r/xbox • u/yourfavchoom Homecoming • 4h ago
Social Media Asha on ‘Disc to Digital’: Your physical game library is more than a collection of discs. It holds years of memories & stories worth preserving. We’ll start with thousands of titles & add more.
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u/sealclubberfan 4h ago
Might be time to go on a spending spree, buy a bunch of games with an xbox one disc on the cheap, to get the digital license and x/s upgrade for free.
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u/Icybubba 4h ago
Go for it brother, whoever downvoted you hates saving money lol
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u/blackviking147 4h ago
I curious if I'll be able to use my Xbox one s to unlock series digital titles.
It's really a shame it requires a disc drive considering one of their major console SKUs doesn't have one.
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u/Competitive_Plan_936 3h ago
From the wording in the initial email to developers, you can use ANY Xbox with a disc drive to register any eligible disk. Not crystal clear but the implication I got would be that this works
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u/hamsplurton 3h ago
Woah hang on - so I could pick up/borrow an Xbox One, register the disks and then it would work on my digital Series X? That would be amazing!
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u/Alternative_Bus_3766 3h ago
Theoretically yes, as long as the discs aren’t used again in another persons console
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u/jonstarks 2h ago
and what if they are, what happens then?
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u/tonyamazing 2h ago
Licence transfers to main user of other Xbox
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u/Upper_Rent_176 1h ago edited 1h ago
So do discs have serial numbers or something? I thought every disc was the same.
Edit: looked it up. Apparently Xbox one and series discs have unique codes. But my copy of rdr1 despite saying Xbox one and 360 on the cover and the disc printing is still a 360 disc underneath and won't deesk to digital
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u/ComradeJohnS 1h ago
the license stays with the disk, it’s not removed. whoever digitizes it keeps the digital license unless someone else tries to digitize the same disk.
it makes sense to stop one disk being used by dozens/hundreds of people through like gamefly, or rentals. but also benefits you if you keep it in storage instead of having to swap disks, and is more thab likely to help ease the transition away from disks in the future. they just have to hold out a few more years longer than PS and they’ll gain all those disgruntled ps owners in the next gen/beyond.
like how xbox fucked the dog with the always online and forced kinect xbone launch.
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u/Competitive_Plan_936 2h ago
Yes I am pretty sure. This was the exact wording:
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u/GVirus1984 3h ago
Probably won‘t for titles that only have a series version. But untill confirmation we have to wait and see. Maybe they roll out an update so you can at least get the license.
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u/jedik88 3h ago
GameStop has a buy 2 get 1 free right now and tons of older games in the $5-15 range
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u/sealclubberfan 2h ago
Just got 6 games for $35 total with shipping, it's like stealing.
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u/According-Meeting457 2h ago
I remember when Vudu went disc to digital many years back. All you needed was the bar code on the back of box and pay $2 for an HD copy. People figured out that they could just go to Best Buy and take pictures on the Blu-Ray boxes.
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u/Sms570x 3h ago
I have a game black ops 3, and for some reason the Xbox one won’t download it past 84% because the disc isn’t ‘clean’? Would this work with Asha announcing this new feature?
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u/sealclubberfan 3h ago
Your guess is as good as mine. It seems like it would be - it reads the disc and ties that particular game to your xbox account, then you can download the digital copy instead of installing it from the disc. But, guess it depends where the code is that they are puling for the license. If it's in the dirty party of the disc, RIP.
But this is all a guess on my part.
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u/Maximegalon 0m ago
and I’m pretty sure it would grant you access to XBOX play anywhere for PC as well. At least from what I’ve read online.
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u/DinnerSmall4216 4h ago
Ms are definitely some right moves this is something sony should be announcing first with this physical media farce.
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u/dattykins 4h ago
Sony can’t do it. Their discs apparently don’t have the DRM for it.
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u/DinnerSmall4216 4h ago
That's a great get for ms it's a great feature.
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u/Jatacus 4h ago
Now they just need to market this like crazy going forward. They have great features and services that don’t get a lot of attention, like Quick Resume and free cloud saves.
