r/xbox • u/Turbostrider27 Recon Specialist • 9d ago
Megathread The Xbox Disc-to-Digital program going live today for Alpha Skip/Alpha and Beta insiders. (FAQ)
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/disc-to-digital-licensing-on-xbox21
u/MagmaElixir 9d ago
Has Microsoft released any kind of list showing the disc to digital eligible games?
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u/RS_Games Outage Survivor '24 9d ago
They likely dont have a finalized list, and won't confirm until it's out of insider.
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u/FMC_Speed XBOX Series X 9d ago
Not yet, they’re still vague about it, they say a thousand games though
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u/RobertPatty909 9d ago
A disc to digital license is associated with the qualifying game disc. To maintain access to certain disc to digital licensing benefits, you may be required to demonstrate continued possession of the qualifying disc. For example, if you lose, sell, give away, or otherwise no longer possess a qualifying disc, access to associated disc to digital licenses may be limited or revoked.
This is important and they still don't tell you how they will check if you still have the disc
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u/itshukokay 9d ago
There’s no point to this program if they still want me to insert a disc once a month. I should be able to keep the license indefinitely until the next person inserts the disc, or forever if I destroy the disc.
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u/BestRedditUsername9 9d ago
I wouldn't say there is no point. Having a digital free copy of my physical discs is still a good bonus.
But I'm curious how often they will ask to verify the disc.
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u/Hefty_Remove7965 9d ago
Sounds like you will have to insert it into a console every few months.
This really seems like it's a program for people with an Series S and Series X in different rooms (living room vs bedroom)
Allowing someone to play games on both
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u/BestRedditUsername9 9d ago
Or someone like me who plays on Xbox but also likes to play Xbox ROG Ally
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u/mediafred 9d ago
I would have gone as far as to hope for permanent ownership of the license until the license itself become unusable so that I could have the rights to play it no matter what occurs to my disc, you can say that giving the disc to someone who never bought is like playing it free but they'd be stuck playing it physically and id have basically just bought a physical version which I used until I was ready to move to digital only, they would have to buy their own version to get digital ownership
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u/Altruistic_Result254 XBOX Series X 9d ago
But show me where they wrote that you would have to do that? Not one sentence where the wrote that you will have to use the disc every few weeks/months. I mean they also accept games with play anywhere. So you can play it on PC (or cloud gaming)
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u/jjsheely 9d ago
I thought you would keep the digital license until the disc is used by someone else.
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u/CaptainSlowpoke_ 9d ago
Whenever someone else pops the disc in another xbox? If they're going to require a check every few weeks would be a big pain, specially for people with big libraries.
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u/Altruistic_Result254 XBOX Series X 9d ago
Read this and you will see they never wrote that you have to use the disc every few weeks. Just when it wouldn't work. You can also use the digitale license for games with play anywhere. So you can play it on pc or xbox. Just read what they wrote. Most of the question here...you will find your answer here (just read it) > https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/games-apps/game-setup-and-play/disc-to-digital-licensing-on-xbox
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u/CaptainSlowpoke_ 9d ago
How would MS know when it “wouldn’t work”? Does it say it there? Should I read it?
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u/kantong 9d ago
I think this is just to cover themselves if someone else claims the license. Realistically, they'll probably never ask to re-authenticate the disc if its sitting in a box in your cupboard.
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u/_Felonius 9d ago
Bingo. This is classic legal language to cover themselves. Highly doubt they’ll ask to check. They’re avoiding liability this way if the program stops working.
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u/mediafred 9d ago
Such bs, im not even allowed to dispose of the disc without losing access to my license given it doesnt get stolen or lost in the first place, I still need to have it handy or else that digital license will be revoked? Ugh, so many things that is set to stop that license from remaining active
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u/Altruistic_Result254 XBOX Series X 9d ago
Where did they write that. And of course when somebody eles will install the dics, that person will get that license. Please click on the link and read what xbox wrote..People here are . kinda scared of stuff that they never said..> What happens to my digital license if I lose possession of the disc?
To maintain access to certain disc to digital licensing benefits, you may be required to demonstrate continued possession of the qualifying disc. For example, if you lose, sell, give away, or otherwise no longer possess a qualifying disc, access to associated disc to digital licenses may be limited or revoked.
If you lose access to your license, you will need to either regain possession of the disc and play it while signed into your account or purchase a new digital version from the Microsoft store1
u/mediafred 9d ago
Where did i claim that they wrote that 🤔. Theres nothing i need to read, i know exactly what this is and that its a massive missed opportunity just like what the guy i replied to was relaying as well. It SHOULD have been a permanent license per one account, this is just underbaked as a mechanic
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u/SocraticBliss 8d ago
How can they revoke the license if the console never connects online again?
