Epic: disc-free Xbox 720 would have a dramatic advantage, but But solid-state game carts would be prohibitive economically

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superchunk said:

zero129 said:
If MS doesn't use a disc drive in their next Xbox, they might as well not release it, it will bomb and fail so bad. Hell i know i wouldnt buy one if it didn't have a disc drive.

Why?

dvd/bluray players are cheap. What does it gain you?

I'd prefer SD card type games as their far more durable, easier to store, faster, and can be tossed into a small box next to the system to hold every game vs large case holders.

This. They are saying replace the disc drive with a solid state device, not remove the ability to buy games at retail or anything like that. The only loss of this method is using your Xbox as a dvd/blu-ray player, but let's face it. Everyone who wants/needs one of those players HAS to have at least 1 or 5 already laying around for those tasks.