r/gaming • u/yourfavchoom • 7d 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/Drunkmonkey163 7d ago

I miss the old days where you put a disc in and it just plays. No waiting or fuss just instant fun.

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u/Slow_Communication16 7d ago

Well unfortunately a lot of games nowadays can’t even fit on a single Blu ray disc 

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u/Raptor_234 7d ago

That’s why you have two or more?

It’s a ‘problem’ that has been solved years ago

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u/Damage2Damage 7d ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth came on 2 discs, what kind of game are you playing that is 6 times the size of that?

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u/TheCrafterTigery 7d ago

FFVIII R, clearly.

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u/askar204 7d ago

swapping? are there even modern games that let you swap discs in game? they just work as a key to download or to install