Can you play Region 1 DVDs on Xbox one?

The Xbox One console can play Blu-ray discs and DVDs that are sold in the same region as the console. See the following tables for the countries in each disc region. Some Blu-ray discs and DVDs are not region-encoded or are coded to all regions. Region-free Blu-ray discs and DVDs will play on any Xbox One console. read more

However, the commercial DVDs are always encoded with Region Code, Paramount, CSS encryption, Sony ArccOS protection, etc, preventing you from playing DVD on Xbox One smoothly as you expected. This means that only when the DVD region matches the region of your Xbox One console can you play DVD on Xbox One. read more

Each Xbox One console is manufactured for a specific Blu-ray and DVD region, following international standards. The Xbox One console can play Blu-ray discs and DVDs that are sold in the same region as the console. Some Blu-ray discs and DVDs are not region-encoded or are coded to all regions. read more