Going digital This also included Microsoft’s project, again due to the practical difficulties of finding a mass-available player.
a seemingly inevitable shift
“It’s unclear whether PlayStation will be able to replicate this feature on PS4 and PS5,” Corden said of the digital system announced by Xbox. “In fact, given Sony’s recent announcement, this may be a sensitive discussion at the moment. Disc games will be completely eliminated, triggering strong negative reactions”, as we all know.
“Microsoft has yet to take a clear position on this debate, although some sources tell me that the problem is not the disk but the optical drive itself; The entire supply chain of parts needed to produce optical disc drives is collapsingAs users actively opt for purely digital technology, assembly lines are gradually abandoning this technology. ” wrote the Windows Central article.
PS5 users strike against farewell disc starts tonight
Therefore, in the upstream of eliminating the problem of optical discs, optical disc players will inevitably be eliminated, and optical disc players obviously have the following characteristics: Space on hardware production lines is increasingly limited.
In fact, even on Microsoft’s part, the new Xbox Helix will most likely abandon optical readers: Talking about the importance of new consoles and optical discs, CEO Asha Sharma did not give a precise answer, but it is certain that Xbox has always been a leader in the digitization of content, and offering the ability to transfer physical libraries in digital form could be an obvious prelude to the transition to the last comprehensive form of use.