Rumour: Xbox Still Evaluating Whether Project Helix Will Support Physical Discs
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"Rumour: Xbox Still Evaluating Whether Project Helix Will Support Physical Discs" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include extremetech.com, Mashable and Pure Xbox. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Xbox Could Soon Let You Turn Your Physical Games Into Downloadable Files extremetech.com · 5h ago
- Xbox hopes to win back disaffected gamers with new disc-to-digital program Mashable · 5h ago
- Rumour: Xbox Still Evaluating Whether Project Helix Will Support Physical Discs Pure Xbox · 5h ago
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