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How the Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program Works

After Sony announced plans to abandon physical discs by 2028, all eyes turned to Microsoft to see whether its next-gen console, codenamed Project Helix and described as “an open-platform hybrid PC-console,” will continue to support physical media. Microsoft has largely stayed silent (though there are plenty of reasons to keep an easily accessible 4K Blu-ray drive for consumers). One big hint that Xbox may be gearing up for a disc-less future, though, is the rollout of a feature called Disc to Digital.

在索尼宣布计划于 2028 年前放弃实体光盘后，所有人的目光都转向了微软，以观察其代号为“Project Helix”、被描述为“开放平台混合 PC 主机”的下一代主机是否会继续支持实体介质。微软对此基本保持沉默（尽管保留易于使用的 4K 蓝光光驱对消费者来说有很多理由）。然而，Xbox 可能正准备迎接无光盘未来的一个重要迹象，是名为“光盘转数字”（Disc to Digital）功能的推出。

The new tool lets players claim digital copies of their Xbox Series X or Xbox One physical games, making them accessible anywhere they can log into their Xbox account. After a month of beta testing for Xbox Insider users, the feature is now open to everyone, and you don’t even need an Xbox Game Pass subscription. In theory, it allows anyone to archive their physical collections—but it’s not without a few complications.

这项新工具允许玩家领取其 Xbox Series X 或 Xbox One 实体游戏的数字副本，使他们能够在任何登录 Xbox 账户的地方访问这些游戏。经过 Xbox Insider 用户一个月的测试，该功能现已向所有人开放，且无需订阅 Xbox Game Pass。理论上，它允许任何人将其实体收藏数字化——但这并非没有一些复杂之处。

So, how does it work? It’s almost as easy as just popping the disc into your console, but not quite. Microsoft says “playing any supported Xbox One or Xbox Series X game disc while signed in will grant you a digital license of that game.” In my experience, this didn’t happen automatically when I launched a game disc.

那么，它是如何运作的呢？这几乎就像把光盘放入主机一样简单，但又不完全是。微软表示：“在登录状态下运行任何支持的 Xbox One 或 Xbox Series X 游戏光盘，都将授予您该游戏的数字许可。”根据我的经验，当我启动游戏光盘时，这并没有自动发生。

Instead, pressing the menu button while hovering over the game tile on the Xbox home screen brings up an option to “Claim Digital License.” If it’s supported (more on that in a moment), you’ll get a pop-up showing “Digital license unlocked.” Disc-to-Digital games are tied to your Xbox account rather than your console, and appear in your library with a new icon on the game tile, a disc “disintegrating” into bits of data.

相反，在 Xbox 主屏幕上将光标悬停在游戏磁贴上并按下菜单键，会弹出一个“领取数字许可”（Claim Digital License）的选项。如果该游戏受支持（稍后会详细说明），您将看到一个显示“数字许可已解锁”的弹窗。“光盘转数字”游戏与您的 Xbox 账户绑定，而非与主机绑定，并会在您的游戏库中显示，游戏磁贴上会出现一个新的图标，即一张“分解”成数据位的光盘。

You can then install the game and any updates, then play without the disc in the drive. This will start automatically if you have “Play disc automatically” enabled in your system settings: Go to Profile & system > Settings > Devices & connections > Disc, and turn that option off to keep on top of storage space.

之后，您可以安装游戏及任何更新，然后在无需光盘的情况下进行游戏。如果您在系统设置中启用了“自动播放光盘”，此过程会自动开始：请前往“个人资料与系统”>“设置”>“设备与连接”>“光盘”，并关闭该选项以管理存储空间。

Thankfully, claiming digital licenses isn’t restricted to the current-gen Xbox Series X—it also works on Xbox One consoles with a disc drive. If you upgraded to the disc-less Xbox Series S or the all-digital Series X but still have an Xbox One, this opens a new path for backward compatibility: redeem physical games on the last-gen model, then install them digitally on the newer console. Overall, it’s a remarkably simple and welcome process.

值得庆幸的是，领取数字许可并不局限于当前一代的 Xbox Series X，它也适用于带有光驱的 Xbox One 主机。如果您升级到了无光驱的 Xbox Series S 或全数字版 Series X，但仍保留着 Xbox One，这为向下兼容开辟了一条新途径：在上一代机型上兑换实体游戏，然后在较新的主机上以数字方式安装。总的来说，这是一个非常简单且受欢迎的过程。

Keep in mind you can play digital Xbox One games from an external HDD if you’re limited on storage, but Xbox Series games must be installed on either the Series X or Series S internal SSD or an official expansion drive. All storage is pricey right now (thanks to AI), but these proprietary format cards are especially so, ranging from $200 for Seagate’s 1-terabyte model to $550 for 4 TB.

请记住，如果存储空间有限，您可以从外部硬盘驱动器（HDD）运行数字版 Xbox One 游戏，但 Xbox Series 游戏必须安装在 Series X 或 Series S 的内置固态硬盘（SSD）或官方扩展卡上。目前所有存储设备都很昂贵（多亏了人工智能），但这些专有格式的扩展卡尤其如此，希捷 1TB 型号的价格为 200 美元，而 4TB 型号则高达 550 美元。

The main issue? Disc to Digital is far from universal—not every Xbox Series X and Xbox One game disc is supported, and Microsoft doesn’t have an official list of which games are. First-party titles such as Halo, Gears of War, or Forza Horizon are safe bets, but this doesn’t extend to legacy titles—for instance, Fallout 4, released for Xbox One in 2015, can’t be redeemed as a Disc-to-Digital title yet, despite Microsoft acquiring developer Bethesda in 2021.

