nsane.forums Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 A new rumor claims that Microsoft is developing the next version of its Xbox console without the traditional disk drive, which could signal the end of retail game sales for the console. There have been a ton of rumors about Microsoft's plans for the next version of its Xbox game console over the past several months. Today, a new rumor from the game business themed web site MCV claims that the next Xbox won't have what has been an important hardware part in previous game consoles. The article claims via unnamed sources that Microsoft is telling its partners not to expect any kind of disk drive for its next game console. However, there will apparently be some kind of solid state storage support for the console, although it was not clear if it would have a standard SD port or if Microsoft will feature its own proprietary solution. The article also claims that Microsoft plans to launch its next game console sometime in 2013, which has been rumored in the past. However, it could not confirm when Microsoft will actually announce its plans for the console. Many in the industry believe that Microsoft will reveal more at E3 in June. If there is no disk drive in the next Xbox, it could be bad news for brick-and-mortar based game retailers who may not be able to sell any physical copies of games anymore. Naturally, when contacted Microsoft said it would not comment on rumors and speculation. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosticles Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 assuming that the only way to get games would then be to download them, that sucks for people with slower internet connection. Some modern games are pushing like 10 - 15GB, that would take me a whole day atleast to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho-gHo Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 What about people on dialup or no internet areas of the world? What about rentals? Good thing this is not confirmed... Sony would take their console to the TOP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 i dunno... I could see some sort of flash drive type solution. way better loading times and such, i could see an upside. i doubt it would be USB though, some sort of proprietary connection i bet to "cut down on piracy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Solid state drives...this is sorta sounding like a small cartrage maybe? Just like old times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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