Xbox CEO takes direct control of Minecraft to better compete with Roblox amid layoffs

As Microsoft's mass Xbox layoffs come down, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma assumes direct oversight over Minecraft, Candy Crush, and ...
Thurrott

Microsoft is Reportedly Working on Disc-to-Digital Program for Xbox Games

Sony announced yesterday that it will stop production of physical discs for new PlayStation games in January 2028, and Microsoft may well follow this path. According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, the ...
Windows Central

What does Xbox's Matthew Ball mean when he says "We are working very hard to rethink ...

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TechRaptor

Next Xbox, Project Helix, Will Reportedly Not Have a Disc Drive

The next Xbox, for now known as Project Helix, will not have a disc drive per reporting from Windows Central. The only version of the console will be discless and not accept physical media. The ...
Digital Trends

Xbox might let you digitize your game discs, and the timing makes perfect sense

Earlier today, Sony announced it will stop making physical game discs for new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028. It looks like Microsoft is heading in the same direction, but with a consumer ...
GameSpot

Next-Gen Xbox May Not Have Disc Drive, Disc-To-Digital Feature Coming, Reports Say

Following Sony’s announcement that it will not support PlayStation discs starting in 2028 and conjecture that the PS6 won’t have a disc drive, it’s now been reported that Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox, ...
IGN

The all-digital future may be closer than we thought.

According to new reports, Xbox may be moving way from physical media with a console currently known as Project Helix. The Verge added onto the news cycle by reporting that Microsoft is exploring a new ...
Kotaku

Xbox Is Reportedly Testing A Way To Digitize Your Physical Games

What if owning physical games entitled you to their digital versions? It’s apparently a feature Microsoft is currently testing ahead of the launch of its next-gen Project Helix console. The idea is to ...
Polygon

Xbox working on a way to digitize your physical game collection as Sony abandons discs

On Wednesday, Sony announced it would no longer make physical game discs for its games released after January 2028. That same day, a new report claims Xbox is working on a way to digitize your ...
Game Rant

Next-Gen Xbox Reportedly Ditching Physical Games

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...
Kotaku

Xbox Is Cutting A Bunch Of Stuff Loose, But Not Hideo Kojima’s New Horror Game OD

Hideo Kojima’s upcoming horror project titled OD, which is increasingly giving P.T. vibes, was first teased three years ago. It was part of an ambitious new slate of third-party partner games ...