Microsoft could launch an Xbox One without an optical reader for € 175 to output the accumulated hardware

Rumors suggest that Microsoft is finalizing the arrival of the Xbox One without a disc reader unit to release all the hardware they have accumulated.

Although the console segment seems to have its days numbered, Sony and Microsoft seem to continue to insist on developing different solutions for this market. Apparently there are rumors that Microsoft would be working on an Xbox One for next year, that it would arrive in the spring and that the disc drive unit would come, so it would only support digital content.

Is Microsoft preparing an Xbox One without a disc player?

Who has published this information is Thurrott who emphasizes that the source of the information is anonymous but very familiar with the future plans of the company. We would possibly be facing an updated version of the Xbox One S that would maintain the same hardware as the current console, with the exception that it would be a cheaper version as it does not have a disc reader, thus giving way to the hardware that they are not managing to sell.

It should be noted that the next generation of Xbox should arrive in 2020, but this Xbox One without a reader would only have the purpose of outputting the units of the console that are not outputting and that could arrive for an approximate price of 175 euros and that it would serve as a study to see what could happen in 2020, because Microsoft would be thinking of launching its next console without a disc player, so this version of the Xbox One would be focused on seeing if it is well received by of the public and know how to act for the future.

The readerless edition could come along with a program called 'digital disc' in which users could exchange physical games for a key for the digital version, allowing them to continue accessing the games on the second-hand market and then claim this. code to have it in digital format.

This has as a counterpoint that not having a game in physical format will require more space on the hard disk and those who suffer from slow internet connections could have a significant problem. We will see how the company faces all these problems.

Source: Eurogamer