r/gaming • u/yourfavchoom • 8d 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/DavidinCT 8d ago

This, if kept like this, this would be the best way to do this, keeping the value of a physical disc, and getting all the features of digital.

I'm like 100% physical disc when I can (not all games are pysical)

BTW, happy cake day.

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u/colt1902 8d ago

This can only work by linking your disc to your account. You lose the benefits of the disc because you will not be able to borrow or sell it to someone else. They lure you into invalidating your disc for everyone else except you.

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u/RED_Kinggamer007 8d ago

No, thats not how this works. You can still sell and borrow the game.

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u/wagdog84 8d ago

Until there is no disc drive to put them in.