question: How can a game on Xbox/PSN freeze if its a digital download and doesn’t require a disc?
comment: You think freezes only happen when the disc is scratched and can't be read. They also happen when the logic of the code encounters a bug and doesn't know how to proceed or loops a logical sequence that doesn't end and doesn't show anything to the player.
passages: Unlike Xbox 360's emulation of the original Xbox, games do not have to be specifically patched but need to be repackaged in the Xbox One format. Users' digitally-purchased games will automatically appear in their library for download once available. Games on physical media are not executed directly from disc; inserting the disc initiates a download of a repackaged version. As with Xbox One titles, the disc must be inserted during play for validation purposes.
   Games may also include features and content that are exclusive to specific consoles, such as features that leverage a specific platform's distinguishing features, or appearances by characters from the platform's first-party franchises (such as Banjo and Kazooie being playable characters on the Xbox 360 version of "Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing", and Fox McCloud from Nintendo's "Star Fox" series being playable in special content on the Nintendo Switch version of ""). Timed exclusivity may also apply to downloadable content for an otherwise multi-platform game, such as Activision's exclusivity agreements with Sony Interactive Entertainment,
   While already available via backwards compatibility on the Xbox 360, Microsoft announced on April 10th, 2018 that backwards compatibility would be supported for "Breakdown" on Xbox One from April 17th 2018. Physical discs will be playable on the system, while available on the Xbox Live Store as a digital download.
  
  Section::::Reception.
   Section::::Scratched discs.:The European Commission’s June 2007 investigation of disc scratches.
   If the game is removed from the catalog by Microsoft, or the player ends their subscription, access is suspended until the player purchases the game or renews their subscription, but their in-game progress will be saved in the interim. If the game is an Xbox 360 title, it will be back-compatible and must be used on Xbox One; it cannot be downloaded to a player's Xbox 360 console unless the player chooses to purchase it.
  
  Section::::Availability.
   The image of the Xbox 360 game is a .iso with a .dvd file. The rars are split to volumes of 50 MB for DVD5 disks or 100 MB for DVD9 disks and must use compression.
  
  Section::::Console standards.:PlayStation 3.
  
  On November 25, 2006, PARADOX released the first PS3 ISO. The PS3 ISOs are now fully playable on a jailbroken PS3. As of January 2017, there were more than 4,800 PS3 releases in the scene.
  
  A first ruleset for the PlayStation 3 section was released on June 10, 2011.
   PlayStation 2 releases must be in standard DVD ISO format. PARADOX was the first group to do PS2 and PS2 DVD rips, but later on they were the ones motivating the scene to release full DVD ISOs.
  
  Section::::Console standards.:GameCube.
  
  On June 12, 2003, the first game for the Nintendo GameCube, , was released by "STARCUBE".
  
  As of May 2016, there are more than 3100 NGC releases released in the scene.
  
  Section::::Console standards.:Xbox 360.
   Xbox One games are distributed physically on Blu-ray Disc, and digitally as downloads through Microsoft Store (formerly Xbox Games Store). All Xbox One games must be installed to the console's storage: one can begin to play portions of a game (such as opening levels) once the installation or download reaches a specific point, while the remainder of the game is downloaded or installed in the background. However, for older titles (such as Xbox 360 games, see "Xbox 360 compatibility", below), one must wait until installation is completed to play.
   By October 2017, crackers were able to bypass Denuvo's protection within hours of a game's release, with notable examples being "", "", "" and "FIFA 18", all being cracked on their release dates. In another notable case, "Assassin's Creed Origins", which wrapped Denuvo within security tool VMProtect as well as Ubisoft's proprietary DRM used for their Uplay distribution software, had its security features bypassed by Italian collective CPY in February 2018, three months after the game's release. In December 2018, "Hitman 2" protection was bypassed three days before its official release date due to exclusive pre-order access, drawing comparisons to "Final Fantasy XV", which had its protection removed four days before release.
   Where a normal software disc may allow its license sold or traded, DLC is generally locked to a specific user's account and does not come with the ability to transfer that license to another user. For instance, non-transferable DLCs were used in EA's "Project Ten Dollars" as mechanism to fight the used games market.
   A new form of Blu-ray region coding tests not only the region of the player/player software, but also its country code. This means, for example, although both USA and Japan are Region A, some American discs will not play on devices/software installed in Japan or vice versa, since the two countries have different country codes (the United States has 21843 or Hex 5553, and Japan has 19024, or Hex 4a50; Canada has 17217 or Hex 4341).
   This game was featured in the Japanese release of "Namco Museum Volume 2" for the PlayStation. For the American version of "Namco Museum Volume 2", "Super Pac-Man" was featured in place of "Cutie Q", but an analysis of the disc's files reveals that "Cutie Q"s files are still present, including the executable file. However, attempts to run the executable file directly fail, so the game is rendered unplayable in the American version of "Namco Museum Volume 2", due to not having a menu icon to run it during gameplay. In 2007, the game was also added to "Namco Museum Remix" for the Wii console.
   Section::::Scratched discs.:Disc replacement.
   As opposed to most console games which have printed manuals, games for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita and Wii U store manuals in digital form on the Nintendo 3DS game card, PlayStation Vita game card and Wii U optical disc respectively.
  
