It looks like Redfall‘s physical release will include a download code for the game instead of a disc.
As spotted by a ResetEra user, the game’s page on the Bethesda Support site states that: “The physical Xbox copies of Redfall are Xbox Play Anywhere codes which can played on both the Xbox Series X|S and the Microsoft Xbox App on PC“.
The news follows confirmation that the Arkane title will require an online connection to play, even in single-player mode.
This means that should Xbox servers go down, as happened in summer 2022, it would be impossible to play the game and raises the prospect of the game being completely unplayable in the future.
VGC has asked Bethesda for comment on this story.
While some special editions of modern first-party titles have included download codes, including notable releases like 2022’s God of War Ragnarok, it’s uncommon for the standard versions of games on Xbox to include just a code.
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