Xbox Will Allow Physical Game Discs to Be Digitized

    Microsoft has officially announced a new “disc-to-digital” feature that will allow Xbox users to digitize their physical game collections. The new feature will initially be tested by participants in the Xbox Insider program starting August 31. It will support most disc-based games released for Xbox One and Xbox Series X. When a user inserts a supported game disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console and launches the game, they will receive digital access rights for that game. However, this does not mean converting a physical disc into a digital game permanently. The digital access rights will be tied to the specific disc. For example, if you give the disc to someone else, the digital access rights may also transfer to the other account along with the disc. In this way, Microsoft is seeking to preserve the ability to buy and sell physical games and share them with friends.    Microsoft will begin testing the new feature with Xbox Insider users on August 31. It is then expected to become more widely available to Xbox One and Xbox Series X users in the following months. One interesting point is that, if supported, a digitized game will also be playable on PC through Xbox Play Anywhere. Compatible games will also be streamable across various devices through Xbox Cloud Gaming.