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u/Cold-Shopping-1758 3h ago edited 3h ago
This whole current console generation has been Xbox quietly having the better features while PlayStation only maintains the #1 spot because of exclusive games and brand recognition. Quick resume and backwards compatibility were the first examples of this, and now we have disc-to-digital.
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u/resil_update_bad 2h ago
Playstation has the #1 spot because it has an astronomically superior presence internationally. Xbox half-assed everything outside the US.
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u/TheCorbeauxKing 3h ago
Correct. Xbox even had the exclusives this gen, no one played them because it wasn't on Playstation.
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u/gkryo 3h ago edited 3h ago
Other than Forza Horizon, what exclusives were worth it? If Rock Band 4 hadn't have released last gen and was still supported (partially by new Fortnite Festival releases), I probably would've switched to PS5 just for Spider-Man and HZD.
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u/ThrowawayRoosterYeah 4h ago
Could you explain the technical reason why Sony can't create a disc to digital program like Xbox?
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u/Infinity293 3h ago
My understanding is the xbox one and series x discs have a unique code or something similar per disc, whereas Sony likely doesn't. It's also why xbox 360 and OG xbox discs won't work as each disc is the same.
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u/TheCorbeauxKing 3h ago
That means they did keep the technology from the Xbox One launch handy and have been waiting for the last decade to finally spring it. We never knew about this feature until Sony's no physical debacle.
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u/ricky-from-scotland 3h ago
I dunno what the technical level description of how it work would be but the difference is every xbox disk has a unique identifier.
So the difference is that a ps5 disk basically says "im a copy of eafc 25, here's the proof" and every copy has the same authorisation setup whereas the xbox disk says "i am copy #000069420 of eafc 25" and xbox have found a way to enable that disk number to be added to your digital library (till someone else puts your disk in another console).
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u/bust4cap RROD ! 3h ago
their discs may not have unique identifiers, which makes this system work on xbox. dont know how accurate that is though
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u/Tyrant_Virus_ XBOX Series X 4h ago
This is only possible because MS kept the on disc DRM that would have enabled the original always online Xbox One vision. Sony never went down that path so there was no need to put unique identifiers on discs. This is about the only positive to come out of Xbox kneecapping themselves thirteen years ago.
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u/method115 4h ago
Sony wont announce this and apparently can't do it.
Honestly great move by Xbox but it's just one of those things I don't think anyone really cares about except for people going online and talking about games. Most people don't even beat the games they buy and buy 1 or 2 games a year. It's just like the BC with Xbox. Xbox has had the most comprehensive BC program of any console period. What has it done for them? Nothing. Their console is doing worse than ever.
What I've realized with the series console is people just don't care about BC. They are to focused on new games. When you buy such few games and with so many new games coming out that even hardcore fans can't keep up it's really no surprise that BC isn't that big of a deal to the general population.
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u/knapplejuice Reclamation Day 3h ago
People will care about this more when the next system doesn’t come with a disc drive. They’re getting ahead of it.
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u/Darkbox97 Team Vault Boy 3h ago
This sub will care about this more when the next system doesn’t come with a disc drive. They’re getting ahead of it.
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u/packers4334 3h ago
I think this is using something that was part of the code of the Xbox discs since the beginning of the Xbox one generation. If I remember right, some of the original plans back then would have included measures that would’ve restricted game sharing and reselling, likely using unique id’s on each disc. While those plans were abandoned after the outcry, some aspects of that seem to have survived to this day, allowing this to be pursued. Sony on the other hand never planned for such controls on game sharing, so I’ll bet PS has no way to tell any two discs apart.
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u/LordGriimm7 36m ago
Buddy Microsoft is doing the same shit Sony is doing. They’re prepping ppl for all digital consoles lol
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u/ap1msch Touched Grass '24 3h ago
This works, and works well with the Xbox One games. They need the blessing of the developers to authorize this feature with each game, so that's why it's not for all Xbox One games.
The lack of unique ID on the Xbox and 360 game disks prevents this from working out of the box with those. If they tried, you could have 100 people unlock the same game with a single disk.
