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"All of the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency" - Xbox's Asha Sharma wants change and "more choice" for people buying consoles

Xbox has launched a disc-to-digital feature that allows users to digitize their physical games. The move is part of Xbox's efforts to increase affordability and efficiency in the gaming industry. Asha Sharma, an Xbox representative, emphasized the need for industry-wide innovation in affordability and efficiency, calling for 'more choice' for console buyers.

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  • ✓ Xbox has introduced a disc-to-digital feature that allows users to digitize their physical games.
  • ✓ Asha Sharma, an Xbox representative, wants the industry to innovate on affordability and efficiency.
  • ✓ The disc-to-digital feature is part of Xbox's efforts to increase affordability and efficiency in the gaming industry.
🛡️ Source Corroboration: 6 independent reporting domains (85% confidence) ⏱ Read time: ~2 min

What changed

Xbox launched its disc-to-digital program for Insiders, allowing users to digitize their physical games.

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  1. Xbox introduces disc-to-digital feature, pushes for industry-wide affordability innovation

    Xbox has launched a disc-to-digital feature that allows users to digitize their physical games. The move is part of Xbox's efforts to increase affordability and efficiency in the gaming industry. Asha Sharma, an Xbox representative, emphasized the need for industry-wide innovation in affordability and efficiency, calling for 'more choice' for console buyers.

    Why it matters

    The gaming industry has seen a trend towards digital game distribution, with console manufacturers exploring ways to make their devices more accessible to a wider audience. Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is a step in this direction, allowing users to convert their physical game discs into digital versions. This move is likely to appeal to gamers who want to access their game libraries without the need for physical discs.

    What is confirmed

    • Xbox has introduced a disc-to-digital feature that allows users to digitize their physical games.
    • Asha Sharma, an Xbox representative, wants the industry to innovate on affordability and efficiency.
    • The disc-to-digital feature is part of Xbox's efforts to increase affordability and efficiency in the gaming industry.

    What to watch next

    • Industry response to Xbox's affordability and efficiency push
    • Updates on Xbox's plans for future console releases
    • Adoption rates of the disc-to-digital feature among Xbox users
    Sources used for this update (6)
    1. XBOX Wire — Your Discs. Now Also Digital.
    2. BBC — Xbox boss 'thinking about affordability' of next-gen console
    3. The Verge — Xbox announces disc-to-digital feature that digitizes your physical games
    4. TechPowerUp — Xbox Disc-to-Digital Launch Confirms All-Digital Helix Console
    5. Eurogamer.net — "All of the industry needs to start to innovate on affordability and efficiency" - Xbox's Asha Sharma wants change and "more choice" for people buying consoles
    6. Windows Central — Xbox's disc-to-digital program goes live for Insiders on Monday — Here's how it works
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