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Xbox Disc-to-Digital: "The Free Copy Comes With a Plastic Chaperone"
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Transcript of the segment
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: Wired.
Hank LedgerMicrosoft is letting Xbox players turn their game discs into digital copies for free, and Wired reports you can insert a supported disc, launch the game once, and get a license on your Microsoft account.
Dale BearmanPro one: the digital copy can unlock Xbox Play Anywhere and cloud access for eligible games. Con one: eligible.
Dale BearmanEligible. The most polite way anyone has ever said no.
Hank LedgerSo not every game works.
Dale BearmanPro two: it's free.
Dale BearmanCon two: sell the disc and access is revoked, so the free digital copy comes with a plastic chaperone.
Hank LedgerAnd if you lend the disc to a friend, the license goes with it.
Hank LedgerSo your friend gets the game, and you get a very quiet shelf.
Dale BearmanPro three: the feature is rolling out to all Xbox console owners, not only Insiders.
Dale BearmanCon three: a friend borrows Halo, forgets, and your whole library follows him home. I've seen it start over a lawnmower.
Hank LedgerRating. Three stars out of five. It's a free upgrade with a leash on it.
Dale BearmanThree. Generous.
Hank LedgerI'm keeping the disc, and I'm keeping the digital copy, so I now own the same game twice and neither one will let me sell it.
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