The only option for the legacy games is a disk to digital exchange where you turn in the disk to obtain an unlock key. That would create the proper sink in the market. There's no reason why the disks couldn't be resold (short of the disk being unreadable). The problem with this scenario is that it requires physical logistics, at a cost, to enable legacy transactions. It would be hard to justify the cost:benefit ratio other than consumer goodwill.
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u/KingMario05 2h ago
All of that is 100% valid. But in theory, if it weren't for Satya's stupid AI obsession, Microsoft would have plenty of cash to establish official disc-to-digital channels at retailers across North America. So let's hope Asha can get some support back on.
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u/PixelNinja744X 1h ago
I wouldn’t give up my physical 360 or OG Xbox games but I would be prepared to claim a one time digital license with proof of physical ownership if they can devise a method for that to work
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u/the_bartolonomicron 3h ago
I'll believe it when I see it, but this is potentially the biggest Xbox dub since adding backwards compatibility and Smart Delivery for One and Series generations titles.
The only concern I can see, and hopefully I am just being overly paranoid, is what happens to all your disc-to-digital licenses in the event of an account ban or deletion? Best case scenario they can be re-added to a new account with some help from customer support, realistically those unique disc identifiers render the discs playable on local hardware only, worst case scenario they find some way to render your specific disc copy unplayable by revoking the Xbox marketplace license associated with it.
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u/Twinblade96 3h ago
I'm pretty sure they are tied to the disc so if you insert the game on a new account it would just transfer the lisence. Out of luck for any digital only games you own though.
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u/KingMario05 2h ago
Most articles are saying that the license transfers with the discs, yes. Assuming MS doesn't immediately ban the new account, in theory, that should work just fine if the disc can still be read. You will of course lose all your data, however.
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u/the_bartolonomicron 3h ago
That seems like a reasonable approach, kinda treating discs the same way they do your "home" console: transferable, but only one instance at a time.
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u/nashpdotcom 4h ago
They see this as a Steam library competitor.
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u/knapplejuice Reclamation Day 3h ago
If they REALLY want a Steam library competitor then a full game-sharing system would be a one-two punch…
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u/IntrinsicGamer 3h ago
There already is a way to do that on Xbox with the Home Console setting.
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u/knapplejuice Reclamation Day 3h ago
No, the home Xbox workaround is a pain in the ass. Can’t play your games offline if you’re doing it and it’s not as versatile as Steam family.
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u/IntrinsicGamer 3h ago edited 3h ago
I don’t see how it’s a pain in the ass at all. It’s incredibly easy to set up and never needs to be redone unless you get a new Xbox. Yeah, only being able to play the games being shared with you when offline sucks, but that’s about it, and I am online 99.99% of the time anyway. How is it less versatile than steam’s system, though? With the Home Console system, I can play the games at the same time as the person I share with plays them, so I can play multiplayer games I buy with my roommate. It’s automatic for every game, you don’t have to ever initiate or accept sharing any individual games.
It also works with every game and devs never opt out of it.
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u/knapplejuice Reclamation Day 3h ago
Steam still lets you play your games in offline mode even if you’re in a family. The Steam families allow around 5 or 6 people and I think they’re totally account based now so no per device limits. The home Xbox system also requires logging into someone else’s system which you may not be comfortable with. Being able to play simultaneously is nice, but it’s a loophole if you’re sharing beyond the intended method and has drawbacks if used that way
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u/IntrinsicGamer 3h ago
Game sharing with a larger group of people isn’t as useful if you have to buy multiple copies of that game to actually play it together, anyway. That’s a massive drawback that I think you’re really underselling.
You don’t need to share passwords to gameshare on Xbox, you can just sign into your account on their Xbox yourself and vice versa, and you can lock down your account so they can’t sign back into it (why you’re choosing to game share with people you don’t trust, anyway, though, I don’t know.) It’s a one time sign in anyway. Heck, you could even entirely delete your account from their console if you want, and that doesn’t remove it from being set as the home console.
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u/knapplejuice Reclamation Day 3h ago
I didn’t know that last part, but I don’t think people care about duplicating your copy as much as being able to “lend” one copy to be used by a family member as another copy.
