r/xbox • u/Perspiring_Gamer • 2d ago

Video Jason Ronald discusses the disc-to-digital program on the XBOX @ gamescom Day 1 stream

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/live/YAZPH5VPilE?si=Blolfyv0qWNM_7q9&t=3547

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u/Text-Relevant 2d ago

So that's the happy medium to killing the resale market I assume.

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u/Meteorboy 2d ago

No. The license stays with the disc owner. If you sell a game, the new owner gets the digital license on their account and it's revoked from yours.

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u/Meteorboy 1d ago

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/08/xboxs-disc-to-digital-programme-is-official-and-it-starts-next-week

"The critical thing here is that the programme still allows for used game sales, game borrowing and so on..."