I mean it would make sense for it to work that way. But until Microsoft actually says it in an announcement, it's just speculation right now. At the very least, it definitely sounds like they are changing the way they are talking about this subject with their customers. I don't remember them ever talking about a commitment to game preservation or actually mentioning personal ownership of the games we have purchased. Although, it does seem like there is wiggle room in what they said for them to still go completely digital for Helix.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I believe it was suggested in a previous announcement a couple weeks ago that you would still be able to sell/trade your discs and their digital versions. I don't remember the original source, unfortunately, so I don't want to say I'm 100% right on this, but I think it was the case.

I think Microsoft is trying to take advantage of the backlash against Sony to try and steal back some market share.

[–] Guitar@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

I'm sure they are, as they should. But as long as we still only have digital licences tied to our accounts, everything they are saying is all talk. If we still don't own our digital games in the EULAs, and Helix doesn't have a disc drive, then none of this really matters. If they actually change the legal agreements to back the wording they just used, then I think it's actually going to make Sony bleed.