Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S, 512 GB, SSD, Plug and Play NVMe Expansion SSD Xbox Series X|S, Officially Licensed, 2 year Rescue Services (STJR512400)

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While the 1TB internal SSD of the Series X sort of mitigates the storage issue, the little brother Xbox Series S, unfortunately, has half of that at 512 GB and only close to 400 GB of that are available to the player for their games. This means, especially with the huge file sizes of modern-day games, it's rather easy to fill that up and have no available space left in less than a month. This problem gets even worse with the tremendous benefits of the Xbox Game Pass subscription where you can have access to dozens of amazing titles at once. So the Series S players certainly could use the storage assistance more than the Series X players do here, especially if they have an extensive library of games. Seagate Storage Expansion Card: Price UK

But even with fast speeds, that's not the main reason to buy a Storage Expansion Card. Put simply, it's a way to add more storage without worrying about which games will work or how you'll next move them around. This officially licensed Xbox expansion card is plug-and-play with your Xbox Series X/S, so you don’t have to worry about compatibility or opening your console to install. At least now there is more 'competition', it should help bring pricing down. On top of that, its easier to expand your storage. There is no limit to how many Cards you own (I own a 1TB & a 2TB card) so already have nearly 4TB's of Storage capacity - not including the 5TB HDD USB External Storage I have connected with my XB1 and older games stored on it.

If you don't want to spring for the Expansion Card, you can turn to external storage options. The Xbox Series X and Series S have three USB 3.1 ports, which is plenty of space for accessories, including an external drive with a minimum of 128GB of storage.

Looking past the upfront cost, the Storage Expansion Card easily hooks up and expands Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S consoles. Microsoft's DIY approach means every new Xbox console has a dedicated port for its proprietary cards, with the same inoperability expected across future Xbox revisions. Using PCIe 4.0 provides a direct line to the CPU, translating to ultra-fast speeds on the spec sheet. This officially licensed Xbox expansion card is plug-and-play with your Xbox Series X|S, so you don’t have to worry about compatibility or opening your console to install. The card measures a fun-sized 53mm by 32mm, seemingly based on CFexpress standard, almost on par with the average USB thumb drive. Unlike most external drives, it's cable-free and only slightly protrudes from the console's rear, preventing unwanted clutter around your desk or entertainment center. Each drive also comes with a protective sleeve, making these cards easy to move and store. Games are getting bigger, eating up more storage. Capacities from 512GB to 1TB 2 let you keep more of those titles installed and ready to fire up at a moment’s notice. As game file sizes grow, capacities from 512GB let you keep more of today’s top titles installed and ready to go.Echtzeit as these are simple 'plug and play', can be switched out whilst the Console is 'on', You can always just buy another 2TB expansion and swap them out as and when required. Utilizing PCIe 4.0 was always an expensive bet, with today's pricing falling in line with our previous predictions ahead of release. While proprietary in design, pricing isn't far from equivalent PC drives leveraging the same interface. The technology should become more affordable in time, but until then it's a luxury, especially on consoles. If you want to install games on your new storage device by default, choose Keep Current Location. Select Format Storage Device, and you should now have more space for games on your Xbox. Pro's and Con's to both. MS may have a 'Proprietary' solution that is perhaps more expensive per TB, but makes up for it in terms of ease of use etc. Sonys may offer cheaper options, but its still 'limited' by the size, realistically needs a Heatsink (MS designed their system to not require this) and doesn't cover you if you something happens from a third party SSD - like it overheats and damages your PS5.

It is true - you can store all your games on an external HDD that supports USB 3.0 too. In fact, they are much cheaper per GB and older generation games can even be played from them as well, but the issue is that the Series X|S optimised new-gen games can't run on that sluggish storage technology anymore and therefore can't be played from an HDD. Modern games require much faster loading capabilities and the Velocity architecture here immediately enables that. The overall performance of the Seagate Storage Expansion card is extremely similar to the internal SSD storage, guaranteeing perfect compatibility. In short, among all the other external storage solutions, only this one enables you to play your new-gen games from it. Essential For Series S Matt Brown | Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Matt Brown | Windows Central) You should buy this if ... Whilst we will do everything we can to meet the delivery times above, there may be factors outside of our control and we cannot guarantee delivery within this time frame. One thing to note is that in my testing, I found the C50 to have slightly slower boot times for games than ones installed on internal storage. Forza Horizon 5 went from boot-up to in-game in 59 seconds. The C50 managed the same in 1 minute and 9 seconds, so roughly ten seconds off the pace. It’s something you probably won’t notice unless you’re timing it yourself, but certainly worth noting if you’re planning to move your favorite games over to the card.

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Games are getting bigger, eating up more storage. Capacity from 512GB let you keep more of those titles installed and ready to fire up at a moment’s notice. trev666 USB 'works' if all you want to do is 'store' games and only run XB1 versions from it. The whole point of these Expansion cards are to be able to run Series S/X Versions from the 'Storage' instead of having to wait for them to transfer across to the internal storage to play. Microsoft has found itself in an all-new predicament. Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S don't have multiple storage options, so expandable storage is the only option. In the past, it was as easy as plugging in your external hard drive over USB. But when so many games rely on these new SSDs, what can you do if the best Xbox external drives just don't cut it? For now, the Xbox Storage Expansion Card is the proposed (and only) remedy, compacting the same speedy solid-state storage into standalone add-ons. It couldn't be more seamless on paper, adding an identical, secondary NVMe drive to the available storage. While Microsoft and Seagate first teamed up on a single 1TB Storage Expansion Card, the partnership has since introduced 512GB and 2TB capacities.