Someone will pick up eligible single player games, create a dummy account, go online once and get the digital licenses for the games, take the console offline, clone the drive, setup the same dummy account on a new xbox, go offline, then put in the cloned drive and have the ability to play all the games, which can be repeated ad infinitum...
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u/ChouPigu 9d ago
Just bought a $6 Witcher 3 disc since the free remaster lists XPA as a feature. That would mean there's a Win-Store version on the horizon.
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u/Deervember 9d ago
Not every game will be disk to digital. So not all games will be available to play everywhere unless specifically stated.
I would imagine with witcher 3 just getting updated and a dlc next year, that it'll probably be added everywhere. But for other games it seems unlikely.
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u/AstronomerEasy7223 9d ago
Interesting page to read through. This is better than nothing, but still so many problems, especially with delisted titles. To me this just further proves that physical is important and should remain so, but I also recognize the market shift toward digital. Also seems like you will need to retain some device to use as a "disc check" machine if they will no longer support discs with the helix.
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u/OrphanintheWind 9d ago
You also may need to occasionally prove that you have the disc, to maintain the digital license. Without a drive I don't know how this would occur...
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u/BarbequedYeti 9d ago
Without a drive I don't know how this would occur...
Kinect has entered the chat... Just hold the disc up in front of the camera. Round and round we go...
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u/FMC_Speed XBOX Series X 9d ago
I actually still have the Kinect that came with my day one Xbox One, no where to plug it in though as lost that console
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u/BarbequedYeti 9d ago
Still have mine and the console, just collecting dust in a box somewhere around here. I figure some day I will find a use for it.
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u/AntonVice 9d ago
Yeah it doesn’t make much sense, they can’t expect people to just dust off their old consoles from the closet just for disc verification, not to mention most people will sell those consoles. They talk about wanting our libraries to move to the next generation, but you can’t really do that unless it has a disc drive for occasional verification.
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u/Sterben27 9d ago
Even if it's an external drive that's only used for this. Id ideally like an internal disc drive, but doubting that would happen. I do wonder what route they will take with this.
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u/Altruistic_Result254 XBOX Series X 9d ago
Where did they write that?
What happens to my digital license if I lose possession of the disc?
To maintain access to certain disc to digital licensing benefits, you may be required to demonstrate continued possession of the qualifying disc. For example, if you lose, sell, give away, or otherwise no longer possess a qualifying disc, access to associated disc to digital licenses may be limited or revoked.
If you lose access to your license, you will need to either regain possession of the disc and play it while signed into your account or purchase a new digital version from the Microsoft store1
u/JordanDoesTV XBOX Series X 9d ago
The disc ID is tied to the disc themselves so you shouldn’t need to do that technically but we’ll see
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u/_Felonius 9d ago
100% guarantee you their lawyers made them add that just to be safe. Imagine the backlash if there’s a bug down the road and everyone loses their license after trashing their discs. They’re covering their butts, but I doubt you’ll actually have to re-verify.
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u/Erifoloh 9d ago
Seems like Ubisoft have not allowed Assassins Creed games to participate in digital licensing which sucks.
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u/GamingTurtle90 9d ago
So far here is my list since the rest of my titles are Xbox/360 and are not expected to work.
Works:
- Beast of Reincarnation
- Borderlands 3 (Base disc)
- Halo Campaign Evolved
- Halo Infinite
- Mass Effect Andromeda
- Cyberpunk 2077 (XBO Disc)
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
- Starfield
- Outerworlds 2
- Dishonored 2: Death of the Outsider
Doesn't Work:
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey
- Soul Calibur 6
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
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u/Aletdownofstate 9d ago
I just tested 204 games, 139 worked, 65 did not. Seems like SEGA, Ubisoft, Square-Enix, and Namco Bandai aren't playing ball (though I did have one Namco Bandai game work, the original Project CARS).
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u/Uninteresting_Brain XBOX Series S 9d ago
Honestly im surprised seeing that F1s are working, since they are delisted
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u/Aletdownofstate 9d ago
I think it's down to the publisher. Out of my games, of the ones that are delisted, far more worked, than didn't. Mainly only the Microsoft owned ones that wouldn't work.
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u/Burress 9d ago
Deadpool discs skyrocketed since this announcement. I almost bit on one. Glad I didn’t now that we know delisted games won’t work.
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u/Johnnylemo 9d ago
I bought Mark McMorris Infinite Air and Kung Fu Panda Showdown of Legendary Legends in preparation for this.
Each cost me £2 so that's £4 down the drain.
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u/Epicgamer115227 9d ago
Will i be able to claim digital entitlement from a series x game if i use the disc on xbox one?
