Xbox Disc to Digital feature rolls out to all Xbox players to enable playing disc-free, but selling your media revokes access

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Xbox Disc to Digital feature rolls out to all Xbox players to enable playing disc-free, but selling your media revokes access — hybrid physical media plan lands as Sony phases out discs by 2028 News By Jowi Morales Published 30 September 2026 This is a quality-of-life feature and not designed for game preservation, though. This is especially crucial after Sony announced that it will kill the PlayStation disc by 2028 . Sony is a video game and electronics company based in Minato.

Xbox gamers can now get a digital license tied to their physical game discs associated with their Xbox profile for select titles, allowing them to play the game without needing to insert it into the console. All Xbox gamers can now get digital versions of their game library with the rollout of the Disc to Digital feature, which allows them to secure a digital license for the game tied to the physical media and associated with their Xbox profile.

The gaming company said on X that players on Xbox Series X and Xbox One could take advantage of this licensing program, allowing them to play their games without needing to insert the disc into the console. 💿Now, all players can experience the benefits of digital with most XBOX Series X and XBOX One physical discs: https://t.co/TuUdSr7Or8 pic.twitter.com/IVgrV2NY4v September 29, 2026 Xbox has been experimenting with a feature that would let you digitize your physical game library since early July of this year, with the company rolling it out to Xbox Insiders first in late August .

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• This is especially crucial after Sony — announced: that it will kill the PlayStation disc by 2028