despite Microsoft being unavailable. We’re simplifying the Xbox Series X gaming experience even further.
based on the 2208 update, which was published earlier this month. An online compatibility check is no longer necessary to play a game from an Xbox One disc. through Windows Central. Instead, you can install and play the game by opening the disc. No need for an internet connection.
Xbox engineering lead Eden Marie tweeted that the check was deleted because it wasn’t required “in many circumstances” when playing a cross-generational game on the Series X, despite not being listed as a feature of the 2208 update on Microsoft’s website.
The subject has been well-examined in the past by YouTuber Hikikomori Media, but TL;DR: Purchasing Xbox games on disc is a bit of a mixed bag.
Some of them will be categorized as Xbox One games; they feature a game version made for Microsoft’s most recent consoles. Both the Xbox Series X and the Xbox One support other games. There is no optical disc drive for installing games on the Xbox Series S. However, occasionally the Xbox One version of the game is included on the disc. You must be online to finish the installation of these games prior to the Xbox One upgrade. In order for Xbox to work with the new console, they must download the necessary data.
The Xbox One version of the game can now be installed and played directly from an Xbox One (or cross-generation) disc.
You must go online to download upgrades (or improvement packs) for Series X.
Also, if a game doesn’t contain all the installation files on disc, you must play it online.
Though theoretically, if Microsoft shuts down its servers, those warnings may result in a complete triumph for game preservation. You should at least be able to keep playing the game that is on the disc.
Xbox Series X-exclusive game discs and titles downloaded from the shop are still in the same condition as before the update, according to a recent video from Hikikomori Media. These can be played entirely offline.
Even if it’s on an Xbox 360 or original Xbox disc, you can’t play it without first connecting to the internet.
This is so that the information in the plan can’t be used directly, according to Marie.
Microsoft is working to make it simpler to purchase and use Xbox games.
More lately, he has been experimenting with badges on the home page of the console that indicate instantly whether a game is available to play.