Xbox one convert disk to download

Was this discussion helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I don't believe it is possible to convert a disc to digital. Every time you want to play the game after installing to your console.

You will need to put the physical disc into the console. The console will then check the validity of the disc before launching the game. Otherwise especially on xbox one it will tell you that you need to either log into the profile that you purchased the game with, or it will give you the option to launch the store and purchase the digital version before playing.

Was this reply helpful? I don't mind repurchasing the game again, my only concern is that would I have to download the whole game again from scratch. My internet at home is so slow, it can take up to 4 weeks to download a game of 20GB. Highly likely you will have to redownload the whole thing, but what you could do is try moving the game to external storage, disconnect the storage, start the download, stop the download, delete the game files from your install point, reattach your external storage and move the entire game files back to where you were downloading them to.

If that makes any sense - can't guarantee it'll work, and it may force a recheck of the files, but it's a shot They tried digital conversion. It ended badly with k xbox fans publicly protesting against always on drm that would allow it otherwise you would have theft. I can't say you can 'convert' it But, you will not need to download the game if it is already on your HDD from a disc I have done it.

I use a rental service for many of my games, so they get shipped to me on disc. I've seen a couple of them go on 'publisher's sale' on the Xbox games section and decided buy the digital version rather than keep the disc. I didn't have to re-download it. All you should have to do is find the game on the Xbox games store and follow the buy it options. Just make sure you don't have the game disc in the console, if you do, then the store won't give you the purchase option since it will know the disc is there and realize you already own it.

After you connect the Series X to the Internet, attempting to load the disc-based Xbox One copy from the hard drive again leads to a brief 'Getting your game ready Those updates aren't required to play the game, though; even if you refuse the download, you can then go back offline and play your Xbox One disc on the Series X without any apparent issue.

On the PS5, in contrast, offline backward compatibility works much more simply. There, disc-based PS4 games can be installed from the disc and played directly, without any need for an online connection. Microsoft's one-time online check is also required for many disc-based games labeled as cross-generation 'Smart Delivery' titles across the Xbox One and Xbox Series X.

In many if not most cases, the Smart Delivery disc itself simply includes the Xbox One version of the game, and the Series X upgrade requires downloading files from the Internet.

If you install that Smart Delivery Xbox One game from the disc while offline, you still have to perform a one-time online check before being able to play at all, even if you don't want to download the Series X upgrade files. Disc-based games designed exclusively for the Series X, such as Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition , seem to be the only titles that can be installed and played on a completely offline Series X.

For these games, the files on the disc run without the need for an online check-in at any point. In a way, needing an online connection for disc-based backward compatibility isn't a new situation for Xbox owners.

After all, playing compatible Xbox and original Xbox games on an Xbox One or Xbox Series X requires players to download a completely new copy of the game from Microsoft's servers that can then run through an emulation layer on the more modern hardware.

In those cases, the data on the disc itself isn't used at all, and the disc simply serves as a sort of physical 'license check' proving that you own the game. There, the raw game data is being copied from the disc itself and can be run without any explicit, user-controlled 'update' downloaded from a Microsoft server. Despite that change, the system still requires an online connection the first time the game is loaded. An Xbox representative has yet to comment on this issue in response to a request from Ars Technica.

On the ResetEra forums, though, a verified 'Developer at Xbox' going by OscarK writes that the system 'need[s] to be online one-time during install to download specific config files separate from actual game patches.

The key here, OscarK writes, is that opaque 'Getting your game ready That message masks what OscarK calls a 'registration step' encompassing a 'multi-step process which involves decryption of the package header, download of metadata, [and] provisioning of any additional storage space that the game requires for temporary files.

It's this hidden download of configuration files and 'compatibility bits' that necessitates the online check-in for disc-based Xbox One games, according to OscarK. And if that situation seems confusing and poorly presented to you, OscarK would agree.

There is actually an effort internally to revamp licensing related error messaging, and I will ensure that this feedback is heard internally to continue driving that effort. And it's important to remember that this online check-in is a one-time requirement. Subsequent disc-based play should work just fine, even if you don't have a working Internet connection.