Sources: Microsoft has been working on a disc-to-digital feature for Xbox One and Xbox Series X that will let users digitize their physical game collections
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Disc-to-digital is about smoothing the transition to a download-only future without detonating players’ sunk costs. If you run any physical-to-digital catalog—media, software, even training data—expect customer pressure for similar migration paths that preserve ownership semantics.
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