Xbox has officially announced a new program designed to digitize the rights ownership of physical game discs.
Microsoft today revealed and confirmed its new disc-to-digital program for Xbox games. The premise is simple: Gamers who own a disc copy of a game can now also access a digital version of the same game for no extra cost.
The most interesting aspect of this new Xbox program is that the disc entitlement isn't converted to a digital one. Xbox's VP of next generation Jason Ronald confirms that game discs will continue to work as they always did.
The program goes into Xbox Insider testing starting August 31, and users can sign up here.
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Other specifics, including games that will be available in the program, haven't yet been fully revealed.
Today we are introducing a feature that brings the benefits of digital to physical discs, giving players more flexibility in how they access and play supported games across the XBOX ecosystem. XBOX Insiders can begin testing next week on August 31.
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.
- 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.
