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Xbox discs will now grant digital access to games as part of Microsoft's self-proclaimed 'broader commitment to game preservation'

Microsoft saw Sony's open goal and took the shot.

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0 Microsoft has dabbled in dubious DRM over the years, having previously announced then unannounced disc-based DRM for the Xbox One back in 2013. Sony scored some free public praise on that blunder . Yet it seems like the pendulum has finally swung the other way. Sony has announced it is ending support for physical games entirely, while Microsoft will let users add physical games to their digital games library.

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