If I purchased a digital game from xbox one can I still play the game on a new gen console...

Nkosana23 is slightly wrong with the reply. Not all Xbox One games are backward compatible on the Series X|S consoles. The games that require the Xbox One Kinect are not compatible, and there are a few others as well. Look at the excluded titles section at the bottom of the page

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help...bility/what-games-are-compatible-with-my-xbox

Hi. My name is Brilliant, an independent advisor, happy to assist.

On the Xbox Series S|X, you can play all Xbox One games and a few original Xbox and Xbox 360 games. This is called backward compatibility. With backward compatibility on the Xbox Series S|X: You can play all digital Xbox One games.

However, some games are categorized in 2 different groups, one for Xbox S|X and then just for normal Xbox. The Xbox S|X game has more features than the normal one. So for better experience, its best to have Xbox S|X versions if you're using that console.

I hope this helps resolve your query.

If I understand correctly you are trying to play games that you own on disc, right? Even if the game is installed on the console you need to insert the disc to play the game because the disc is the proof of the purchase of the license of the game, but
since your new console does not support disc games you need to purchase a digital license of the game in the xbox store to play these games on your xbox one s all digital ... As of now is impossible to transfer a license from disc to digital

Hi there,

Currently you can't move any game saves, achievement progress, or digitally purchased content from one account to another. But you can still create a new account for your son. If the original account is an xbox live gold account your sons new account should
still be able to access most of the previously purchased content associated with the other account via the Xbox live gold sharing feature.

Ive linked some information below about xbox live gold share features, playing games on another console, digital purchases, and designating your xbox one as the home xbox below.

Xbox Live Gold Share

Designating your Xbox One Console as the Home Xbox

Playing Games on Other Consoles

Xbox Digital Purchase FAQ

I hope this information helps with your decision. Have a great day.

I've been seeing a lot of negativity online over the new xbox one s. To be completely honest most of my games are digital purchases. I normally only by physical copies of older games to add to my collection of previous gen titles (which I never go back
and play anyway). So on that basis I would be more than happy to go out and purchase a digital only console. I do need a new system at the moment anyway so I'll hold out for release and go get one.