Xbox’s new Disc to Digital feature comes with an unexpected catch: the physical version of your game can determine whether it works. As Xbox continues rolling out its new Xbox Disc to Digital feature to Xbox Insiders, players are discovering an important detail that could catch some collectors off guard.
Not every physical copy of the same game is necessarily compatible. One of the clearest examples so far is Battlefield 4, where reports suggest the original 2013 Xbox One release doesn't work with Disc to Digital, while a later Greatest Hits version does.
The discovery came after the XCT.live social media account raised concerns about certain physical variants, initially pointing to Call of Duty: Ghosts as a possible example. Players then began testing another early Xbox One releases, including Battlefield 4.
One user demonstrated the difference between the two Battlefield 4 releases, “Same for Battlefield 4, the OG printing from 2013 doesn't work, but the Greatest Hits version from 2016 does”.
That could explain why some players are getting different results from the same game.
Emmanuel Umahi
Why Your Xbox Disc Version Matters
Both Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4 launched near the beginning of the Xbox One generation, and there's a growing belief that some of those early releases didn't have the same per-disc identifiers used by later versions.
If that's the case, a reissued copy from 2016 could potentially provide the license required by Disc to Digital, while an original 2013 pressing of the same game doesn't.
That also means Battlefield 4 may not be an isolated case. Other Xbox One games that received reprints or "Greatest Hits"-style releases after their original 2013 or 2014 launches could potentially have the same issue.
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