Nowadays even with the disc you still need to either copy the game to your console’s SSD and/or download the latest patch from online service, as the optical disc reader is not fast enough. But at least the physical disc is still a (roaming) key to allow you to play the game (instead of the digital key that’s tied to your account).
Also obligatory https://youtu.be/kWSIFh8ICaA
You made it sound like your father is lead-free. In reality EPA just banned all lead pipes yesterday.