TL;DR: Microsoft is releasing physical disc versions of Xbox first-party games like Ninja Gaiden 4, The Outer Worlds 2, and Gears of War: Reloaded exclusively for PlayStation 5, while Xbox ...

Xbox physical games are likely coming to an end in the very near future, no doubt about it, but to take this as a sign that gaming physical media as a whole is dead couldn't be further from the truth.

However, the PS5 versions of these games do have discs, creating an interesting discrepancy. Xbox fans are understandably upset that these games are only being sold in a true physical format on PS5.

It's a bizarre discrepancy between the Xbox and PS5 editions of these games, and given that all three don't have a physical disc option for Microsoft's consoles, there's a growing concern that the ...

But the benefits for Xbox owners may not go both ways, as a trio of big upcoming Microsoft-published games are skipping physical releases on Xbox Series X|S. PS5 gamers, on the other hand, will be ...

Xbox will no longer charge $80 for its new 2025 releases and is even planning to refund pre-orders for The Outer Worlds 2.