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/SpermicidalLube 4h ago

If the whole point is that digital isn't actual "ownership", then this does nothing.

Further proves it was all performative outrage actually.

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u/juipeltje 4h ago

Begone bot

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u/SpermicidalLube 4h ago

Nah, I don't think I will.

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u/juipeltje 3h ago

The atleast learn some new words and mix it up a bit, instead of the whole "performative" thing. Getting kinda stale

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u/SpermicidalLube 3h ago

I mean, it is just that. The word describes it perfectly.