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was eye-opening for all sorts of reasons, not least because it laid bare the company's tentative hardware plans for the back half of this console generation. But the scale of the leak was only part of the surprise. Equally stunning was Microsoft's plan - circa April 2022, at least - to ditch physical media altogether in new Xbox consoles from next year, for what it privately described as an"adorably all digital" future.
Of course, you can see why Microsoft has considered such a move. The sale of physical games has dropped considerably - something clear from sales chart numbers shared within the industry - and the very nature of how we all access games has changed with the rise of subscriptions. This is especially true on Xbox, of course, where if you have Xbox Game Pass you need never pay the much-maligned £70/$70 fee for a first-party release again.
The matter of choice is also crucial because of how Sony looks set to handle its own mid-gen hardware refresh, with a continually-rumoured"slim" PlayStation 5 that lets you purchase and plug in a PS5 disc drive separately. Again, an important caveat - Sony's plans here are far from official, but repeated leaks this year have set expectations and painted an intriguing picture.
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