New Xbox 'won't have disc drive, launching 2013

Begbie · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:41

If this does happen, which I doubt, I'll be buying a PS4

Yas786 · 9 Mar 2012 at 13:41

anticonscience said:
Wave goodbye to playing all your favourite Xbox 360 games.

See why it wont happen now?

My thoughts exactly and also to add the pre-owned market would take a huge nosedive ie trading in old games.

Hopefully M$ wont incorporate such silliness in their next console otherwise ill just stick with my 360.

Wyrdo · 9 Mar 2012 at 14:47

Vonhelmet said:
Vonhelmet 'to eat hat' in 2013.

I would also like to take part in this hat eating business. There is absolutely no way this will happen.

SourChipmunk · 9 Mar 2012 at 14:48

jimbob27 said:
So effectively they're going back to cartridges.

This could be a good thing.

Everyone knows cartridges are awesome.

All my old cartridge consoles still work to this day. PS1 disks are all scratched up and useless, PS3 died after 4 years, but the 'ol 2600 and NES are still going strong.

Aeleys · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:17

Since when did Sony own all rights to BR?...

this format would work, for everything so long as it's sound in design near limitless capacity (depending on price)

dannyjo22 · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:22

If they are going to alienate all the blue ray users and dvd's they may as well fire up the old hd-dvd press again and make games just on that format. It would help protect against the pirates and give them a cheaper means than making games on the equivalent of cartridges again.

edGfaCTor · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:30

dannyjo22 said:
If they are going to alienate all the blue ray users and dvd's they may as well fire up the old hd-dvd press again and make games just on that format. It would help protect against the pirates and give them a cheaper means than making games on the equivalent of cartridges again.

I was thinking this a few years ago but then you need to look at the cost if ms goes with blu-ray it would cost only about 40p to produce a game disc hddvd your looking at between £5-£10, this is why they wont go down the cartridge route it costs more to produce them then discs and there is a lot more disadvantages then advantages discs are very easy to produce.

Davey_Pitch · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:36

Spawn said:
My thoughts exactly and also to add the pre-owned market would take a huge nosedive ie trading in old games.

That would be a plus for developers though, there is a lot of pressure from them all to try and kill the 2nd hand market as they make no money from it, which is why so many developers are no making online access codes, so at least they can still make something from 2nd hand games.

ps3ud0 · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:48

edGfaCTor said:
I was thinking this a few years ago but then you need to look at the cost if ms goes with blu-ray it would cost only about 40p to produce a game disc hddvd your looking at between £5-£10, this is why they wont go down the cartridge route it costs more to produce them then discs and there is a lot more disadvantages then advantages discs are very easy to produce.

Its the reason we moved from cartridges to optical media in the first place, its only acceptable in portable devices because having something mechanical eats battery and isnt really suitable for the portable environment.

To regress back to that seems stupid, especially because it would reduce the attractiveness to most casual users as a media centre...

ps3ud0 :cool:

Phatjayunoi · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:51

Definitely cannot see this happening.

If it does, at least one thing to look forward to is hopefully dramatically decreased load times, but that's about it.

Discs will still be around for a while.

Marky · 9 Mar 2012 at 15:52

I hope this is just a rumour and not fact... I'm hoping for a blu-ray xbox

Red Porsche · 9 Mar 2012 at 16:26

peterattheboro said:
Surely 50GB DL BD discs will be a lot cheaper.

Exactly. This has probably come from a developer that has been misquoted or taken out of context. Along with the fact that having a bluray player built in would be a massive selling point; I really can't see this story having any legs.

Begbie · 9 Mar 2012 at 16:29

edGfaCTor said:
I was thinking this a few years ago but then you need to look at the cost if ms goes with blu-ray it would cost only about 40p to produce a game disc hddvd your looking at between £5-£10, this is why they wont go down the cartridge route it costs more to produce them then discs and there is a lot more disadvantages then advantages discs are very easy to produce.

Also as said, easier to scratch/break optical media. Meaning more money for retailers!

I know I've had a few discs broken, well I say me. Rather I mean my old man. "Dad, don't move the xbox when its on" - "why what does it do?"

CRUNCH! ****

"does that, Dad" :mad:

no_1_dave · 9 Mar 2012 at 18:35

I hope there is no disk drive.
Games on micro SD cards are the way to go.
Maybe invent a new type of cart like N64 had but smaller. Memory chips are cheap now so it wouldn't increase game price & would load instantly

ShakenNstirred · 9 Mar 2012 at 19:36

a website just wanting attention
cant see it happening

mmj_uk · 9 Mar 2012 at 21:03

No doubt the cartridges will bind themselves to the first console or Live account they're used on so that you can't trade them second hand...

Mark1989 · 9 Mar 2012 at 21:04

Sounds stupid to me,Cant see them doing it either tbh, If anything they will go to Blu-Ray disc and now modern blu-ray drives are quicker so wont be limited to slower speeds

wannabedamned · 9 Mar 2012 at 21:05

What a stupid idea.

As others have said, If on release the console isnt optical, infact if it isnt bluray. I will indeed eat my hat

DELETED_63174 · 9 Mar 2012 at 21:14

For those talking about licenseing costs to Sony for blu ray, they could just do what Nintendo has done with the Wii U and design there own version of it to avoid the fees.

Nexus · 9 Mar 2012 at 21:24

no_1_dave said:
I hope there is no disk drive.
Games on micro SD cards are the way to go.
Maybe invent a new type of cart like N64 had but smaller. Memory chips are cheap now so it wouldn't increase game price & would load instantly

As others have pointed out already, it's not about whether memory chips have got cheaper. They are still far more expensive than DVD or Bluray to buy and produce, which is why it's highly unlikely they would do that.