--- title: Xbox is reportedly considering dropping disc drives as... description: Reports suggest Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console (codenamed Project Helix) may ship without a disc drive, following Sony's similar announcement for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-is-reportedly-considering-dropping-disc-drives-as-it-tests-new-feature-that-lets-players-digiti-j3jriztgm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Xbox is reportedly considering dropping disc drives as it tests new feature that lets players digitize physical games | daily.dev og:description: Reports suggest Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console (codenamed Project Helix) may ship without a disc drive, following Sony's similar announcement for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/xbox-is-reportedly-considering-dropping-disc-drives-as-it-tests-new-feature-that-lets-players-digiti-j3jriztgm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J3JRIzTgm.png og:image:alt: Xbox is reportedly considering dropping disc drives as it tests new feature that lets players digitize physical games og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Xbox is reportedly considering dropping disc drives as it tests new feature that lets players digitize physical games **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Reports suggest Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console (codenamed Project Helix) may ship without a disc drive, following Sony's similar announcement for PlayStation. Xbox is reportedly testing a 'disc-to-digital' feature that would let players convert their physical game collections into digital entitlements. The digital access would be revoked if the disc is sold or loaned. The feature is expected to cover only select Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S titles, leaving original Xbox and Xbox 360 games unplayable on disc-less hardware. This follows broader industry trends including Nintendo's Game-Key Cards and GTA 6 launching as download-only. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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