Xbox Reportedly Drops Disc Drive From Project Helix as Sony Ends New PlayStation Discs in 2028
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Updated · VICE · Jul 1
Xbox Reportedly Drops Disc Drive From Project Helix as Sony Ends New PlayStation Discs in 2028
3 articles · Updated · VICE · Jul 1
Summary
Windows Central reported Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox, Project Helix, is being planned without a disc drive, pointing to a fully digital console approach.
The reported shift appears aimed at cutting hardware costs and follows Sony’s announcement that new PlayStation games will stop getting physical discs starting in January 2028.
Microsoft has not confirmed the claim, and key details on Helix — including price, SKUs and launch timing — remain undisclosed after June’s Xbox Games Showcase passed without an update.
The move would revive a strategy Xbox tried in 2013 with the Xbox One’s always-online, disc-light vision, which it later rolled back after a sharp consumer backlash.