Video Games Plus Urges Xbox to Add Disc Drive to Project Helix as Sony Eyes 2028 Phaseout
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Updated · Golf Level Up · Jul 12
Video Games Plus Urges Xbox to Add Disc Drive to Project Helix as Sony Eyes 2028 Phaseout
2 articles · Updated · Golf Level Up · Jul 12
Summary
Canadian retailer Video Games Plus publicly asked Xbox and executive Asha Sharma to make Project Helix a physical-friendly platform by including a disc drive.
The appeal follows Sony's plan to phase out physical games from 2028, a shift the retailer says threatens a manufacturing, distribution and store network worth millions of dollars and many jobs.
Video Games Plus argued Microsoft could repeat Sony's PS4-era advantage over the original Xbox One by backing disc ownership while rivals push deeper into digital sales.
Citing the Xbox 360 as Microsoft's strongest generation, the retailer said renewed support for boxed games could rebuild goodwill with players and retail partners as the industry moves toward all-digital distribution.