  Section::::Instruction manuals.:Missing manuals.
   Section::::Reception.:DRM.
  
  The PC version of the game uses the SecuROM copy-protection system; like in most SecuROM-protected games such as "Grand Theft Auto IV", "Mirror's Edge" and "", the developers implemented triggers that can impair gameplay, preventing players using an imperfectly cracked copy from completing it.
  
  Section::::Voice cast.
   Games are added to the Vault at EA's discretion, such as making a title available on Access a set number of days after its retail launch. Although the Terms of Service allow EA to remove titles with 30 days' notice, EA has pledged that games will not be removed at a later date. However, EA announced on July 20, 2017 that "FIFA 14" would be removed from the Vault on October 18, 2017 due to the decision to end online support for the title. The game will remain playable in offline mode for users who installed it prior to its removal date, but if the game is removed from the console after that date, it cannot be reinstalled. EA described the removal of FIFA 14 as a "unique circumstance specific to the title" that was not representative of their future plans for EA Access. On April 26, 2018, it was announced that "Rory McIlroy PGA Tour" would also be removed from the Vault on May 22, 2018 due to the game being delisted from the Xbox Store on that date.
   Square Enix later received criticism for implementing always-on DRM on the remastered version of Final Fantasy X/X-2 in 2019, over two years after the game launched. Square Enix later removed the update altogether for further modifications.
   By 2019, several products like "Devil May Cry 5", "Metro Exodus", "Resident Evil 2", "Far Cry New Dawn", "Football Manager 2019" and "Soul Calibur 6", were cracked within their first week of release, with "Ace Combat 7" taking thirteen days. In the case of "Rage 2", which was released on Steam as well as Bethesda Softworks' own Bethesda Launcher, the Steam version was protected by Denuvo, where as the Bethesda Launcher version was not, leading to the game being cracked immediately, and Denuvo being removed from the Steam release two days later.
   The majority of disk-based home consoles released in more than one region feature regional lockout, the main exceptions being the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer and the Sony PlayStation 3.
  
  Modchips are a popular choice for many of these consoles as they are generally the easiest to use; however a poorly installed chip could permanently break the console. Some modern consoles, such as Xbox, cannot be used for online play if chipped.
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  Section::::PSP games system software compatibility listing.:Version 2.71.
  
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   Section::::Burst cutting area.
  
  Each Nintendo optical disc contains a burst cutting area (BCA) mark, a type of barcode that is written to the disc with a . The data stored in this BCA mark includes an encrypted table related to the hardware-based copy-protection mechanics, in addition to 64 bytes of un-encrypted user-accessible data.
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  "Time Twist" was sold across two separate discs released on the same day, and completion of the first disc is required to activate the second. Many members of the "Famicom Fairytales: Shin Onigashima" and "Famicom Fairytales: Yuyuki" staff also participated in the development of this game.
  
  Section::::Development.
   The catalog features select games for Xbox One as well as select Xbox 360 and Xbox titles with which Xbox One is backwards-compatible. There is no limit to the number of games a player can download and install to their consoles, other than the amount of storage space available to the console. As long as a game remains in the catalog, it is available for unlimited download and play by subscribers. Players can purchase games in the catalog at a 20% discount, and any related add-on content for those games at a 10% discount. The discounted price is available only while the game is in the catalog and is only for the particular game; for comparison, the EA Access 10% subscriber discount applies to any EA-published content, not just content in its subscription catalog. Games from the catalog can be played while the console is offline, but for no more than 30 days before it must reconnect to verify an active subscription.
   Some puzzles, if not completed within a short span of time (always less than a minute), will result in a game over. To ensure that the player does not get stuck by saving their game at a point from which they cannot possibly complete a puzzle in time, the game autosaves onto a separate save file at the beginning of each timed puzzle.
  
  Section::::Release.
   A video game's exclusivity to specific hardware may either be permanent, or timed—the latter case allowing a game to be released on different console platforms and/or PCs after a specific timeframe lapses. Permanent exclusives are often developed (first-party title), published or heavily-funded by the console manufacturer. In some cases, the exclusivity may only apply to a game's console release, either for games being ported from PC to console (such as "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", whose console release was a timed Xbox One exclusive), or games being released on PC along with a single console. 
  