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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 bobthecimmerian on Wednesday May 01 2019, @02:16AM (2 children)

    by bobthecimmerian (6834) on Wednesday May 01 2019, @02:16AM (#837028)

    I find the convenience of downloaded games compelling. No tracking disks, just switch games as you like just using the console UI.

    Yes, the price is too high for what you get. If it was my choice I wouldn't get one. But my kids are fanatics for particular console exclusives, so hooking something else up just won't fly.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday May 01 2019, @04:27PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday May 01 2019, @04:27PM (#837350)

    > Yes, the price is too high for what you get. If it was my choice I wouldn't get one.
    > But my kids are fanatics for particular console exclusives, so hooking something else up just won't fly.

    I highly recommend making your kids to use their own savings to pay for the thing you don't like them to have. You may contribute a game for the occasional birthday, but let them feel the pain of that subscription model...
    Good life lesson.

    • (Score: 2) by bobthecimmerian on Thursday May 02 2019, @08:32PM

      by bobthecimmerian (6834) on Thursday May 02 2019, @08:32PM (#838099)

      When I was growing up, my parents tried to apply that kind of lesson to me. I reacted by making friends with the kids who had the video games I wanted to play, and hanging out with them exactly as long as they were in the mood to play video games. As soon as they asked to do something else, I would announce that I had something else to do and go home.

      So I figured it was better to get the kids the games they want. Being spoiled and a headache to your parents is a lesser evil than being an asshole pretending to befriend people just for their game collections.