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For users here, here's an overview of how Xbox's disc-to-digital program works ICYMI. - Put the compatible Xbox disc in an Xbox One or Xbox Series X, open the tile with the menu button, claim the code. - If you run the game from the disc, code is claimed... show more

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Bethesda.net6 days ago

XBOX is pretty cool 🙂

MarcusTactics6 days ago

I think it’s worth calling out you can put a Series X Disc (that doesn’t play on an Xbox One) into a Xbox One to receive a digital license code.

Goolam6 days ago

When it be opened to the public

Jez6 days ago

October I reckon

Stephen Doyne6 days ago

You don't have to fully install the game to claim the license.

Jez6 days ago

aye but itll automatically claim when you launch the game.

Stephen Doyne5 days ago

I know, I'm just saying you don't have to wait to install to claim the licence. If you turn off auto play in the settings, just pop the disc in and on the dashboard hover over the game - press the menu button and it should come up claim digital licence without having to install.

Jez5 days ago

I wrote that in the tweet good sir

ben glycinate6 days ago

You think they would bring this to PC and let me get a license through blu-ray player if its my windows account or is this just going to xboxes only. If Helix got that disc drive I hope it does it too.

Mateusz6 days ago

So if I am not using Xbox Play Anywhere because I have only Xbox Series X, this program makes no sense for me?

Hunter6 days ago

Thanks for the information 🫡

Fractone6 days ago

If I use my Rare Replay disc, will I get a download for Goldeneye?

Tom6 days ago

Xbox hardware is dead

Coolio6 days ago

So we wouldn’t need to hold the disc in order to verify we still have it so hold onto that digital licence?

Dan6 days ago

Hey Jez, any word on when this will go live for all users?

Jez6 days ago

my guess is october

Dan6 days ago

Thx

George Washington6 days ago

ask your Microsoft sources about how incredibly simple it would be to port over an Xbox digital game compatibility layer to Windows on a 16gb ram PC having an RTX 3060 or better Easiest thing they could do to make Xbox exclusive titles viable now that console marketshare is tiny

⚒Jawn6 days ago

How do you get into this? I’m an omega insider but I can’t digitize any of my discs?

Felix Frijoles6 days ago

my question is: its obvious that xbox one games purchased at or near launch of the system do no work with the conversion but are there later pressing of the same games that do??

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