PS5 and the New Xbox Will Use Disc Drives, According to Analyst

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Michael Pachter is a well-known analyst in the industry that is pretty spot on with many of his predictions regarding gaming as it is and what it will be. In the latest episode of his podcast Pachter Factor, Pachter discusses a little more about what he believes the next generation will be. PlayStation 5 and Xbox ... er, Xbox talk has been running crazy lately, which is no surprise given that E3 2018 is right around the corner. Pachter's latest predictions however are fairly interesting, especially with the push for digital in recent years.

According to Pachter, those that say disc drives are already a thing of the past are sorely mistaken. He mentioned in the video above that he thinks they are here to stay for the long-run, at least where the next generation is concerned. Given that the next wave of gaming consoles is reportedly still a few years off, that means our farewells to our beloved discs isn't happening any time soon.

The reason for this technical camaraderie is that neither Sony nor Microsoft, according to the analyst, want to cut ties with their retailers. That relationship is a powerful one, one that drives a lot of revenue - especially during high impact sale times. Since many still buy the actual consoles at stores, to completely cut retailers out of the process once those platforms are home seems a bit odd, so Pachter's prediction might actually be right on the nose given that perspective.

He also talked a bit about Play Anywhere, which is a blooming feature for Xbox One owners. The Xbox Play Anywhere program allows players to play on their console, or on their Windows 10 computers, and makes crossplay between the two even easier! A huge reason why I enjoyed Sea of Thieves was that as a PC player, I could still play it with my Xbox One buds.



Pachter mentioned that their Play Anywhere program has tons of potential for growth and will be a major focus for the brand. At one point, he mentions that the PC side of it will be a huge focus saying that the differentiation between Xbox and PC will become more and more blurry.

You can hear what else he had to say about the future of gaming in the video above! Don't forget to sound off in the comment section below about what you think the next generation will bring!

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SaxbyyPosted:

Well thats good at least they arent doing an Apple and removing necessary features

Miko537Posted:

I mean, yeah its a good thing if you buy discs, but no one really does anymore when you can have max 5 decent games now days lol

TOXICPosted:

Who even buys disc's anymore lol?

XeCookiePosted:

Dont see why they would even wanna get rid of disc trays coming from someone like me who downloads all their games but I mean literally everyone still uses discs just why...

Mario350Posted:

who the **** would buy a digital console only not everyone plays online so disk treys arent going away

RaubenPosted:

AD4M Xbox/PSN can't rely on everyone in the world having an internet connection to download their games. Disk trays are still relevent in my eyes especially with games that are backward compatible.


Your completely right ! They cant get rid of them any time soon.

AD4MPosted:

Xbox/PSN can't rely on everyone in the world having an internet connection to download their games. Disk trays are still relevent in my eyes especially with games that are backward compatible.

DecyPosted:

Well my current one don't work so this don't really make a difference to me lol

RaubenPosted:

When you buy a game and have to install it... 360 was the best way

MazePosted:

I feel like it won't be until the next generation after that they finally go away. Could be even longer than that.