Have already installed a game on xbox1 but my child broke the disk. Any way I can still play?

Hello Branson,

Sorry for the issue with the game. You will need a copy of the disk due to the license is on the disk. You can try and get a used copy of the disk game. Sometimes you can find them pretty cheap. Also there are a lot of deals going on now for games digitally,
you might find the game as a deal digitally also.

Thanks,

Brad

You would have to either buy another disc or buy it digitally.

I can understand that part. but an install is pretty much the entire game except the disk is required. most of my games will start up. the disk is still good enough. if I were to borrow a friends game and install it I can still use my scratched game to play.
I wouldn't mind if I still need the disk because all the Xbox needs to play an installed game is to recognize the disk

Unfortunately there's no way around this. It's not great that you still have to install the disk before you play the game itself but I usually just buy digital games that way I don't have to constantly change out disks or if I lose the disk, break it or
whatnot, I still have it digitally.

If your xbox can still read the disk then try and install the disk to your hardrive. This will allow the game to be able to be played and rarely will say "Disk is unreadable". Also try and clean the disk if you haven't already done so.