Xbox's New Disc-to-Digital Program Gives Physical Games a Digital Future

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For decades, console owners have faced a choice between the convenience of digital downloads and the permanence of physical game discs. Soon, Xbox owners will be able to get the best of both worlds for thousands of supported titles as part of a newly announced disc-to-digital program. The program – announced today ahead of testing for Xbox Insiders starting August 31 – will let players claim a “digital entitlement” for “most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc-based games” simply by inserting the disc into a console and launching it.