As part of the mass Xbox layoffs this week, news has also emerged about the company's physical games being impacted, with Microsoft reportedly shutting down key departments.
While there's no evidence just yet Microsoft is necessarily withdrawing completely from this space, it has raised questions about the future of physical support within this ecosystem - with speculation Xbox could outsource and might be consolidating.
Now, in response to this development, the CEO of physical distributor Limited Run Games, Josh Fairhurst, has chimed in on social media. mentioning how his company would "continue to support Xbox" hard copy releases "whenever possible":
"We'll continue to support Xbox physical releases whenever possible at @LimitedRunGames"
Limited Run has previously released a bunch of physical copies for Xbox platforms including Grim Fandango and the more recent Monkey Island game.
Admittedly, Fairhurst has also previously mentioned some issues when it comes to physical Xbox distribution, explaining earlier this month how the distributor can't always justify Xbox physical releases as users of this platform are generally "digital first".
"Physical game sales are not high enough on Xbox to offset our development costs, so we have no option but to skip Xbox on these titles."
For now, don't be too worried - as the source of the initial report, Windows Central's Jez Corden places importance on the fact that this doesn't necessarily mean "Xbox is quitting physical". This is more likely tied to the current industry trajectory and emphasis on digital gaming moving forward.