Ubisoft joins Xbox Disc-to-Digital after initially sitting out
Ubisoft has quietly joined Microsoft's Xbox Disc-to-Digital program, giving owners of physical Ubisoft games a way to claim a permanent digital license without keeping the disc in the drive. The publisher's addition went live on September 8, confirmed by Xbox Insider testers who successfully converted Ubisoft discs for the first time. With over 1,000 games now supported across the program, this is a meaningful expansion for anyone sitting on a physical Xbox library.
How it works
Disc-to-Digital launched for Xbox Insiders on August 31. Insert a supported disc into an Xbox Series X or Xbox One drive, install the game, and run it once — that's it. From that point on, the title is tied to your account as a digital entitlement. No disc required to play, and you also get Xbox Cloud Gaming and Xbox Play Anywhere access where supported. Per Windows Central, the license follows the physical disc on resale — hand the disc to someone else and the digital rights go with it.
@XCTdotLIVE Ubisoft games are now confirmed working with @XBOX 's disc2digital program pic.twitter.com/dn5oSfyCGe
— Fool (@xboxarchiver) September 8, 2026
Ubisoft titles confirmed to work include several Assassin's Creed entries, Far Cry 6, Star Wars Outlaws, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and Trials Fusion. Microsoft frames the whole program as a game preservation commitment, per Xbox Wire, though the company has not published an official list of supported publishers or titles — the 1,000-plus figure comes from the community-tracked XCT.Live database.
The preservation angle
One underreported benefit: the program works on delisted games. Deadpool (pulled in 2017), Minecraft: Story Mode (2019), Titanfall (2021), F1 2021 (2023), and Rock Band 4 (2025) have all been confirmed as convertible. If you still own a physical copy of any of these, you can now reclaim digital access to a title that is otherwise impossible to buy.
Gaps remain
Publisher participation is still uneven. Square Enix and Bandai Namco are absent from the supported list, which matters if your library leans toward JRPGs or fighting games. Microsoft has given no public roadmap for when — or whether — holdouts will join. Notebookcheck notes that licensing terms are the likely sticking point, though no publisher has made a formal statement. Windows Central expects more publishers to follow Ubisoft's lead in the near term.
