XSX owners. Do you use your disc drive?
- Thread starter Shatty McKracken
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Nope. Digital only. Like others have expressed, I would've have gone for a Series X Digital Edition, had one been available.
Never used the disc drive on either the Xbox One X or the Series X. Been all digital for many years now. I did test the disc drive on the Xbox One X before selling it to ensure it works though.
There's a disc drive on it? I plugged it in, hid it out of view, and have just been going 100% digital with it.
Exactly, paying a extra $100 for XSX and ps5 was a bummer for a feature I'll never use.
Just got a Series X two weeks ago and love it, but the drive is kind of lound when you install something because it's seeking quite a bit across the disc, more than the PS5 druve it seems. Only have two games on disc though and I plan to go almost exclusively digital due to Game Pass.
I got lucky with the PS5 and managed to get a launch digital edition. I likely would not have paid the extra $100 for the disc version if the digital wasn't available.
I used it once to watch TLJ in 4K. Game Pass really eliminates my need for the drive though. I pretty much exclusively buy discs on PS5, though. Not interested in paying $70 for single player games when discs go on sale regularly.
The disc drive is not what makes the XSX $499. You're getting a significantly better GPU and double the storage.
UHD drives probably cost $20-$30. Sony is takings loss on the ps5 digital hoping you'll make up for it in digital purchases.
Ive used it twice so far, once to play through my cheap copy of RE3R unpatched to get the One X 4K version of the game before they patched it. Now I'm using it to play through my $10 copy of metro exodus with the SX upgrade. Glad it works, and is silent compared to my loud ass PS5 disk drive that I use all the time because I'm not buying Digital this gen on it.
Bought AC Valhalla, WD Legion and Yakuza LAD at launch on sale. Use the disc drive for those. Have some other XBO games I've put in the drive.
Also have Returnal in my PS5 right now. (Actually playing it ATM)
Also have Returnal in my PS5 right now. (Actually playing it ATM)
That's in comparison to the Series S though. The Series X only has a slightly better GPU and slightly more storage than a PS5 DE (also has a less advanced controller, no USB C, etc). So many, me included, would have seen a $399 digital-only Series X to constitute comparable value to a PS5 DE.
It's a little more complicated than that hardware wise but sure, I see what you're saying.
It's got a drive! I'm sure I bought a Series X-de ...hrrrmmm.
Nah, never used it yet, might try one day to run a 4k BR through it eventually.
Nah, never used it yet, might try one day to run a 4k BR through it eventually.
Yes, I often use it as a 4K Blu-Ray drive for watching movies.
I also have a few disc games and backcompat games that I'll use it for once in a while too.
I also have a few disc games and backcompat games that I'll use it for once in a while too.
