This means you can't pass the game around to your friends or sell it afterwards, which completely ruins the purpose of physical media imo. I mostly play PC these days so this doesn't affect me, but it's a disappointing direction for console games. At least they could've used an empty disc that has proof of ownership.
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Züm, @its_zum
Hey @BethesdaSupport. Will the physical standard edition of Starfield for Series X include a disc?
Bethesda Support, @BethesdaSupport
Hello! All physical editions include a code for the chosen platform. There are no physical discs.
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