In Beginning Shift To All Digital Future, Microsoft Reportedly Makes Massive Cuts To Xbox Physical Game Release Operations
As part of their recent layoffs, Microsoft has reportedly laid waste to the Xbox divisions behind the console's physical game releases.
the best stuff has been only available on digital for a while now, mainly because it's produced by developers that don't have gigantic budgets to produce the physical copies.
the only difference is in how you get it. if your copy is DRM free, then you own it so long as you have the files.