From PC Mag: Microsoft may quietly be laying the foundation for an all-digital future for Xbox games. A leaked document has revealed that the company is planning to launch a disc-to-digital program this month to help gamers digitize their physical Xbox games.
The program will reportedly let users insert a disc into an Xbox console and receive a digital license for the game via their Xbox account. Players can then launch the game on any Xbox device, but will lose the license if their physical disc is used by someone with a different Xbox account. The disc will continue to function.
A beta test was supposed to roll out last month, and general availability for Xbox One and Xbox Series X users is expected this month, The Verge reported on Monday, citing a document Microsoft sent to game developers. Since the beta was delayed, it’s unclear if the August timeline will hold for Xbox One and Series X users, the report adds.
The leaked roadmap also included several other major updates for the future of Xbox games, including a "full PC launch" of all original Xbox titles in October, following the announcement of the first four games just last month.
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