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Microsoft to Release an XBox Without a Disc Drive

posted by martyb on Tuesday April 30 2019, @08:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the It-plays-for-sure-dept dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Microsoft is gearing up to release the next version of the XBox with the key feature of the latest release is that the new XBox won't have a disc drive. While this may reduce the cost of each unit for Microsoft some buyers may regret the absence of the disc player given that many homes no longer have a standalone disc player relying on the games console for playing DVDs.

Perhaps this is a gift from Microsoft to Netflix introducing a new raft of customers looking for online content delivery.

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday May 01 2019, @01:21AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Wednesday May 01 2019, @01:21AM (#837005) Journal

    Given that the consoles are just typical x86 computers with customized SoCs these days, I wonder if some people will plug in an external optical drive using a USB port (and have the disc recognized, etc.).

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  • (Score: 2) by Pino P on Wednesday May 01 2019, @01:31PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Wednesday May 01 2019, @01:31PM (#837234) Journal

    Discs for video game consoles have proprietary copy authentication measures that a commodity USB BD-ROM drive is unlikely to be able to read.