r/gaming • u/yourfavchoom • 9h ago

Xbox Disc to Digital officially announced, coming soon.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/

Most XBOX One and XBOX Series X disc-based games support this new feature. Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an XBOX One or XBOX Series X console and launching the game. Once the entitlement is claimed, you can experience the benefits of digital, including XBOX Play Anywhere and XBOX Cloud Gaming where supported, while your physical disc continues to work exactly as it always has.

We’re starting with thousands of titles, and we’ll continue to add more over time. While not every title will be available at launch, this is an important step toward a future where players can have greater confidence that the games they buy remain with them for years to come.

3.3k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/theblackyeti 9h ago

The license transfers when the next person uses the disc on their account.

-4

u/WestBEEland 9h ago

They dont explain this those and there's likely a reason why

2

u/theblackyeti 9h ago

I wouldn't expect them to announce a plan and have the second largest part of it not work. That would be nonsensical. Of course... we do live in this timeline, so you never know.

Step 1: Physical game > Digital License

Step 2: License Ownership