Jason Ronald just announced the disc-to-digital program on a Gamescom livestream. Going out to insiders next week. Pretty much exactly what we were expecting
-XOne and Series discs only (he says most discs)
-Put the disc in the console, you're given a digital license
-Disc will still work like normal afterward
-Don't need to put the disc in the console everytime
-If the game has Play Anywhere support, you will still get that digital license (finally)
Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes physical games:
— Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) August 26, 2026
▪️"Most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc-based games support this new feature," says VP of Next-Gen Jason Ronald.
▪️"Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an Xbox One or… pic.twitter.com/G1JDoXd4Bh
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