Is Microsoft working on a way to trade discs for digital media?

JustinKolosky · Jul 30, 2021

I know the Series S can't play disc-based games but is Microsoft planning on starting a program where you can trade in physical copies for digital copies? I guess having a game installed on an Xbox One wouldn't help since it can't differentiate between owned games and rented/traded games but I still feel screwed by having to buy two copies of the same game because Microsoft won't honor the original purchases. I feel that Microsoft did a poor job not making this fact more well-known, especially for casual gamers who don't do intensive research into the specifics of what's doable and what's not (like me, for example.)

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JustinKolosky

Thanks, friends. I figured that was the case. Appreciate the help!

MateusFontana

Hello, how are you? My name is Mateus. I'm an Independent Advisor and I'll be glad to help you today.

I'm sorry about that at first. Unfortunately, there is no program made officially by Microsoft for this purpose, but for future updates in the Xbox gaming world, I recommend you go to the official Xbox news site, all new things implemented by Microsoft about Xbox are posted on the site below.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/

ngocphi

Your friendly neighborhood gamestop will be happy to take your disks

Taking in disks means ms would have to apply for every city a pawn shop license it's not practical

And it wouldn't be a straight trade why would it you paid the publisher not ms for the game

That would be something to ask the individual publishers of your games

XBF Mohammed C

For now unfortunately, there is no such program!

However, please feel free to share your suggestions and feedback by visiting feedback.xbox.com as that is the right place for your voice to be heard!

NonSportsGirl

As Rippen said, this was in Xbox One's original plans. If the media and everyone else had actually LOOKED at what Ms was offering along with the DRM plans, not only would we be able to trade in our digital games, we would also be able to trade DLC
add on content too!

I knew they were going to allow disc-less playback but where did they announce that they were working on a trade-in program for digital content?

Is Microsoft working on a way to trade discs for digital media?