{"id":306913,"date":"2025-06-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=387106"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:22:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:22:55","slug":"the-new-xbox-games-will-be-available-in-physical-format-but-not-for-microsofts-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-xbox-games-will-be-available-in-physical-format-but-not-for-microsofts-consoles\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Xbox games will be available in physical format, but not for Microsoft&#039;s consoles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The video game industry is at a critical turning point, facing the possibility of abandoning physical formats in the next decade. <strong>Although this trend has been debated for years, the reality is that physical editions of video games have been progressively declining, which is considered bad news by many fans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An excellent lineup of games<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, <strong>it was announced that some of the upcoming major Xbox releases, such as The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Gears of War Reloaded, will only come with codes to redeem inside the box on Xbox Series X consoles<\/strong>. This contrasts with the PlayStation 5 versions, which will include physical editions with discs. This decision sparks a debate about Microsoft&#8217;s future direction and its approach to digital sales, as, according to Phil Spencer, most transactions on Xbox are digital, leading them to &#8220;follow customer trends.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ninja Gaiden 4 - Release Date Trailer | PS5 Games\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E2NnqO92d7M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, it is suggested that the abandonment of physical format could accelerate due to the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, which adds economic pressure on the production costs of physical games. <strong>Although Xbox focuses on digital, the player experience, especially on consoles like PS5, still largely depends on disc content<\/strong>. Games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle have shown that only a minimal part of the game may be available on the disc, forcing users to download the remaining content, which resembles a model of \u201cfalse physicals\u201d today.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains to be seen how Microsoft will manage this change in the physical format, especially in comparison to its competition. <strong>The upcoming moves in this area could define the future of console entertainment, at a time when players continue to debate the value of owning a physical product versus the convenience of digital<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox Game Pass\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/8b773de5-0b20-429f-a535-c159557192df\/2791990695\/xbox-game-pass-Xbox%20Game%20Pass%20for%20PC-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox Game Pass<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox-game-pass.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The video game industry is at a critical turning point, facing the possibility of abandoning physical formats in the next decade. Although this trend has been debated for years, the reality is that physical editions of video games have been progressively declining, which is considered bad news by many fans. An excellent lineup of games Recently, it was announced that some of the upcoming major releases for Xbox, such as The Outer Worlds 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Gears of War Reloaded, will only include codes to redeem inside the box [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":306914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[12652,12653,1072,7717,5094,2367,10454,1404,5095],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-306913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-gears-of-war-reloaded-2","tag-indiana-jones-y-el-gran-circulo-2","tag-microsoft","tag-ninja-gaiden-4","tag-phil-spencer","tag-playstation-5","tag-the-outer-worlds-2","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-series-x","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":306924,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306913\/revisions\/306924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306913"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=306913"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=306913"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=306913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}