Microsoft Works On Xbox Without Optical Disc Drive

[Jism]

I remember a video from someone, warning out the very near future of 'tech'. We are switching from having an actual product, box, CD-Rom and all that, to a service model which offers montly subscriptions and so on. All made to maximize a company's profit and you being the product.

MS is drunk.

 

[timta2]

Trudat !

but I was kinda makin a jestful reminder of when (~2004) a certain fruity company FINALLY realized they screwed up by not including ODD's with their rigs and were almost left in the dust of the "just burn it to CD and give me a copy" craze that was in it's heyday at that point in time

sorry if that got lost in the translation

You're on a roll, why stop now?

"All this started with the arrival of the MacBook Air in 2008. The specialty computer trimmed the MacBook Pro's inch-thick size by getting rid of the disc drive and many of the ports."

https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-plan-to-wipe-out-disc-drives-is-nearly-complete/

Apple has consistently been ahead of the curve.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I remember a video from someone, warning out the very near future of 'tech'. We are switching from having an actual product, box, CD-Rom and all that, to a service model which offers montly subscriptions and so on. All made to maximize a company's profit and you being the product.

That will never fly with a lot of people. Just not likely to happen.

You're on a roll, why stop now?
"All this started with the arrival of the MacBook Air in 2008. The specialty computer trimmed the MacBook Pro's inch-thick size by getting rid of the disc drive and many of the ports."
https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-plan-to-wipe-out-disc-drives-is-nearly-complete/
Apple has consistently been ahead of the curve.

Remember my earlier comment about sheep? That not being ahead of the curve, it setting a trend, one that need to be reversed. Lots of people like physical media because it's always right there when they need it, internet connection or not.

 

[JaymondoGB]

Sounds to me like another way Microsoft can control the market, and as someone has already mentioned, a way to kill off second hand games. Cant see the point in retail outlets like Game (UK) selling codes in boxes only (I know its already a thing, but a small part)