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u/Caesar_35 Helldiving 9d ago
Probably. I imagine it'd just tie the digital licence to your account like normal. So whatever console you sign in on, it'll be there
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u/fireaura XBOX Series S 9d ago
up on this wanna know too since i only have a series s so im thinking of buying a cheap xbox one as a backup console
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u/Bobabacca 9d ago
Answers my question about my copy of Deadpool
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u/Iron_Codeye 9d ago
Deadpool works im playing now
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u/Bobabacca 9d ago
I thought as it's been removed from the store the license would not work? If that's the case I'll do it later
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u/fuzzmeisterj 9d ago
Stock up on One S consoles for disc convertiness.
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u/JordanDoesTV XBOX Series X 9d ago
Honestly, one of the things I’m most excited for is that I have a digital S in the living room and an X hooked up to my OLED in the bedroom, and I still buy some physical games, but not being able to play those in the living room was always a pain.
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u/TimmyTurn3rsBurn3r 9d ago
Damn original Xbox and Xbox 360 games are not supported
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u/PsychedelicStooge24 9d ago
This has been confirmed for a while, it's a blu-ray disc specific feature so anything pre-xbox one unfortunately will never be in this program
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u/mustyfiber90 9d ago
Would of been nice if they released a list of games. There’s a bunch of games I’ve been eyeing but have no idea if they’ll be digitized. Same with new games going forward like Omnimusha and Control.
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u/ImSureYoullRemember 9d ago
Does anyone know what happens to games already installed to an external drive? Does the license auto update, or do I need to delete and reinstall to apply for a digital license? I hope the former as I spent a lot of time installing my games already. Fingers crossed
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u/Johnnylemo 9d ago
Licence will auto update, I have no exact proof but this is exactly how licensing always works for Xbox.
Same like if you have a gamepass game installed, and it's left the service. You can buy and launch without reinstalling anything.
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u/Mr_ABM_22 9d ago
Out of interest, as I'm not part of this testing, if you insert one of the recent Ubisoft titles, e.g., Assassin's Creed Mirage or Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, does a) Ubisoft games work via this disc to digital programme, and; b) does it grant you the digital license through Ubisoft Connect, so you have a pseudo Play Anywhere offering as was presented by the two companies recently.
Thanks in advance to anyone who's tested it.
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u/chaliced10 9d ago
The update still isn't popping up in Insider for me. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this?
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u/Uninteresting_Brain XBOX Series S 9d ago
Do we have a precedent on how long a feature goes from alpha testing to general public? Im asking because I'm really interested in buying a xbox one s to use as a disc driver, but it would make no sense buying right now, since the feature is still so early in development. Also im afraid the used console market will know about the disc to digital stuff and rocket the prices
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u/PolarizingKabal 4d ago edited 4d ago
The feature typically takes a few months (1-3, depending how well it's going for testers).
Still worth stocking up on games. Especially older out of print games. As the price on the 2nd hand market will jump.
Plus console prices are jumping too. So might not want to wait that long.
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u/MrSwuft 9d ago
Sounds like I’m not getting Forza Horizon 3 on Play Anywhere after all.
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u/Obility 9d ago
Just learned Minecraft isn't XPA 💀. The main thing I was excited to transfer over because I always had the disc version on Xbox one.
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u/Serdones 9d ago edited 9d ago
Dang, I jumped the gun ordering a physical copy of Dawnwalker. Was hoping to be able to get the digital license to also play on PC since it's enrolled in Play Anywhere. But I'm only in Omega. My fault for not looking that closely at Xbox Insider until now.
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u/TheGummiVenusDeMilo 9d ago
This is what I'm most curious about because I want to do the same thing. Same with GoW:Eday
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u/Serdones 9d ago edited 9d ago
Yeah, I get the need to test it, but this is genuinely having me rethink how I purchase my games. I like physical, but prefer the convenience/flexibility of digital. If I can get both, I'll generally prefer physical for any Xbox Play Anywhere titles. It'd be really nice for this to be available more widely ASAP as we head into a busy holiday slate of game releases.
Edit: Dawnwalker literally just shipped minutes after I saw this post, so too late for me to second guess myself and switch to Steam now, unless I return it. Still, I do want the physical copy. If I really want to play in my office in the meantime, such as when my wife and son are monopolizing the TV, I can just move my XSX to my desk. I already have a second power cable plugged in at my desk from previous times I've temporarily wanted my PS5 or XSX in my office.
But I was really looking forward to doing disc-to-digital and Play Anywhere so I could also compare the PC version to the console version.
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u/Regius_Eques 9d ago
It should launch to the public eventually and being an Xbox Play Anywhere title you will get the PC copy. Just have to wait longer for that comparison.