主要问题是什么？“光盘转数字”远未普及——并非所有 Xbox Series X 和 Xbox One 游戏光盘都受支持，且微软并未提供一份官方的支持游戏列表。像《光环》、《战争机器》或《极限竞速：地平线》这样的第一方游戏是稳妥的选择，但这并不适用于旧作——例如，2015 年在 Xbox One 上发布的《辐射 4》目前还无法作为“光盘转数字”游戏兑换，尽管微软已于 2021 年收购了其开发商 Bethesda。

Third-party games are entirely hit and miss. The Warner Bros. Interactive-published The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game worked, but Capcom’s Dead Rising 3 didn’t. The language is also confusing about why you might not be able to redeem a game. One disc gave the error “Digital license unavailable: This game is not participating in digital licensing. You can still play with the disc inserted.”

第三方游戏的情况则完全是碰运气。华纳兄弟互动娱乐发行的《乐高幻影忍者大电影游戏》可以成功兑换，但卡普空的《丧尸围城 3》却不行。关于为何无法兑换游戏，系统给出的提示语也令人困惑。一张光盘报错称：“数字许可不可用：此游戏未参与数字许可计划。您仍可在插入光盘的情况下进行游戏。”

Another showed “This disc doesn’t support a digital license: This disc can’t be used to get access to a digital license. This could be because it is an unsupported disc, or because the disc is damaged. You can still play with the disc inserted.” (And I could, putting the damaged disc theory to rest.)

另一张光盘则显示：“此光盘不支持数字许可：此光盘无法用于获取数字许可。这可能是因为它是受不支持的光盘，或者光盘已损坏。您仍可在插入光盘的情况下进行游戏。”（我确实可以正常游戏，从而排除了光盘损坏的理论。）

In many cases, this is likely down to Xbox still negotiating with partners to include their titles. As more publishers come on board, expect more compatible discs. Right now though, the lack of clarity on which games can be redeemed, or what happens when they can’t, makes the whole process a crapshoot.

在许多情况下，这很可能是因为 Xbox 仍在与合作伙伴协商以纳入其游戏。随着更多发行商加入，预计会有更多兼容的光盘。然而就目前而言，由于缺乏关于哪些游戏可以兑换的明确信息，以及兑换失败后的处理方式不明，整个过程就像是一场赌博。

Sadly, this isn’t a golden ticket for all-encompassing backward compatibility, either. It’s strictly limited to Xbox One and Xbox Series games, likely because those consoles have unique identifiers for those discs. Xbox 360 and original Xbox discs didn’t, which could lead to a literal free-for-all of digital licenses if you could ‘rip’ a game and then pass on or sell the disc for someone to do the same.

遗憾的是，这也不是实现全面向下兼容的万能钥匙。它严格限制在 Xbox One 和 Xbox Series 游戏范围内，这很可能是因为这些主机对光盘有唯一的识别码。Xbox 360 和初代 Xbox 光盘没有这种识别码，如果允许用户“翻录”游戏然后转让或出售光盘供他人进行同样操作，可能会导致数字许可的彻底混乱。

This does create another point of confusion, though. When you claim the Disc-to-Digital license for a compatible game, you’re told, “Your digital license is linked to your disc. To ensure your digital license stays in your library, keep possession of your game disc.” That sounds contradictory, given the system also removes the need for a disc to play. After all, after claiming the license for Lego Ninjago on my Series X, I installed and played it on my Xbox One without ever inserting the disc.

不过，这也造成了另一个困惑点。当您为兼容游戏领取“光盘转数字”许可时，系统会提示：“您的数字许可已与您的光盘绑定。为确保数字许可保留在您的库中，请妥善保管您的游戏光盘。”考虑到该系统同时也免除了游戏时对光盘的需求，这听起来很矛盾。毕竟，在我的 Series X 上领取了《乐高幻影忍者》的许可后，我在 Xbox One 上安装并运行了它，全程无需插入光盘。

Microsoft hasn’t clarified whether this means the Disc-to-Digital license will need to be renewed by periodically re-inserting the disc. It’s a big “watch this space” for now, but you probably shouldn’t sell off your disc-drive consoles or physical game collections just yet.

微软尚未澄清这是否意味着“光盘转数字”许可需要通过定期重新插入光盘来续期。目前这仍是一个值得密切关注的问题，但您可能还不应该急于卖掉您的光驱主机或实体游戏收藏。

Play Anywhere? The games you can redeem aren’t necessarily accessible across your devices, either. You still need to keep compatibility in mind—you can play newly digitized Xbox One games on an Xbox Series console, but not the reverse. PC players using the Xbox app can install their Disc-to-Digital games if they’re also included in Microsoft’s Play Anywhere catalog. The same applies to Xbox Cloud Gaming—if it’s not in that catalog, you can’t play it, even if it’s associated with your.

“随处游玩”（Play Anywhere）？您兑换的游戏也不一定能在所有设备上访问。您仍需考虑兼容性——您可以在 Xbox Series 主机上游玩新数字化的 Xbox One 游戏，但反之则不行。如果游戏也包含在微软的“Play Anywhere”目录中，使用 Xbox 应用的 PC 玩家可以安装他们的“光盘转数字”游戏。这也适用于 Xbox 云游戏——如果它不在该目录中，即使它与您的账户关联，您也无法游玩。