Physical Media Is Making a Comeback. The Next Console Generation Might Kill It
We all know next-generation consoles are in the works. Yes, we're six years into the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, largely due to component shortages and cost spikes from AI demands on the wider tech sector, but Sony has already teased a “future console” in the next few years, and Microsoft confirmed the next Xbox is codenamed Project Helix, likely due in 2028.
Gamers can probably expect all of the standard customary upgrades—faster processors, more powerful GPUs, more storage, all if component supplies and manufacturing capacities allow for them. But there’s one feature both Sony and Microsoft absolutely must keep, whatever the next gen ends up looking like: the not-so-humble 4K Blu-ray disc drive.
Keep It Old School
This might seem an odd argument to make. After all, both companies seem to have been retreating from discs since day one of the current generation. Both the...
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