Why we are not ready for a download only Xbox 720

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Why we're not ready for a download-only Xbox 720

Four reasons against dropping the disc drive

Of all the Xbox 720 rumours sluicing up and down the internet, the one prophesying expanded online features is the most plausible. Roping everybody into online has been Microsoft's goal since the original Xbox launched: the firm has always regarded hardware as a conduit for its services and brands, rather than the jewel in its crown.

 

Third-party upset over the trade-in market has lent this agenda momentum - crabby industry protectionists look on digital distribution as a means of clawing back "lost revenues" from dastardly second-hand sellers. But dropping the disc drive would have been a priority regardless. The only question is when.

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