Physical media is like "having a dead body handcuffed" to Xbox One

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starcraft said:

archer9234 said:

Why is it so hard for people to accept that there is just people that want to own what they purchase. And not have it just as files, depend on HDD space, and accounts. How is physical with digital in anyway hampering digital. Microsoft was the one that "removed" the family share plan. Nothing was blocking them from retaining it with discs around. Or any other benefit that digital gives. It's all there for people who want that stuff. Plus, a ton of other factors are involved when people choose which way to go. Internet caps is one of them.

How ridiculous. 

IF they kept the ability to share with ten people each without any restrictions on reselling disks you could quite feasibly have seen 100 people playing one copy of a game over the course of 12 months.

There is a way, but it would be complicated.  Essentially, when someone buys a disc based game, give them the ability to add the game to their digital library.  If they elect to do so, the installed game receives an different license.  The disc license is assiciated with the digital license, that way if the game ever is sold or someone attempts to add the game to their digital library, it deactivates the original. 

There are still some complications involved in even this method.