future video game It may or may not be dematerialized. This statement, which would have caused a sarcastic smile a few years ago, is even more embarrassing today. It’s been a long time since this question the end of physical media It comes up regularly in the video game industry. And it doesn’t come out of nowhere. With the success of platforms like Steam To name just one of them, sales of dematerialized games exceeded physical sales. Console manufacturers have realized this, and that’s why Sony is offering a version of the PlayStation 5 without a disc drive. Its rival Xbox may quickly follow suit.
Completely Microsoft This reignites the debate. It all started with journalist Jez Corden making an announcement. X (Twitter) According to sources, Microsoft is laying off its entire internal customer support team. This isn’t good news anyway, but then he adds: “Microsoft is also Departments dedicated to physical marketing of games Xbox“. He continues: “If you’ve seen the leaks about a digital-only Xbox […]You can get an idea of where Microsoft is going here.
Microsoft is shutting down services exclusive to Xbox games on physical media
No further comment is needed, especially since the information comes after the announcement that Walmart stores will open. get rid of physical copies From Starfield. It turned out that this was half true. Only stores are leaving replace copies with a newer version. But we must not forget that this phenomenon is real: there is no physical version of recent games such as Alan Wake 2 or the future Senua’s Saga Hellblade 2.
Regardless, it’s too early to bury discs and other cartridges. As Jez Corden himself noted, “Reducing retail teams doesn’t mean Microsoft is giving up physical retail for Xbox games; they can outsource.” In the meantime, keep your copies safe, some can be had at a premium.
Microsoft has also shut down departments dedicated to bringing Xbox games to physical retail… which if you’ve seen leaks of the digital-only Xbox console… you might get an idea of where Microsoft is going here.
— Jez (@JezCorden) January 25, 2024
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