The Xbox Series X contains a UHD Blu-ray Disc drive. In truth, much of the confusion on this subject is due to similarities between the Series X and Series S. It is actually one of three fundamental differences between the two consoles. In addition to the disc drive, the Series X displays games in native 4K and has 1TB of custom SSD storage.

As with the Series S, the Xbox Series X supports just about every Xbox One game released in the last decade or so, plus many Xbox 360 and original Xbox games through backward compatibility. Unlike its cheaper stablemate, it also sports a 4K Blu-ray disc drive so you can spin your existing discs.

The Xbox Series X is Microsoft's only next-generation console with an optical disc drive, with support for Xbox Series X games and 4K UHD Blu-ray, as well as physical Xbox One, Xbox 360, and original Xbox titles via backward compatibility.