Microsoft is hoping to be as accommodating as potential relating to expandable storage on Xbox Series X.
As a part of immediately’s huge Xbox Series X data blowout, Microsoft revealed the console’s full specs. Alongside them, we additionally obtained affirmation about how, precisely, we’ll be capable to increase the console’s storage.
In a blog post, Microsoft revealed that the mysterious port on the back of the unit is certainly used for expandable storage. The port is able to matching the velocity of the console’s inner 1TB NVMe SSD.
Microsoft gave a primary take a look at a customized 1TB drive it created with Seagate, which sits in a neat growth card that plugs into the port. In there may be one other SSD, after all, and it’ll be used alongside the inner drive to retailer next-gen games.
There is, nonetheless, one other method Xbox Series X homeowners can increase their system’s storage, and it’s via the extra frequent USB 3.2 exterior drives, like those in use immediately on Xbox One. This explicit possibility is offered for previous-gen games; so Xbox One, Xbox 360 and original Xbox games compatible with Xbox Series X.
Microsoft recommends putting in native Xbox Series X games, i.e., next-gen games, on both the inner drive or the expandable SSD slot. This is smart given the large velocity variations, however the first wave of games are more likely to run wonderful on USDB 3.2 storage. It’ll be fascinating to see how far into the era we’re going to get earlier than games – constructed with SSD speeds in thoughts – turn out to be unplayable when put in on the rest.
In any case, storage upgrades are an enormous deal for Microsoft with Xbox Series X. Among different issues, they permit the console to suspend and instantly resume at least three games simultaneously.