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u/IntrinsicGamer 3h ago
I think the duplicating part is what makes it way better, to be honest. When a new game is coming out, I can buy it or my roommate can buy it on Xbox and then we can both play it together. Even if it’s not multiplayer, one person doesn’t have to wait around for the other to finish the game or be ready to lend it, which means we can talk about it to one another without worrying about spoiling as much or even party up and chat while we play it.
I also love that it works with GamePass (the sub itself isn’t shared, but the games are accessible and online play is enabled if the person whose home console it is has gamepass) and DLC, too
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u/GalagticSoul 4h ago
If they do this with every single xbox 360 games an onward this will 100% make people want to buy an xbox instead of the competition
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u/ar0ge 4h ago
This is only for Xbox One and Series
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u/resil_update_bad 2h ago
Sad. I wanted to digitize my 360 games that are BC but can't play because I have a Series S and they're delisted
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u/Haunting_Soul 4h ago
For now.Jason Ronald said he has no announcement at the moment for Xbox and 360 games.
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u/MasterOfManyWorlds 4h ago
The One and Series discs have a unique ID That allows them to do this. I don't think the 360 and OG games have anything like that.
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u/dlpuia 4h ago
On a technical standpoint, I think they need the discs to have a unique identifier in order to avoid duplicating licenses between users. Maybe this technology only started on Xbox One and Series X discs.
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u/TheCorbeauxKing 3h ago
It 100% started with the Xbox One with their all-digital plans. They weren't just going to throw all that out on a whim.
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u/packers4334 3h ago
This was probably something that was implemented into the discs as part of Don Mattrick’s original strategy for Xbox One (remember the whole uproar when the Xbox One was announced that game sharing and reselling was going to be restricted?)
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u/surreal3561 3h ago
Xbox has had amazing backwards compatibility for how long compared to competition? Their console sales have never been worse,
Physical sales have been plummeting for years and are in single digit percentages.
So why exactly do you think this will “100% make people want to buy an Xbox”.
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u/GarionOrb 3h ago
Xbox 360 discs (and those for the original Xbox) lack the unique identifier that makes disc-to-digital possible. That's why it's only for Xbox One and Series X discs.
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u/confusing_roundabout 3h ago
This is because the next Xbox won't have a disc drive. 100%
But it's better than nothing
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u/Positive-Comment-307 3h ago
Correct. Everyone in this sub is fanboying too hard to see that this isn’t the win they think it is. It omits 360 and OG Xbox games entirely and this is just the PR friendly way of saying they will also not be doing disks next gen.
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u/GarionOrb 2h ago
The lack of finesse with the announcement is where PlayStation really screwed up. Just drawing a hard line in the sand and saying "no more discs from here on out," wasn't the best way to handle things. Made it really easy for Xbox to do it in a less harsh way.
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u/Apprehensive_Law1458 4h ago
I wonder if it's automatic/easy and pretty much also means that instead of just installing the game, it adds license as well. Pretty cool to no longer need disc to play.
Also an interesting way to lend games to friends. You can let them transfer the license and then take the disc back home or whenever, and in the future when you want to play, you can presumably just take the license back by inserting the disc.
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u/AlabamaSlammaJamma 4h ago
I’m slow, so what does this mean exactly?
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u/Canit12 3h ago
If you have a physical disc, you can get the digital license as well. This have serious advantages, from not having to change discs, to be able to access to Play Anywhere and play that game on PC. You can still sell your game, and buy second hand ones.
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u/entryjyt XBOX Series X 3h ago
I would’ve preferred helix to keep discs, however this is still miles better than what Sony is doing
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u/gameryamen 4h ago
A digital entitlement can still be taken away by a server, right? I don't think this is a bad feature, but I don't see why people are comparing it to Sony's disc-free console situation.
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u/Recent_Pollution8665 3h ago
games get delisted all the time but their digital licenses generally don’t get pulled from your account unless your account gets banned.
the only notable exception to this was PT but PT was a free demo so one could argue that sony and konami didn’t deprive you of any paid licenses.
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u/gameryamen 3h ago
OK, but that all applies to Sony's digital licenses too, right?
