The Xbox Series X ships with 1TB of SSD storage, and the Xbox Series S simply 512GB of storage. Microsofts prices means the $299 Xbox Series S jumps to nearly $520 if you wish to include the extra storage and bring it as much as 1.5 TB in general. That may make the bigger Series X more enticing to those who need the storage, especially as video games will begin to need it once theyre enhanced for the Xbox Series X/ S. Games for the Xbox Series S can be 30 percent smaller than the Series X, which will definitely aid with storage alternatives.
Microsofts first 1TB expandable storage drive for the Xbox Series X/ S will be priced at $219.99. Finest Buy has actually begun taking preorders for the device, exposing a final rate that had actually leaked recently. These expandable storage cards slot into the rear of both the Xbox Series X/ S to match the internal SSD speed and provide 1TB of extra storage.
Microsofts expandable storage option is proprietary, and just Seagate has been announced as a manufacturer so far. Microsoft informs me more suppliers and extra sizes will be offered in the future, however the $219.99 cost will still amaze numerous potential next-gen Xbox owners.
1TB expandable storage card for Xbox Series X.Photo by Tom Warren/ The Verge
When you dont need to play them, an alternative to this expandable storage is simply utilizing any USB drive to store video games. If theyre not enhanced for Xbox Series X/ S then youll even be able to run them direct from USB storage, or you can simply copy them and utilize drives as cheaper cold storage.
These expandable storage cards slot into the back of both the Xbox Series X/ S to match the internal SSD speed and offer 1TB of extra storage.
Its difficult to judge the cost of these expandable storage cards, just because there arent enough comparable PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs out there. Sony has selected to allow gamers to slot their own drives into the PS5, but these drives will require to fulfill the speed requirements of the internal SSD.
Microsoft will need more makers producing its expandable Xbox Series X/ S storage cards for competition to take location and costs to be lowered over time. Its going to be a waiting video game to see precisely how Sony and Microsoft handle expandable storage choices in the coming months, however its clear from Microsofts rates that its not going to be low-cost for early adopters.
The Xbox Series X ships with 1TB of SSD storage, and the Xbox Series S just 512GB of storage. That may make the bigger Series X more attractive to those who require the storage, particularly as video games will begin to require it once theyre enhanced for the Xbox Series X/ S. Games for the Xbox Series S can be 30 percent smaller than the Series X, which will definitely help with storage alternatives.
