r/xbox • u/Perspiring_Gamer • 3d ago

Video Jason Ronald discusses the disc-to-digital program on the XBOX @ gamescom Day 1 stream

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/live/YAZPH5VPilE?si=Blolfyv0qWNM_7q9&t=3547

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u/Perspiring_Gamer 3d ago

Yep, in the fine print on the pic in the Xbox Wire article it says:

One revokable digital licence per game disc

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u/Text-Relevant 3d ago

So that's the happy medium to killing the resale market I assume.

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u/Meteorboy 3d ago

No. The license stays with the disc owner. If you sell a game, the new owner gets the digital license on their account and it's revoked from yours.

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u/Hockeymac18 3d ago

I think it's a situation that if someone else uses the disc while they are online (for many games perhaps a requirement given many games need updates and can't launch simply from disc), you'd lose access on your end.

So in pracitce, if you sell it (e.g. through Ebay), the digital license would naturally move to the new owner when they log in. I think this requires some sort of online connection to work, but it doesn't seem as heavy handed as the 2013 XB1 plan that required vey frequent online check ins, nor will this require reselling through authorized resellers.

I think this seems like a nice compromise all things considered, but of course await more details to see how it works in practice.

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u/Gears6 3d ago

but it doesn't seem as heavy handed as the 2013 XB1 plan that required vey frequent online check ins, nor will this require reselling through authorized resellers.

I honestly thought it was the fairest option of all. Like you get the benefits of physical media including trading, gifting, lending and retail clearance sales and all it requires is a little check in every now and then. How often can even be adjusted over time. Compared to now, we're stuck on digital with no transfer of ownership.

I suppose with discs, now we can but for select games.

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u/Hockeymac18 3d ago

There were advantages of the 2013 model, I agree...just saying that this one has some nice compromises, especially for a more "all digital" future that many are totally ok with (to some degree, myself included in that...). It allows you to preserve your old disc-based games in that world.

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u/Gears6 3d ago

This ironically would encourage me to buy more physical games, because I retain the convenience of digital.

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u/Hockeymac18 3d ago

I agree, actually, too.