Moving on to the previously teased disc-to-digital feature Xbox consoles soon, according to a social media post from an Xbox insider. Considering the possibility that the next-gen Xbox console will not have a disc drive, the disc-to-digital conversion feature will give players a possible way to play supported titles on the upcoming system.
Rumors of the Xbox's disc-to-digital conversion method first surfaced on July 1. In short, the digital conversion feature will grant Xbox console users the digital rights to a particular game after inserting the disc into the Xbox console. This digital right will be unique to each Xbox Blu-ray Disc, meaning it will belong to the Xbox user who owns the disc. The license is transferable if the disc is loaned or sold to another Xbox user, making it possible to buy, sell, and trade Xbox titles. However, this feature will only work with Xbox One and Xbox Series X game discs, meaning Xbox 360 and Xbox titles are not supported.
Xbox's disc conversion feature may soon be ready for public testing
Xbox's Project Helix console may not have a disc drive, preventing disc-based Xbox titles from playing on the new system. However, according to Windows Central editor and Xbox insider Jez Corden, the disc-conversion method could be coming in the coming days. Corden reposted a July 9 message from Xbox Insider program head Brad Rossetti stating that Xbox Insider flights were suspended for the first full week of July. Rossetti said the pause was to give Xbox Insider's development team time to prepare for something that could be coming the week of July 16. Rossetti said the next flight will be worth the wait.
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In response, Corden claimed that the next Xbox Insider Preview build could include Positron, which is Xbox's development code name for the disc-to-digital conversion feature. Interested Xbox console users can test future Xbox console features by downloading the Xbox Insider Bundle from the Microsoft Store and selecting the Xbox Update Preview to join. As the Xbox joins the PlayStation exclusively digitally in the future, the disc conversion method will allow some games to be played on Project Helix via backwards compatibility.
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The move to a digital-only console generation could boost profits for game developers and hardware manufacturers. KantanGames Inc. CEO of Dr. According to Cercan Toto, first-party digital releases allow Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to keep a full cut of the game released on each company's respective storefront. By comparison, a physical first-party game release will see 35% of each copy sold directly to cover shipping costs. Blu-ray discs each have a capacity limit of 100 GB, as do games Final Fantasy 7 Reborn The game is shipped with multiple discs to ensure that it can be physically released.
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As of this writing, there is no official timetable for Xbox's potential disc conversion feature, so users will have to wait for more information. Although some questions still remain about the value of Xbox's Project Helix, it remains to be seen how many Xbox users will convert their game discs to digital licenses.
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