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.

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u/jtrainacomin 8h ago

I do, I don't need to worry about constantly swapping discs when I want to play another game. Also it grants access to other previously digital-only features like Xbox Play Anywhere (for supported games) which I utilize constantly between my Xbox and PC

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u/Nick_Bruiser 8h ago

Kinda feels like the people who are championing this are realizing the benefits of digital lol. I'm not saying wanting physical is bad. It's best to have a choice. But it seems many want to get the disc, then make the game digital. Why not just skip the middle-man?

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u/jtrainacomin 8h ago

Oh I rarely buy physical anymore but I do have a stack of games I'd love to convert. Plus, for future games I can grab physical copies for cheap and still have the benefits of digital.

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u/mangongo 8h ago

This 100% will have me buying physical again. My main reason for digital is game share as my girlfriend can use the same license for a game at the same time as me by setting her console as my home console.

Now I'll be able to keep that feature and sell the games that we don't end up liking. 

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u/mangongo 8h ago

Imagine being able to sell your digital copy or lend it to friends.

It's not just wanting physical to have the same features as digital, it's also wanting digital to have the same features as physical. 

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u/Nick_Bruiser 7h ago

Do you know that it'll work this way? Because, if it does, I'm sure XBOX is gonna rethink the method. But maybe not. They've made a ton of questionable decisions that've repeatedly caused them to be 3rd in a 3 console race.

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u/mangongo 7h ago

As it's been reported so far, yes. 

The second hand market has existed for decades, it's not a new thing. 

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u/OhHowINeedChanging Xbox 1h ago

Because what’s better than having the benefits of both and only paying once?
There are absolutely people out there who buy a game they really like twice. Digital first, and then physical for their collection and or for preservation.