• Next Xbox Won’t Feature A Disc Drive, Launching Next Year


    MCV is reporting that the next Xbox console won’t come equipped with a disc drive, and will launch sometime next year. If true then the next Xbox will be the worlds first console to forgo a disc drive in favour of downloadable games. This is bad news for people without an internet connection.


    The briefings have been issued under what MCV’s source describes as “the strictest NDA” they have ever encountered.

    Although the console will not include a disc drive, it will offer compatibility with 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.

    Furthermore, a 2013 launch date for the hardware has been confirmed. What is less clear, however, is the intended timing of Microsoft’s announcement.


    Source- MCV
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Next Xbox Won’t Feature A Disc Drive, Launching Next Year started by Red_Gh0st View original post
    Comments 6 Comments
    1. wolfhound142's Avatar
      wolfhound142 -
      Now that's impressive. I do wonder if there's gonna be a site to dl them or its all gonna be done through Xbox live. Also how they're gonna fight with the piracy issue.

      Wiiu gonna have a year for itself
      Unless ps4 comes out this Christmas...unlikely
    1. sly4308's Avatar
      sly4308 -
      Didn't disks put a buffer between hackers hacking the system directly, I think this will make it easier on pirates.
    1. grudge1981's Avatar
      grudge1981 -
      Quote Originally Posted by sly4308 View Post
      Didn't disks put a buffer between hackers hacking the system directly, I think this will make it easier on pirates.
      Well the 360's main hack for a long time was a modded DVD firmware that really only allowed piracy, no homebrew whatsoever, and I believe this specific hack was originally discovered for the Xbox 1's DVD drive but was ported to the 360 in the end. Considering MS has not been able to stop modding the firmware with any revisions to the hardware they may be just trying to forgo issue by omitting the drive in the first place. Although if the system is ever cracked at all it will likely be cracked wide open all at once like this... Unless they find a way to force updates for newer games while changing encryptions like on the ps3 which has crippled the ps3 scene for almost a year since its initial mod...
    1. cyberm4d's Avatar
      cyberm4d -
      It's going to use good old cartridge or maybe high speed ssddisk preloaded with the game you buy ? No disk disk drive doesn't mean it will automatically ba a download / streaming service only. The bluray drive on ps3 is so slow and it take soooo long to start a game, Xbox could try to take advantage over play station with this "no disk" system be imaginative
    1. bahawks2's Avatar
      bahawks2 -
      As long as they don't call it Xbox720 I don't care
    1. Bakedzeina's Avatar
      Bakedzeina -
      why dont they just put the games on flashdrive like thingys that need a certain chip to play