how to play a digital game on xbox one

so how are we going to play games on the xbox one. unless they convert them to digital form for the xbox one.

xbox one should allow digital content to be backwards compatible similar to how ps3 can play digital versions of ps2 and ps1 games.

Hi there! This is Ronnie, an independent advisor.

Nice to meet you and I hope you are having a great day!

I understand you need help playing a digital game on the Xbox One.

Are you having issues playing your digital games? Are you getting an error?

As long as you owned and purchased the games digitally then you can play them on your console, just make sure to install them from your game section.

same, I can log in see my friends, chat and play disc games but digital which is 60% of my games are not working... it's kinda funny how they wanted the xbox one to be all digital at first but right now digital is a nightmare...

Hi there,

You can only play digital games in the Xbox One S All-digital, which means, games you buy online from the Microsoft Store.

If all the games that your son has are physical format (discs), then it is better to get a normal Xbox One S. You would have to buy the digital version of any game if you want to play it on the Xbox One S All-Digital, regardless if you have the disc or
not.

In case you choose to get an Xbox One S-All Digital, you can transfer all the digital games and apps from your son's console to an external drive, and then just plug it to the new console to play.

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