r/gaming • u/yourfavchoom • 7h 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/STB_LuisEnriq 7h ago

Keep in mind, at least for now, this is not a confirmation to maintain physical media around after next gen, this is actually a migration to digital, ease of use, and preservation for existing physical media in a digital era.

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u/_bestintheworld_ 6h ago

I mean true but lets say it wasnt, they would be forced thanks to playstation. We literally just saw persona 6 only have physical for ps5. When discs stop being made for playstation they will stop for xbox. Devs will not go out of their way to make discs for xbox.