Leaked Xbox Plans for 2024 Disc-Less Console Spark Game Preservation Worries
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Leaked Xbox plans revealed potential 2024 console with no disc drive, sparking game preservation concerns.
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Backlash emerged as physical games enable sharing, resale value, and persistence if digital stores shut down.
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Digital game sales now outpace physical, but discs still offer cheaper entry and ownership.
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Microsoft previously walked back all-digital plans for Xbox One after backlash in 2013.
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Unclear if leaked Xbox Series X successor will be all-digital or offer disc drive add-on, but leaks give Microsoft chance to pivot.
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