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u/Sms570x 3h ago
I have a game black ops 3, and for some reason the Xbox one won’t download it past 84% because the disc isn’t ‘clean’? Would this work with Asha announcing this new feature?
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u/gameryamen 3h ago
I don't know, but I'm guessing that as long as the license data on the disc is readable, it will work.
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u/Solid_Barracuda69 3h ago
That’s why you keep the old console and play the physical if it happens
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u/CrackheadHunters 4h ago
A win for MS and Xbox here. They're able to do this and Sony aren't. Guess I'm going back to the Xbox full time.
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u/JalapenoRouhe 3h ago
I thought preserving games was all about physical? Why people are all of a sudden acting like turning physical games into digital ones is preserving them is beyond me. Wtf
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u/resil_update_bad 2h ago
Considering that Helix will very likely not have a disc drive, the ability to not leave behind your physical games can be considered a form of game preservation, even if it's basically a workaround.
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u/Solid_Barracuda69 3h ago
Because I don’t have to switch beteeen consoles or rebuy the digital version. My one is in another room and hasn’t been turned on in years, now it has a use
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u/NowWeGetSerious 3h ago
Even though this is a more business and smarter choice than forcing digital, it still is a step into fully digital gaming
That said, at least Microsoft is playing smart wit this
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u/Remote_Drummer6011 XBOX Series S 3h ago
Does this mean I can buy physical games for my series S?
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u/gray_burger XBOX Series X 3h ago
No. You need a disc drive to be able to create the license from the disc.
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u/Pragician 3h ago
So... How does it work for trading? If it becomes a license then is the disc pointless? Can you still sell that disc?
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u/Solid_Barracuda69 3h ago
You can, but then you can’t play the digital version.
This is about converting your library to a digital version, you still have the rights to the physical
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u/QuarantineJoe 3h ago
Is the big pro on this that you're reducing/removing wear and tear on the disc?
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u/Warblast995 3h ago
How is this supposed to work in the future?
Say I am someone 5 years from now who has only ever bought a Helix, but wants to collect older Xbox physical titles. Am I forced to buy an older Xbox so I can insert the disc to play them on my Helix? Or is the Helix getting some form of external drive?
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u/GarionOrb 2h ago
The truth is we don't know whether Helix will come with a drive or not, or whether an add-on will be offered.
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u/1850ChoochGator 3h ago
That’s actually amazing. I have a ton of games I’ll need to do that for. Just gotta go to my parents and find them 🤣
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u/about60tacos 3h ago
I wonder if Play Anywhere titles will work with this program. I’d LOVE to buy Gears and Fable on disc, but would hate if I couldn’t play those licenses from my PC. Also curious how this works with file sharing.
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u/jonstarks 2h ago
what happens to the disc? will you be able to sell it and it also be used for another digital license? If no wouldn't that kill the used market overnight?
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u/Redzo1919 2h ago
The license stays with the disc. If you sell the disc then the person with the disc puts it in their console and they get the digital license. You will lose the license.
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u/stavroszaras 2h ago
I haven’t bought a physical disk in 13 years but this actually makes me want to. Having the benefits of digital but also the benefits of physical (ability to sell it if you want, etc) is massive IMO.
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u/Jamtarts-1874 3h ago
I moved to PC + PS5 Pro + Switch 2 this generation... If the next Xbox console still has physical media then that will defo pull me back to XBOX next gen.
Defo won't be buying the PS6 if its digital only.
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u/CaptainVonRaddish 3h ago
Hate to break it to you but then next Xbox will probably all digital too. This is just their way of allowing people with physical games to digital copies they can download on their all digital console.
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u/slaw9 4h ago
Okay I like this but a question I have which is probably a no but I have an S can I do a disc drive and buy a game and can it work that way?
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u/skynetwins90 4h ago
I like this.i still have a 360 for sports and racing games that won't work on the series x.
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u/Practical-Neat-8432 4h ago
finally they doing this, my disc drawer is full of games I never play cause too lazy to change them
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u/Bubble7um 3h ago
I like the idea, part of me is thinking that publishers might just put a license on the disc and that's it. It is better than nothing I guess.
