Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation's example and ditch discs for next-gen console Project Helix
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The brief
"Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation's example and ditch discs for next-gen console Project Helix" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Digital Foundry and Eurogamer.net. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation's example and ditch discs for next-gen con" trending?
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Coverage (2)
- Report: Xbox Disc-to-Digital Feature in Testing, Microsoft "Likely" to Stop Disc Production Too Digital Foundry · 129d ago
- Xbox reportedly to follow PlayStation's example and ditch discs for next-gen console Project Helix Eurogamer.net · 129d ago
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