Microsoft reportedly plans to roll out a disc-to-digital program this month that will let users receive a digital license for their game discs.

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Free is always good — but there are restrictions. By Tony Maglio First, the games went digital-only. Soon, the whole console may be a relic of the past. We are in the very early innings of anything ...

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Xbox's long-rumored disc-to-digital conversion program — codenamed Positron — may be days away from reaching real players for the first time, after Xbox Insider program manager Brad Rossetti paused ...

The writing is on the wall and it says we are entering a new era of gaming where physical media gets left behind. For the most part, we have already seen it on PC where digital platforms like Steam ...

This may make it necessary for Project Helix to have a disc drive. Xbox has made changes to its long rumored disc-to-digital ownership program. Last May, we reported on Positron, a plan to take an ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Sony recently announced it was ending production of physical disc games, and while Microsoft hasn't announced anything, it's likely only a matter of time ...

Very soon after Sony announced its plan to kill off PlayStation game discs, it was reported that Xbox is working on a way for its players to play digital copies of their physical games. According to ...

Earlier today, Sony announced it will stop making physical game discs for new PlayStation titles starting in January 2028. It looks like Microsoft is heading in the same direction, but with a consumer ...