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Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future

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Xbox announced a new disc-to-digital program that lets players convert their existing physical game discs into digital copies. The feature will be available to Xbox Insider testers, with the rollout beginning on August 31, giving those physical titles a digital future.

Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.

How it was reported

  1. The Verge·
    Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games

    Microsoft announced a disc-to-digital feature that lets Xbox One and Xbox Series X owners convert supported physical games into digital entitlements by inserting the disc and launching the title. The entitlement is linked to the user’s account, enabling play without the disc and supporting game-preservation efforts for upcoming Xbox hardware.

  2. TechMeme·
    Xbox announces a disc-to-digital feature that will allow users to digitize their existing physical games, rolling out for Xbox Insider testers on August 31 (Tom Warren/The Verge)

    Xbox announced a disc-to-digital feature that lets players convert their existing physical Xbox games into digital copies, with the functionality becoming available to Xbox Insider testers on August 31. The rollout will allow users to preserve their game libraries digitally while retaining ownership of the original discs.

  3. Engadget·
    Xbox Insiders will soon be able to create digital versions of their physical games

    Microsoft will let Xbox Insiders digitize physical Xbox One and Series X discs, letting users claim a digital entitlement by inserting the disc and launching the game; the disc remains usable but the digital license is bound to the claiming account. Thousands of titles, including most current-gen disc games, will support the feature at launch, while Xbox 360 and original Xbox titles are excluded.

  4. Ars Technica·
    Xbox’s new disc-to-digital program gives physical games a digital future

    Xbox will let owners of most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc games claim a digital entitlement by inserting the disc and launching the title, enabling fully digital play and access to Xbox Play Anywhere and Cloud Gaming. The physical disc remains functional, but only one revocable license per disc exists, so reselling or lending the disc can transfer the entitlement to another account.

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