'We Don't Want It At All' - PlayAsia Hates The Idea Of An Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program
PlayAsia has expressed strong opposition to a rumored Xbox disc-to-digital program, labeling it as anti-consumer. They argue that such a move would undermine ownership of physical games. The retailer hopes Microsoft will abandon the project before it gains traction.
- ▪PlayAsia stated they 'don't want it at all' and criticized the potential program as a 'disgustingly anti-consumer move'.
- ▪The rumor suggests that Xbox may be developing a disc-to-digital program for its next-gen Project Helix console, which is expected to be fully digital.
- ▪PlayAsia emphasized the importance of physical game ownership and urged Microsoft to discontinue the project immediately.
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NewsXboxPhysical ReleasesIndustry 'We Don't Want It At All' - PlayAsia Hates The Idea Of An Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Is it in the works? Who knows... by Fraser Gilbert4 mins ago Share: If we go back to last week, you may recall that we highlighted a "pinch of salt" rumour that Xbox might be working on some kind of disc-to-digital program to compensate for the next-gen Project Helix console being a "fully digital" system. Related Articles Rumour Project Helix Unlikely To Include Disc Drive, But Xbox May Have A Digital Solution "Take this with a huge pinch of salt and a healthy dose of speculation" It was insisted at the time that the details were "incredibly scant right now" and that there's a chance it doesn't come to fruition at all, but it attracted a lot of attention nevertheless,…
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