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.

Is it time to abandon physical video games and go ... with the release of the PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox, I can’t tell you with any certainty that I will ever buy a physical game disc for ...

Still, something is happening. Beyond excluding the disc drive, Microsoft offers Xbox Game Pass, an all-you-can-play digital game buffet at $10 a month (or $100 a year) that even includes new ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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

Microsoft rankled some independent game developers when the company admitted that it still won't allow them to self-publish games on the Xbox One. Microsoft May 22, 2013, 7:16 PM EDT ...

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.