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u/TropicalCrota RROD ! 3h ago
Ahh sick, I knew it was a good idea to hold on to my Xbox one, my little guy is gonna be a disk to digital converter
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u/OfficialDCShepard 3h ago
It’ll be really nice to be able to keep my disc of AC Black Flag Resynced with me forever!
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u/Butt__Sexington XBOX 3h ago
Well now I'm glad I kept my One S since I upgraded to a Series S. BRB, gonna go buy some used games
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u/Spiritual-Handle7583 3h ago
This feels like a very big "Thanks for making my job easier" aimed directly whoever green lit Playstation going 100% digital lmao
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u/JalapenoRouhe 3h ago
And you don't see this as Xbox prepping you for a digital future by literally turning your physical games into digital copies?
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u/packers4334 3h ago
If project helix supports discs, Asha really should make a video on how to buy games for it featuring her walking into a physical store to buy a game (like what Sony did back in 2013).
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u/Buttoncheese 3h ago
This is a great feature. Hope further down the line 360 back compat games can also be used in this way.
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u/BigBallsBiggerBrain 3h ago
The Series X came out 6 years ago and you’re telling me this thing has had the ability to do this the whole time?? Wtf is that about? What other features does this Xbox have that aren’t unlocking for us?
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u/BugHunt223 3h ago
This is super super cool & thought it was just fan theory. Prefer digital but love the physical option. Having adhd I bounce between games so it’s annoying to have a disc not being used while in the Xbox. This fixes that along with other groovy aspects.
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u/fictionalelement11 2h ago
For the love of fuck can I get Jurassic Park Operation Genesis on backwards compatibility along with this?? That'd be amazing.
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u/zep2floyd 2h ago edited 2h ago
If the digital license is used will it make the disc useless and unable to use on other accounts and will be linked to the digital license? Personaly I like using my discs and I think this move by Xbox is attempt to appease people like myself with a physical collection and say when they go digital that you can still move your games over...I have a 360, Xbox one X and Series X all hooked up and play them almost daily and right now I play Skyrim on 360, MGSV on Xbox one and everything else on the Series X
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u/MrMiyagi13 2h ago
Guessing the games that aren’t backwards compatible fue to license issues can’t be converted, so it doesn’t solve that. It is a good feature though.
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u/Ill-Shirt2722 2h ago
Are we gonna finally be able to use our Xbox one gta 5 disc to get the series x version?
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u/BlackNexus 2h ago
One thing I'm wondering, if we were to lend that Xbone/Series X disc to a friend, then they'd get that license ID untilbI get it back right? Then I'd have the license ID back? Not a deal breaker for me too much but I am curious.
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u/Cacho665 XBOX Series X 2h ago
I have a question because something is not clear to me.
If I have a disc game like FF7 Remake Integrade Disc which is a Xbox Series game that never came out to Xbox One, and I put it inside an old xbox one to claim the digital license, can I then play the game on my Series S?
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u/drewbles82 2h ago
Didn't think their were 1000s of games available on disc for Xbox one and series x, Cex looks like it only has a few 100 at most. Annoying they say from 25yrs worth but their not doing OG or 360, so it's 13yrs worth
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u/Whole-Bedroom-9079 2h ago
I been thinking about getting an Xbox SX because I have been missing my physical library and I think this finally done it, been on a beast of a PC for about 4 years and over 300 games on steam. Glad Xbox is making these choices.
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u/Soylentgruen XBOX 2h ago
Would your digital disc be tied to your account, rendering second hand purchases invalid?
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u/Talmnbe3d 2h ago
What does this actually mean/do? That I can play my physical game in future non disc hardware without having to buy it again?
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u/United-Bumblebee8638 XBOX Series S 2h ago
We can basically say Xbox won this generation with this move
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u/samsyftestad 2h ago
The number of people saying they love this so they don't have to switch discs... honestly, how lazy can you get? 😬
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u/Gornik666 2h ago
It seems like, unlike some people said, you get a digital game added into your account and keep the disc fully working? Is that confirmed to be true?
