Microsoft has announced a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to convert their physical game collection into digital licenses. The disc digitization feature is part of Microsoft’s game preservation efforts in preparation for the next-generation Xbox console. This feature will be available to Xbox Insider members on August 31st.
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Microsoft will begin testing the new Xbox disc-to-digital feature with Xbox Insider members on August 31, and will roll out the feature more broadly on Xbox One and Xbox Series X in the coming months. After you transfer your game from Xbox disc to digital (if supported), you can also access your game on your PC with Xbox Play Anywhere or stream your game to multiple devices using Xbox Cloud Gaming.
“Most disc-based games on Xbox One and Xbox Series X support this new feature. —— Jason Ronald, vice president of next-generation Xbox, said. — Players can acquire digital rights by inserting a supported disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console and launching the game. “. This digital right is tied to a specific disc and will be transferred from one account to another upon trading the physical game with another user or switching accounts.
Publishers will control the transfer of games from Xbox discs to digital versions, so not all games will be supported initially, people familiar with the matter said. “We’re starting with thousands of games and will add more over time,” Ronald explained. — While not all games will be available at launch, this is an important step into the future and players can be confident that the games they buy will be with them for years to come. “
The Xbox disc-to-digital transfer feature comes just weeks after Sony announced plans to discontinue all physical PlayStation game discs. New PlayStation games released after January 2028 will only be available digitally, but it’s unclear whether Microsoft will announce a similar decision. Sony has yet to announce similar functionality for converting existing physical libraries into digital ones.
Microsoft has also released Xbox and Xbox 360 games on PC, which allows the next-generation Xbox console to play all previously released previous-generation Xbox games.
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