Technology · 1 August 2026
Xbox unlikely to bring back disc drives to beat PS6
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Microsoft is unlikely to include disc drives in its next console despite Sony stopping physical game production by January 2028. Digital Foundry’s John Linneman heard Microsoft planned a drive for legacy support, but new CEO Asha Sharma may change that. Boxed media makes up a tiny fraction of Xbox sales, and industry experts doubt the firm will invest in disks.
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