When is the patented disc drive going to release for the Series S console?

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  1. MrPainPill
    MrPainPill Guest

    When is the patented disc drive going to release for the Series S console?


    Microsoft filed for a patent to create an external disk drive for the series s console over a year ago and has been dead silent on the topic ever since. Will we get any updates any time soon? Or did they patent it only so other companies could not make the accessories themselves? I have multiple games that require the discs use to prove I own the game so I haven’t played them since I sold my One S to buy a series.

    I only bought the series S because I heard there was a patent for an external disc drive.

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    MrPainPill, Jul 26, 2023
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  2. Smwutches Win User

    When is the patented disc drive going to release for the Series S console?

    Unless Microsoft makes an announcement, no one here would have any information.
  3. SigmaTheDJ Win User

    New Xbox?

    The Series S is a decent upgrade on a One S, with almost 3x the graphics performance, a much better CPU, and WAY faster storage. Obviously, there are potential downsides, e.g. no optical drive, if you have disc-based games or Blu-Ray movies you want to play.

    The Series X has over 8.5x the graphics performance of the One S, a much better CPU, WAY faster storage, and it still has an optical drive, so right now that's the best Xbox has to offer.

    There's bound to be more consoles released in the future, cos MS chose the name "Series" to denote that these are the first in a series of consoles, but with the current Series consoles only being around 18 months old, I don't think we'll hear anything announced soon.

    As for redesigns, like "slim" models, I'd be surprised if we hear anything about those soon either. The Series S is already small, and the Series X, despite being a fairly large size, has its internals packed in tightly/efficiently, so it's hard to see how they could make it smaller really. Maybe they will announce a Series X with no disc drive. Maybe they will announce an external optical drive add-on for the Series S (they supposedly filed a patent related to that). But again, nothing has been announced.
  4. StuartATrueRed Win User

    Xbox One Series S - I'm confused

    You have names mixed up. There are no consoles named the Xbox One Series S or Xbox One Series X.

    The Xbox One/One S/One X all have a disc drive.

    The Xbox One S All Digital Edition does not have a disc drive.

    The Xbox Series X has a disc drive.

    The Xbox Series S does not have a disc drive.

    All the consoles can play backward compatible games. The Series S and One S all digital edition can only play games digitally downloaded.

    The other consoles can play games from disc and from digitally downloaded,

    I hope this clears things up for you.
  5. Tezzerrific Win User

    MW2 crossgen bubdle

    series x has disc drive and the series s does not

    smart delivery is so it downloads the content for the specific console

    hence why the game case has series x and xbox one advertised on it. the disc can be used in series x and xbox one consoles, the series s does not have a drive therefore requires digital purchase.
  6. Smwutches Win User

    Xbox series X + series S

    The disc has to be in the drive in order to play them. Since the Series S doesn't have a disc drive, you won't be able to play the physical discs on that console.
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