2026 is shaping up to be a massive year for Xbox nostalgia with the 25th anniversary seeing the planned release of a new Fable, Forza, Gears of War: E-Day, and rumored Halo: Combat Evolved remaster.

One rumor that's persisted for several years—at least a half a decade, at this point—is that Microsoft will completely abandon physical discs for its Xbox game consoles.

In 2007, console gaming got its first day-and-date digital release. The sci-fi war shooter Warhawk for the PlayStation 3 was sold as a Blu-ray disc in stores but was also available to buy ...

Xbox fans are understandably upset that these games are only being sold in a true physical format on PS5. This also comes after Xbox raised prices on games , so The Outer Worlds 2 is $80 for ...

Capcom Isn’t Going To Abandon Physical Copies Of Games. July 23, 2024 by Todd Black. The market is still there. ... even potentially prepping the Xbox Game Pass to have a cloud gaming feature.

Physical video games media has been in rapid decline, and it seems possible that Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo could eventually go all digital.

Limited Run Games CEO Josh Fairhurst took to Twitter to state that Walmart is getting rid of physical Xbox games next year and expects more cuts will happen deeper in 2024.

European Retailers Abandon Physical Xbox Games. Dring reported that a prominent publisher disclosed before Christmas that numerous retailers across Europe have chosen not to list Xbox games due to ...

Physical Xbox games may soon be a thing of the past (Picture: Microsoft) Microsoft could be pulling the plug on physical Xbox games as part of its widespread layoffs across the company.

Microsoft is reducing its global workforce by nearly 4%. Gaming is among the departments affected, and as a result, Xbox has ...

The long-rumored all-digital Xbox Series X is real and coming this fall. It will be white, cheaper, and feature a 1TB SSD as Microsoft continues turning the page on physical games.