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They aren't going to let one person buy a disc, then share that disc among all their friends and they all get a copy.

Like I said, I'm reading between the lines a bit, but here's another source from before the official announcement:
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2026/07/report-xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-will-allow-you-to-digitise-your-physical-collection

The only potential issue is with certain Xbox One discs - Microsoft has apparently been telling testers of the disc-to-digital program that "it all depends on how and when the disc was manufactured"

the discs will still work even after you've digitised them, and the digital entitlement won't disappear unless you loan the disc to a friend or sell it on permanently.

Maybe "serial number" isn't exactly the right word for what's happening, but they apparently have some way of fingerprinting the disc itself so they know when it is being used by someone else.

It's pretty clear that it means the next Xbox will be digital only, but MS wants to get ahead of the Sony backlash by letting people take their entire(*) library with them to the next gen.

It's a dark future dressed up as short-term convenience.

* "supported disc(s)" only.

Reading between the lines on some of the rumors and announcements: it sounds like each disc already has a unique serial number associated with it that gets added to your account. If someone else uses the same disc and "claims" it, the digital license moves to that account.

I like a game world that's just fun to be in even when I'm not advancing the story. Taking a break to explore is awesome, and much easier in an open world.

I searched for, downloaded, and installed the Poison My Well app, and the thing forced itself into my well!

I was in college and just getting started in life during the SG-1 and Atlantis runs, so I missed out on basically all their original airings being busy with life.

SGU was my first experience with the franchise since seeing the movie years earlier. It will always have a special place for me.

Same in Washington.

Losses were deductible until a few years ago. Now most people just pay on the winnings. Once the standard deduction was raised, that deduction went away. Losses maybe deductable if you itemize (?), but it's a pretty high bar.

Winnings over a certain amount are reported to the IRS. W-2 G

Handle is gross throughput, not consumer expenditure: over 90% of what is wagered gets returned to bettors in the form of winnings. That $1,000 in bets translates to roughly $100 in average losses per adult.

The market is big, but less than the more clickbaity headline would suggest.

For the low introductory cost of just 100 septims per annum.

Getting a car without a job is very difficult.

Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening.

The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money.