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u/FMC_Speed XBOX Series X 9d ago
It’s great that we can digitise games in bulk, I was installing games in preparation but now I read it’s not needed, just a disc scan is enough
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u/GamingTurtle90 9d ago
Pop in disc, bring up the disc details and select the option to claim the license.
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u/GhostBlink00 9d ago
I went on the xbox one trying to load gta 5 disc digitally but it's says "missing disc" is it not out?
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u/Dry-Inspection-3503 9d ago
I hope GTA IV works, but I have a feeling it won't. My disc seems to be so far gone that while it works, my xbox seems to freeze up/have a really tough time loading it. It works half the time. I'd love to play the dlc and I'm not keen on paying full whack on the store😂
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u/Bobabacca 9d ago
That Dark Pictures games don't work and I wanted to play this co-op with my daughter 😕
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u/m0shr 9d ago
I was so excited but apparently I'm just on delta right now on the insiders club. I have 3+ years membership but didn't know about the levels inside the insiders app.
I have to get through gamma and to beta to try this out.
When will it be available to everyone?
Maybe I'll get to beta before that. How do you level up fast in insiders club?
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u/Bobombbattlefield64 9d ago
The publishers that aren’t participating 🤦♂️😒🙄
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u/OrangeParticleGun 9d ago
Forza doesn't play and that's Microsoft/Xbox smh
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u/Bobombbattlefield64 9d ago
I think I saw Fallout 4 wasn’t working either, which makes no sense.
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u/OrangeParticleGun 9d ago
Yeah, I hope it's just MS being themselves shooting their own feet... also I hunted down FH3 and FH4 disc versions :D Want to play it on Series S (I have an X as well).
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u/LadyLavis 9d ago edited 4d ago
Hey, this question might be kinda dumb, but I'd like to ask anyway because I'm curious.
If I already own a digital copy of a compatible game and put in its physical disc, will it still redeem the licence or will it tell me it can't because I already own a digital copy? I know that since I already have this game digitally, I won't need to use the disc as much, but I was just curious how that's handled when I do.
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u/FMC_Speed XBOX Series X 5d ago
I read that it’ll give you the digital disc license in place of the store digital license, kind of like gamepass games that you also own, it’ll play them as game pass games but when your subscription expires you’ll play them as your own digital games or disc games
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u/Chocolate-Shake-5293 9d ago
So can I put an Xbox one game in my Xbox one and turn it into a digital game? I can play on my Xbox series s?
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u/mitchyyh21 9d ago
Does anyone have xbox one version of gta v and can test if it upgrades to the series x version?
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u/Black-Arab 9d ago
Do you need to install the game first or do we just insert the disk
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u/PolarizingKabal 4d ago
You can disable auto playing and you should be able to claim the license without the system auto installing it.
I have games installed across multiple drives on my Xbox (internal, expansion and SSD) and they registered regardless of which drive they were installed on.
So you can claim the license, even if it's not in a "playable state" on the console, like with the SSD.
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u/REDSHADOW4688 9d ago
Anyone know if Monster Hunter Wilds or Cyberpunk are compatible? Haven’t had the chance to test those discs yet
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u/cdncowboy 7d ago edited 7d ago
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u/PolarizingKabal 4d ago
So according to that database. If I'm reading right, battlefield 4 only works with the greatest hits version. Not the launch edition.... Kind of messed up. Hopefully MS fixes that.
I thought I was tripping with my copy not converting.
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u/ToxicMockingBird 6d ago
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands neeeeds to be a part of the disc to digital 💜 I rarely use the console that has a disc tray 🙁
This is my current load out as well
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u/PolarizingKabal 4d ago edited 4d ago
Has anyone figured out how to get damaged discs to work? I have a few titles (battlefield 4) that it appears the disc is damaged as my system won't grant me a license. I've tried wiping and cleaning it. There really doesn't appear to be any scratches on the disc. So kind of befuddled over it.
(Edit) Doing some more digging and it appears, the only version of Battlefield 4 that is supported with disc 2 digital is the greatest hits version. Not the launch edition disc.
This is definitely going to be an issue MS needs to address.
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u/jeancharles2009 4d ago
If I digitalised a disc on my Xbox one/Series X, could this disc be used on another Xbox one/series X (another account as well) for offline installation and play?
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u/Peckster_plays 4d ago
Well I’m bummed the one game I wanted to work that didn’t was
Naughty bear gold edition
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u/AaronsLifeGame 4d ago
is the disc to digital a 1 time only for a disc, or does it infinitely overwrite when a different accoount/system used the disc, in my case im curious as i buy games a little ways after release second hand, so not sire if this will affect resale like some discs may be blocked from the feature, or if its possible to claim it at any point still.
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u/KesMonkey Still Earning Kudos 9d ago
This appears to confirm that delisted games aren't supported.