TechXbox’s clever disc-to-digital feature was 15 years in the making

Xbox’s new feature for converting physical game collections into digital copies traces back 15 years. Microsoft’s decision before the Xbox One launch to make discs uniquely identifiable now enables disc-to-digital conversion and supports the company’s broader game-preservation efforts.

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