The answer is yes you can – for a price. Switching from a disc game to digital copy on the PlayStation is pretty easy but sadly it’s not just a simple click to upgrade. The bad news is to convert your disc game to a digital game you will need to re-buy the game as a digital version.
Can you convert a disc game to digital?
Playstation does not allow you to convert a physical disc game into a digital version or vice versa. To do so, you need to buy the same game digitally while selling the disc version.
Can I use a disc even though I already own a digital ps4 game?
If you buy a digital version of a game you already had on disc, it removes the requirement that you have the disc in the system to play. You would now own the digital version of the full game plus whatever bonus content came with the digital purchase.
Can you buy digital DLC for a physical game?
BOTTOMLINE: Yes, you can use digitally downloaded DLC for your physical copies of Switch games.
Can you add DLC to disc games?
It is downloaded onto your system and is stored ON THE PS4. No data will be deleted if you take a disk out, get a new disk or even burn the disk. However this means that the data for the dlc will be linked to your account and you cannot just buy the dlc and sell it on with the disk.
Can you buy DLC without the game PS4?
Yes, you can buy DLC without having the base game installed. The Store page for the DLC will say you own the base game. If you don’t own it, it will say that you require the base game in order to play the DLC.
Can you add a disc drive to PS5 digital?
Upgrade an eligible PS4 game on disc on a PS5 console with a disc drive. To upgrade an eligible PS4 game on disc to the digital PS5 version, you will need a PS5 console with a disc drive. PS4 game discs can’t be used with the PlayStation®5 Digital Edition.
