Xbox 720 to have no disc drive?
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Report: Next Xbox To Have No Disc Drive
Has Durango lost its drive?
UK, March 9, 2012
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by Daniel Krupa
IGN UK
The next Xbox won't contain a physical disc drive, according to a new report.
A source close to British trade magazine MCV claims that Microsoft revealed this information under what it described as "the strictest NDA" they have ever encountered.
While the console will not contain a disc drive, according to the source, the report suggests it will contain "some sort of interchangeable solid-state card storage, although it is not known whether this will be proprietary or a more standard format such as SD."
MCV is also claiming that a 2013 release window for the hardware has been confirmed.
A move to digital-only distribution would be extremely unconventional for Microsoft; if there is any truth to this report, it would be a major blow for traditional retail. Microsoft has yet to officially deny the story.
In response to the report, Microsoft has said, "We are always thinking about what is next for our platform and how to continue to defy the lifecycle convention. Beyond that we do not comment on rumors or speculation."
What do you think about the latest murmuring about Microsoft's next console? Let us know in the comments below
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/122/1220412p1.html
Yeah....I may be in the minority...but I'm not feeling this digital ? when it comes to video games....I'm old school....I prefer to have a cartridge or disc collection.....digital download should be an OPTION....
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Games should be put onto something smaller... like a flash drive type joint
CD's & Blu-Ray are outdated
take it from the flash drive, install the game instantly directly onto SSD within the console.
? that.....I wanna library got dammit
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The new age is upon us gentlemen.
Not sure how i feel about this. its a cool idea and what not but i feel as if some computer ? is gonna go wrong and ill pay 70 bucks for a game thats not playable. -
I don't like the way this sounds at all......if Microsoft puts the games on some sort of proprietary memory that's just gonna allow them to jack the price up of a game even more....Think back when you were paying 50 bucks for a new Playstation game and 80 bucks for an N64 game....But optical discs are dirt cheap to produce, I don't see anyone abandoning them for some sort of new untested media no time soon unless it's pure digital downloads.
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themadlionsfan wrote:
This. All that digital download ? irks me. Just give me the damn disk so I dont have to worry about space, downloading, and corrupted files.. -
blackkevblazini wrote: »I don't like the way this sounds at all......if Microsoft puts the games on some sort of proprietary memory that's just gonna allow them to jack the price up of a game even more....Think back when you were paying 50 bucks for a new Playstation game and 80 bucks for an N64 game....But optical discs are dirt cheap to produce, I don't see anyone abandoning them for some sort of new untested media no time soon unless it's pure digital downloads.
Because games have budgets the size of small movies nowadays. Back in the GC/PS2 era, the average game cost $2-4 million. Now it cost $25 to $50 million to make the average game with voice overs, cinematic scenes, online play, DLC. That ? adds up.
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lol well i wouldnt have gotten it regardless
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So its not gonna be backwards compatible then?
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earth two superman wrote: »So its not gonna be backwards compatible then?
That's a big loss. They should hold off for the NEXT XBOX for that, allow the 720 to feature an install of the game onto your account, therefore when they do a no disc, you can play the older games. To just jump directly into a no disc without preparation is ? . -
wouldn't they end up being the same cause you would have to have hella space for them games which we assume are going bigger than the current ones plus the download content,old games,movies,etc..it'll be a while before all that comes together
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damn... beat me to it... [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1H77mZ14s&feature=g-u-u&context=G265452cFUAAAAAAACAA[/video]
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kanggoodie wrote: »damn... beat me to it... [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T1H77mZ14s&feature=g-u-u&context=G265452cFUAAAAAAACAA[/video]
totally off topic, but why does EVERY IGN chick look like Jessica Chobot?