I was really excited about 3 things of Xbox One:
1) not having to load discs into trays
2) being able to digitally share my games with 10 friends
3) being able to access my library on any Xbox One
My understanding is that we have two methods to buy games: go to a store and buy the actual disc or buy the game digitally (i.e., a massive download). If we do the former, the disc must always be in the tray if we want to play it. This means, no easy swapping between games using the Kinect (Xbox: play ____) as I would literally have to open the disc tray, remove the disc, and insert a new one like it's 1995. The pros are that I don't have to wait for a 50GB download, and I can resell or lend the game. Is that right?
However, if I buy the game purely digitally, I cannot lend or resell the game at all (much like buying an app on a smartphone), but I can easily swap between games using the Kinect voice feature. I never have to deal with any discs at all, but I can still access my library on other consoles, right? (but we lost the family sharing option).
I do not want to do physical disc swapping every time I want to change games on my Xbox One. So, if I only do digital I can avoid that, but I basically lost all the other benefits of buying a game (sharing and reselling). I sure hope the digital copies are cheaper, otherwise anyone who buys a digital copy is literally subsidizing the obtuse morons who forced Microsoft to bring back physical discs.
The questions, then, are
A) will all games be available for digital download on the day they are released, and
B) what will the price difference be compared to the physical discs (if it's more expensive or the same price, digital buyers are getting screwed).