Disc-less Xbox One S All-Digital Edition could launch in May

Disc-less Xbox One S All-Digital Edition could launch in May
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Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to launch the 'Xbox One S All-Digital Edition’ in May, according to Windows Central sources. 

The new console would be the first to ditch the disc drive, meaning owners would rely entirely on digital game purchases. That would obviously mean no 4K Blu-ray player too. Whether it would carry over 4K video streaming and upscaling from the Xbox One S is still unknown.

The disc-less console would no doubt open doors for Microsoft to further push its Xbox Game Pass, which gives subscribers of the £7.99/month plan unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and Xbox 360 games on Xbox One, as well as the forthcoming cloud-based Project xCloud game streaming service it announced last October.

Allegedly the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition would launch globally in May, with pre-orders starting next month. Naturally, we’d hope a console with fewer features would have a cheaper, perhaps sub-£150 price attached to it. After all, the Xbox One S is currently £179.

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Becky Roberts

Becky is the managing editor of What Hi-Fi? and, since her recent move to Melbourne, also the editor of Australian Hi-Fi magazine. During her 10 years in the hi-fi industry, she has been fortunate enough to travel the world to report on the biggest and most exciting brands in hi-fi and consumer tech (and has had the jetlag and hangovers to remember them by). In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.