Xbox One disc-free console – analyst weighs in on rumor
Speaking in an industry note, Pachter said if even true in the slightest, it would alienate not only retailer customers, but comsumers as well.
“If this rumor is true, it is one of the dumbest ideas of all time,” he said. “It would alienate GameStop and other retailers, and it would demonstrate that Microsoft can afford to release a 1TB Xbox One at $399 with essentially the same production cost as the $499 model with a 500GB HDD and a Blu-ray drive.
“That would likely cause gamers to believe that the model with a Blu-ray drive is overpriced, or would cause them to believe that Microsoft is greedy.
“I have three words for this idea—dumb, dumb, dumb.”
Pachter said he respects the people at Microsoft “immensely” and that they are “far from dumb.”
“I don’t actually believe the rumor,” he stated.
Rumors of the console were posted on both The Verge and NeoGAF last night, with the later’s source stating the console could launch as soon as October.
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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/30/xbox-one-disc-free-console-analyst-weighs-in-on-rumor/
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slapshot101Posted:
I really hate it how the only thing that they feel they can cut from the console is the DVD drive. They always seem to try to cut the area that consumers care about the most to cause the most drama. What about all those people out there who don't have the connections to be download 10 GB games all the time.
LiquidatorzPosted:
This most likely wont happen, xbox ones download times are seriously bad trying to install a disk. you would be dead by the time a game has downloaded XD
SIKSPosted:
I will always prefer the disc over downloadable content, they should stick with the disc it's more reliable than downloading.
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