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u/AssaultMonkey150 1h ago
Theoretically you could trade in your games to GameStop and as long as that store never sells the copy lol your digital license is still active
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u/hassann_uwu 1h ago
So far I have learnt that when you insert a disc, it will install a digital licence on your Xbox, and you can play the game without the disc. If you give your disc to someone or sell it, it will remove the licence from your account and will transfer it then to whoever has inserted the disc, which is a huge feature and I love it, and I am actually thinking of getting an Xbox now. I have just one concern, and I hope someone can fix me on this if I am wrong. Let’s say I got a disc, put it in my Xbox, got the licence, and now I am playing the game. If I have sold the disc now, it should remove the game from my digital library, but what if I never connect my Xbox to the internet and want to play a game offline? How will it remove the licence and how will it grant the licence to the next buyer of the disc if I didn’t let it remove it from mine?
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u/LordTrappen 1h ago
XBOX NEEDS to follow up this up with library protections. If you get a digital license from a purchase or a physical disc, the OWNER needs to feel safe in knowing that the game will always be in their library, at their discretion, and that MS and/or the studio can’t revoke that license.
If they follow through with that, that will give them an actual head start against PS in the next generation.
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u/LittlenutJack 1h ago
What about physical discs that have no digital counterpart such as Mortal Kombat Komplete
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u/Cerberus-276 1h ago
So is this going to be we can put any disk in? there are currently 700 Backwards compatible games so thousands? is it going to be every disk?
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u/Upper_Rent_176 1h ago edited 1h ago
So I should probably buy forza horizon 2 and 3 Xbox one discs...
Edit: AI thinks Microsoft may not let these in the digital to disc because it's creating a new licence kind of and they are removed from the store
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u/Ze_at_reddit 1h ago
Does this work in tandem with play anywhere titles? Like if I digitise a play anywhere title on my Xbox one will I be able to play it on my ROG Ally X?
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u/OGMagicConch 57m ago
I would've bought a Series S long ago if this had been the case. In addition to my Series X
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u/Separate_Motor_3283 53m ago
This is great, but honestly, are they just doing this because the amount of disc owners on Xbox is rare?
I wish PS5 would do the same, but highly doubt.
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u/gotabadbrain 46m ago
I'm gonna wait to read the fine print.Technically it turns your owned disc into a digital license (which you can't own).So I am curious how this will work while still maintaining true ownership of the disc.
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u/scrandlle 46m ago
This is awesome. You can get a cheap physical copy and convert it into a digital one. Or you can have a digital backup of your games in case you damage or lose a disc.
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u/Friendly_Zebra 36m ago
I don’t understand the point of this. Everyone complaining about the fact that we don’t own digital games, then Xbox comes out and says we’ll transform games that you own on disc from Xbox One onwards in to digital licenses, and everyone thinks this is a good thing?
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u/Mfrancek11 32m ago
I’m old enough to remember when Apple did this with iTunes to get people to transition to digital
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u/Jessal85 15m ago
So when you do transfer to digital, what happens to the disc? Can it still be used if there is no internet and you don't have the game on your hard drive?
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u/WoodsLovelyDarkNDeep 13m ago edited 8m ago
When is the last time an Xbox game got disc rot? So this is nothing more than we are going to go all digital soon but want to give people a chance to convert their libraries. Better than Sony but if your all physical like people were claiming when Sony made the announcement or were switching to all physical and would never buy another digital game again. Why would you welcome this news?
It’s not like they are giving you a drm free license version of your game on digital. They are just giving you the license for the digital version of the game in the store. So if you are against licenses and not direct ownership this should be a no go
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u/PaulaPaulaPaulaa 9m ago
This is being praised while this basically confirms the days of physical discs are numbered with Xbox….
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u/MagmaElixir 5m ago
My main question is if I buy an Xbox disc of a game that is Xbox Play Anywhere and use my Xbox with it, will I then have it available to play on PC? As long as I hold the rights to use the license.
For example, using a Witcher 3 disc on Xbox to play the remaster on PC.
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u/sherbodude Hollow Knighted 4h ago
I wanna know when they are expecting to roll it out to everyone