Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games

<figure> <img alt="Vector collage of the Xbox logo." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25485114/STK048_XBOX2__A.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Microsoft is officially announcing a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The disc-to-digital feature, which <a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/960173/microsoft-xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-physical-game-collection"><em>The Verge</em> exclusively revealed</a> last month, is part of work that Microsoft is doing for game preservation and in preparation for the next generation of Xbox consoles.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Most Xbox One and Xbox Series X disc-based games support this new feature," <a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/your-discs-now-also-digital/">explains Jason Ronald</a>, VP of next generation at Xbox. "Players can claim a digital entitlement by inserting a supported disc into an Xbox One or Xbox Series X console and launching the game." This digital entitlement is tied to the sp …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/984936/xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-official">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>