Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Program Has A Big Problem: Several Major Publishers Aren’t Participating

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Xbox’s disc-to-digital program looks like it could be a vital step forward for players who want to hold on to their physical games in an increasingly digital world, but it does have limits. Not every game publisher is on board with it, it seems, as Xbox users are reporting that four of the biggest companies aren’t “participating” at all.

So far, it looks like games from Sega, Square Enix, Ubisoft, and Bandai Namco are largely incompatible with the disc-to-digital service. As verified by Kotaku, popping in a disc for a game from one of those publishers could result in a “not participating in digital licensing” message. A fan effort to catalogue all the games that do work with it also shows which titles from those publishers are incompatible with disc-to-digital, so if you were holding on to a physical edition of Far Cry 4, Final Fantasy 15, or Dark Souls 3, you’re out of luck.

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This could be rectified in the future if those publishers decide to sign up–Xbox has mentioned that this will be a gradual rollout for the service–but the current wording of the message and the sheer number of games involved suggest otherwise. What’s the