The Produca Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Would you care if the new Xbox did not have an optical drive? It would get rid of disc scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickinOnaChain Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I probably have bought my last console, when I got my current one a few months ago. So I don't care and not in a shitty way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastNcurious Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I don't know about "optical" drive specifically, but I would like some sort of drive/reader for physical game purchases. I do not like the idea of all games being downloadable only. A cartridge reader, USB thumbdrive port or something similar is a must, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dz06lt Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 no physical media = fuck off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFFreak1129 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 If its digital only I doubt I would buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecadentBeaver Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like to have a physical copy of a game if available. Gotta love that new manual smell! If it became digital only, then we would be charged through the nose for games, and have no resale at all. If it does happen, I'm sticking with the 360. Plenty of life in it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMS Green1Chaos Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I would rather have a hard/disc drive on the next xbox, than going without...It'll bring the rep further down from the playing field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 up Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 i don't care i probably wont be getting the next xbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt415 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like to buy psychical copies of games so yes I would like one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdude1023 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I prefer having a physical copy of my games. However, I'm sure Microsoft would much prefer people downloading games, but at the same time they can't afford to lose the customers who don't like/can't download games. So I think they'll still make physical discs, but they'll also release every game for download on XBL on their release dates. And to give people incentive to download, the downloads will probably be a little less expensive than the discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOOKH8R Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 How am I going to play my Golden Girls Complete Series DVDs without an optical drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Doug Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 There either needs to be something that I can hold in my hand (doesn't necessarily need to be a disc, but something beyond just a code) for me to pay more than $10 for a game. I have no problem trekking over to the store to get a game, and I have no problem downloading games, but if they want me to download Dragon Age 3, they can't charge more than $10 for it. List of arcade games that I have paid more than 800MSP for: Raskulls (if you include the DLC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runswithscissors Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'd prefer if it did but I'd probably still get it if it doesn't. Too much of a gamer to give up now I think... probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 It wouldn't quite be the end of the world for me if they left the drive out but i really hope they don't. Globally (or just across the uk) the internets infrastructure is no where close to good enough to support many current services/ ideas for services. Unless you live in a city you really need an option other than digital download/ streaming and will almost certainly continue to need said other option for many years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broodjekipkorn Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I don't like the idea of downloading games, actually. I like to have a physical copie of it. Since I game, it's always been this way and I like to keep it this way, because I like it. I would also like to be able to play my Xbox 360 games on my new console. How am I gonna do that when there's no physical drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel78 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Definately a drive for me, hopefully blu ray or something where the disks are more scratch proof. If people had to buy the games from MS at the prices they set...I am not sure they would be too happy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikib004 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Not only does it need to have a disc drive it needs Blu Ray... Give us the quality in movies and also put an end to 2 and 3 disc games! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barad Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like my discs, so yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjdavies Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I don't want digital only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillTIPPIN187 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Blu Ray or nothing at all.. I happen to prefer digital games more anyway because buying them is such a pain in the dick and a hassle.. But i still like buying Physical Blu Rays.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 100% digital is fine with me. Next console should also require online connection at all times like some PC games are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehrenfried Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We are far from digital only, MS&Sony would loose so many customers who haven't "real" DSL, like in villages etc. and then there is the thing with the retailers like amazon & Co. who earn a lot of money on/through the game sales, and it would be anabsolute monopoly for MS/Sony if the new consoles had no optical discdrive, they would dry out amazon and the other companies. And here's why digital only will not happen in the next generation... If amazon can't sell any games because all is digital, they would treaten with "we sell nothing from MS anymore" and ms isn't capable of building such an infrastructre like amazon to sell as much consoles as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtowers Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I like playing/renting used games. It is so much cheaper than buying retail. A release of a console without an optical drive is an attempt to prevent a second-hand market and increase margins. As a gamer, I'm tired of being nickle-and-dimed for my hobby, and I would not welcome a digital-only platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WipeoutBoy1 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 No physical media no buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZedChuva Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 It will have an optical drive. A BluRay drive to be precise. A system without one... eeehhhh... I don't know. I "get" the "future" is moving towards a digital media, but that's not here yet. Next next gen, then sure, and even then, there will still be physical media, cause not everyone can afford to download a 30gb game. They'll move to SD card type peripherals I'm assuming (ass-u-me) Would I buy the next system if it were sans optical drive? Not a chance. At least, not any time soon. Oh, and the new Xbox will NOT be backwards compatible, especially without an optical drive... duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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