It seems that we already have a date for the next Xbox model, and as you are surely thinking, it is indeed the Xbox model. Series X without Blu-ray reader drive. That is the information that has been leaked recently, pointing to a mid-year launch for a console with some new touches. But what exactly will the new Xbox Series X Digital offer?
A filtered model
Microsoft made the serious mistake of sharing a document with confidential information that had been included in the trial documentation for the purchase of Activision. In this document many details of the company's roadmap appeared, and it was there where a first concept of what would be the new Xbox Series X model without Blu-ray reader.
This version of the console would apparently offer a cylindrical design that suggested quite compact dimensions, this being possible thanks to a new redesigned heatsink that would allow everything to be compacted even more.
More connection speed
Among the improvements we would find a new wireless connection Wi-Fi 6, plus Bluetooth 5.2 with which to connect accessories. would be included USB-C port with device charging and a new capacity 2 TB of storage. They would be changes that slightly improve the user experience, but that would respect the performance of the current generation, since we are talking about a redesigned model, and not a new next-generation console.
Release date
Although all these details were already known due to the leak, the news on this occasion comes through the media Exputer, who claims to have first-hand information about the console. And in their latest publication, they have pointed to the months of June and July as the months chosen to launch the new console, although they do not rule out some delay.
This is something that could make a lot of sense, since at a time when the late E3 was used to announce new releases, with the Game Summer Fest As a direct heir, Microsoft could take advantage of the event to announce the launch of its new version.
Are physical games going to disappear?
One of the big questions that users ask is whether physical games will disappear soon to make way for digital ones. This is something that worries many users, and the launch of a digital model does not exactly help to trust the situation. Phil Spencer already assured that the physical format will continue to exist, so the launch of this Series X does not mean that Microsoft's strategy is to make disc games disappear.
Now, as the PC market demonstrates, digital games are a very viable option that more and more users embrace with confidence, so it is very possible that the market itself will determine this new direction, and not the own manufacturers.
The success of the digital format will depend on the degree of confidence that companies can offer to maintain a download permanently, since no one can guarantee that a game will be available for download 30 years later (something you took for granted when you bought it).
Source: exuter