The "Permanent Conversion" Update Let us sacrifice our old discs for a Digital License!

Discus and support The "Permanent Conversion" Update Let us sacrifice our old discs for a Digital License! in XboX Insiders to solve the problem; The Problem Physical discs for classics like Red Dead Redemption are fragile. Even in 2026, we’re still dealing with discs getting scratched by drives... Discussion in 'XboX Insiders' started by /u/Cool_Highlight_5952, Mar 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM.

  1. The "Permanent Conversion" Update Let us sacrifice our old discs for a Digital License!


    The Problem Physical discs for classics like Red Dead Redemption are fragile. Even in 2026, we’re still dealing with discs getting scratched by drives or worn out by spinning every time we want to play. It's time to move past needing the physical disc in the tray for games we’ve already installed to our storage. The Scratch to Digital Solution Microsoft should allow us to permanently convert a physical disc into a digital license. To make it fair and prevent people from reselling the disc after getting the digital copy, the console should kill the physical disc during the process. The Conversion You put your disc in and select "Convert to Digital License. The Kill Switch Once the digital key is moved to your account, the console intentionally scratches or marks the disc using a mechanical marker or the laser so it can never be read by another console again. The Result The disc is now a trophy for your shelf, and the game is yours digitally forever. No more spinning, no more noise, and no more risk of the drive scratching your favorite games while you play. Why Microsoft should do it This completely solves the Used Game problem. Since the disc is physically destroyed marked during the conversion, it can't be resold to stores or shared with friends. It’s the ultimate way to preserve our physical libraries for the next 25 years of Xbox.

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  2. XBF Nestor S Win User

    Installing one game on two consoles

    Hey Tom!

    Digital games aren't console specific check out the
    Digital Licensing
    page on our website. The physical copy of the game gives the owner a license to play anywhere the game is installed, in short the discs
    can be installed anywhere as long as the disc is in the console. Let us know if we can further assist with this or any other issue or inquiry!!
  3. Michael1003-5B696F17 Win User

    Rayman Legends for $59.99! You've got to be kidding me!

    well looks like the 60.00 stands. this is what chat said.

    Felicity: at 11:32:33 We already have verified the price and according to our support specialist and here in our data base, The 59.99 is a Downloadable Content which has a permanent license and can be re downloaded anytime to any console, The 39.99 one is
    the Game Disc which is 1 good license only for that disc.

    Wont be buying this from the store than.

    If they want people to go digital the price should at least be the same!
  4. XBF Javier R Win User

    Killing floor 2

    Hello Jet,

    We understand that you're experiencing an issue involving not being able to fully install Killing Floor 2.

    Our next recommendations will involve the type of license being used whether the game is owned through a digital license or as a disc.

    If using a disc, attempted to review the disc:

    It may be best to wipe the disc down when attempting to restart the console, or do any form of restarting.

    If through a digital licensing, it would be best to perform a Network Statistics Test within the
    Network Settings.

    Clarify this and let us know if this works, or the results of what you attempted.

    Best wishes!
  5. zeroice007 Win User

    buying games

    alot of games like that seem to have licensing issues digitally, however just buy the disc. Usually after a certain time period if the license isnt updated they might not continue it as a digital download
  6. Obsessive Power Win User

    Could disk Xbox 360 games ever get a digital lisense on your account?

    I highly doubt it. Not without paying again.

    Technically, your Xbox 360 disc games are already digital. When you insert a disc your console downloads a repackaged version of the game for use with your Xbox One. The
    'Update' isn't an update.

    But, since you have no digital purchase history for your 360 games, you need to use the disc to prove you own it. I can't see developers letting you convert your disc games to digital for free.

    As for Steam, all Steam PC disc games are made into digital games once they are activated via the Steam application. It's always been this way. The downside is that these old disc games can't be traded in like console games. Unless you have a very slow
    internet connection, a Steam game on disc is essentially worthless to anyone but you.

    When the Windows Games For Windows Live program was ended by Microsoft, some developers allowed you to convert your GWL disc game to a Steam game for free. This was only for a limited time however.

    Steam no longer does disc to digital conversions for new games. The reason for this is a simple one,
    new PC games are no longer provided on discs.
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