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'They Wanted to Ensure All Your Games Were Still Playable' — Xbox Reportedly Planned to Support Physical Discs Before Its Big Reset - IGN

Published by IGN By Virginia Glaze · 5 August 2026 at 00:56
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'They Wanted to Ensure All Your Games Were Still Playable' — Xbox Reportedly Planned to Support Physical Discs Before Its Big Reset - IGN
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What the report says

Digital Foundry's John Linneman says Microsoft planned to continue to support physical discs before the recent "reset" of the Xbox business, but it is unclear if the company will now do so with its next-gen console, Project Helix.

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