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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Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands) may take longer to reach you. 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. If you want speedier storage, you can also opt for an external SSD. You would be paying a bit more than you would for an HDD, but you would be able to transfer and load games a lot faster. However, the same game-playing caveats apply here, so if you want to play an optimized current-generation game, it needs to be running off internal or expansion card storage. 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. 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.

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.We've previously seen discounts on 1TB and 2TB expansion cards, offering a small saving on the suggested retail price. Pricing on 512GB has proven firmer, with no sizeable savings in the U.S. at publication. 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. However, this route has some caveats. Speeds will be a lot slower, meaning an external HDD can’t be used to play games optimized for the Xbox Series X and Series S. You can certainly store these games on your drive, but you would need to move them over to internal or expansion card storage to play them. With the latest Xbox consoles adopting high-performance SSDs, Microsoft could've approached expandable storage in a few ways. Landing on these compact cards has provided a seamless solution that's guaranteed to work with all games on the system, even if limiting your options.

I can't say the Seagate Storage Expansion Card is a great deal, yet I still wholeheartedly recommend it to those on the fence. 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. 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 Turn your console on, and plug the drive into one of the USB ports. You will get a pop-up that asks how you wish to use the storage device. If you want to use it for games storage, select Use for Games. You will be asked to name your storage device. Your Xbox will then ask if you plan to use the drive with multiple consoles. 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.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. 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.