It’s hard to have a firm idea for the next generation of consoles, and given the current memory crisis and the hardware market as a whole, there’s a good chance these consoles will arrive later than expected, but there are some signs to get us thinking about the fact: Microsoft Considering Support physical games scam Xbox spiral.
It’s an interesting question, especially amid the controversy surrounding Sony’s decision to abandon optical discs starting in 2028, which suggests that the PS6 may not come standard with a disc player, thus playing out two opposing visions.
Obviously, there’s nothing official given that neither new console has been unveiled yet, nor are there any details on when it will be released, but there’s a clue that sparked the idea.
A survey floated the idea of a Helix with an optical reader
According to reports from multiple sources, such as the Power Up Gaming message shown below, Microsoft appears to be sending God poll Ask gamers whether support for physical games will be an important feature of the upcoming Xbox console.
To be honest, the report comes from other sources and its reliability is uncertain, but its circulation indicates that there is indeed an investigation: in it, the possibility of “installing games from physical discs” appears, indicating that Microsoft is interested in retaining disc drives in the future.
Unlike Sony and PS6, can Xbox continue to support Helix discs?
The survey was supposed to be available to Xbox Insider users and apparently represents only an information tool from Microsoft, but oddly there are a few spots dedicated to this topic.
Given that some users have shown great concern for physical media, it is not ruled out that Microsoft may consider including physical reader As the division’s CEO Asha Sharma recently reported, Xbox Helix could be a possible configuration considering it could be a family of devices.
