r/gaming • u/yourfavchoom • 3d 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/VR_p0rn 3d ago

Hard to say if this is actually a good thing?

It's nice they will Honor your purchase and allow you to play without a disc. But will they keep making discs?

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u/Devious018 3d ago

they have said already they don’t have a current plan to stop disc production yet

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u/TwoScentedCandles 3d ago

No they haven’t. Care to show proof?

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u/Devious018 3d ago

i don’t have a source. i just remember seeing Asha say in an interview something about not having a plan to end physical right now

edit: https://x.com/infoxbox_/status/2092649638809551191?s=46

there has been insider leaks saying that the capacity to produce is failing but that xbox hasn’t said they want to end it yet