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In modern DVD drives (type RPC-2), the region lock is saved to its hardware, so that even reinstalling Windows or using the drive with a different computer will not unlock the drive again. Unlike DVD regions, Blu-ray regions are verified only by the player software, not by the computer system or the drive.
The first erasable optical disc drives were announced in 1983, by Matsushita (Panasonic), [57] Sony, and Kokusai Denshin Denwa (KDDI). [58] Sony eventually released the first commercial erasable and rewritable 5 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch optical disc drive in 1987, [56] with dual-sided discs capable of holding 325 MB per side. [57]
At its launch in November 2013, the Xbox One did not have native backward compatibility with original Xbox or Xbox 360 games. [3] [4] Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb suggested users could use the HDMI-in port on the console to pass an Xbox 360 or any other device with HDMI output [5] through Xbox One.
On April 16, 2019, Microsoft unveiled a configuration of the Xbox One S named Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, which does not include the Blu-ray Disc drive. It is a 1 TB model sold at a price of US$249, and includes digital download cards for Forza Horizon 3 , Minecraft , and Sea of Thieves .
The drive plays standard DVDs in addition to HD DVD titles; however it does not read Xbox or Xbox 360 game discs, Audio CDs or mixed media CDs. All Xbox 360 games continued to use DVD-9 media. No Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive was ever released.
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Although discs scratched by the Xbox 360 are not covered under its warranty, [40] Microsoft's Xbox Disc Replacement Program [41] will sell customers a new copy of discs scratched by the Xbox 360, if they are published in countries where the Xbox was originally sold, at a cost of $20. [42] The published list of games that qualify, however, is ...
A hard disk drive failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the stored information cannot be accessed with a properly configured computer. A hard disk failure may occur in the course of normal operation, or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or high magnetic fields , or suffering a sharp impact or ...