If you're anything like us, that 1TB internal SSD storage that came with your Xbox Series X is filling up at an alarming rate. Xbox Series S owners may struggle even more with only 512GB of internal storage to play with.
Thankfully, Microsoft has teamed up with Seagate to offer an SSD Expansion Card for Xbox Series X | S which allows you to boost your storage capacity while maintaining the same peak speed and performance of the console's internal SSD for a streamlined gaming experience.
There are three options currently available; you can choose from either a 512GB model, the extremely popular 1TB model, or a mighty 2TB model, with the latter offering the most extra memory. As of May 2023, the expansion cards have had their RRP slashed in the US making them cheaper than ever!
Learn more about the Seagate Expansion cards here, or browse all the deals available at retail below.
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Seagate Storage Expansion SSD Card - 1TB
The most popular choice – and the one you'll probably see most often when browsing for Xbox goodies online – is the 1TB model. Here's where you can get one:
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For the US, note that stock at Amazon comes and goes, but Best Buy tends to have units available quite consistently.
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Seagate Storage Expansion SSD Card - 2TB
If you don't mind spending a little more, the 2TB option is absolutely the best of the bunch, giving you more extra memory than either of the other two choices:
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Seagate Storage Expansion SSD Card - 512GB
The 512GB model can be a little more tricky to find, but here are the options currently available:
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Cheaper options for Xbox Series X | S Storage
While the Seagate Storage Expansion SSD Card is definitely the best option if it falls within your budget, it's still possible to use any USB 3.1 HDD or SSD with the Xbox Series X.
Unfortunately, using a standard HDD / SDD does come with a few drawbacks – the big one being that you won't be able to play games optimised for Series X and S directly from the USB drive, and will have to transfer them back to your console each time you want to play – but it's still a much better solution than having to download games again and again.
Here's a handy breakdown of how a regular USB 3.1 HDD or SDD compares to the Seagate Expansion Card.
Buy HDD / SDD For Xbox Series X | S
If you're convinced that a standard HDD / SDD is the right option for you, here are some of our top picks:
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This article is part of our Xbox Series X|S buyers guide, which offers advice on the best games, controllers, headsets and more. Browse through the following pages if you're looking for more inspiration:
- Xbox Series X|S Console Stock Checker
- Best Xbox Series X Games
- Best Xbox Series X Headsets
- Best Xbox Series X Controllers And Accessories
- Best 4K TVs For Xbox Series X
Let us know if you're already running out of space on your Xbox Series X or S and what you think of the Seagate Expansion Card in the comments below.
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I've got a 8tb external HDD. Took 4½ minutes to transfer 35gb from internal to external so honestly no skin off my nose to do this. Can wait for Xbox storage to come down in price.
@Beermonkey Yeah, I'm using a couple of external HDDs for older games and it's perfectly fine. Happy to wait for a price drop.
I've got the WD_Black 5TB specifically for use with my Series S (& a 5TB and 8TB with my One which is still going to get used for disc based games I own (I had really rubbish download speeds until recently so preferred to keep everything downloaded)) - when the price of the Seagate Expansion drops I'll get one since I can then carry it over to the Series X when I inevitably upgrade to that in the future
Ordered the 1TB expansion card from game today. Currently using a WD 10TB external drive and have a Seagate 8TB external drive sitting to add if needed.
Did they just use the words “generous” and “ample” to describe 1TB of space?
In one sentence they are saying 1TB of space is small...which it is..thats like 4 - 5 games worth of space these days (even less for bigger titles)...in the next sentence they are saying that you should spend $220 for an additional 1TB amount of equally small space...lmao...that’s almost half the cost of the system itself for appox 5 more games worth of space...who runs the companies that make these decisions? This is highway robbery at its finest...and an insult to people’s intelligence and wallets at its worst...smh...get it together powers that be...this is rediculous...$50 dollars for a 1TB expansion I could maybe see...charging 4.5x that price @ $220 is laughable for that amount of space in today’s day and age...you should be getting 5 - 10TB of space for that price...smh again
Xbox series X and S are brilliant machines, well designed and well built, but this proprietary SSD solution was a noticeable misstep.
Honestly this is the only thing I want on Xbox for xmas, but not at that price. Barmy that 2 years later it's still at this grossly elevated price.
I'll keep using my 4TB HDD and 2TB USB SSD for now. Ho hum
I'm sure I read a while back someone at Xbox said that in time other companies besides just Seagate would be making them. That would be nice.
@themightyant yup those prices are nuts. Sadly given how things keep getting more expensive lately it might be another two years before we see a significant discount.
They have got to be joking. At £184.99 for 1TB that is how much I paid for my Series S. They should have gone with 3rd party M.2 SSD like Sony.
@BBB It really shouldn't nvme ssd prices are tumbling.
A 1TB nvme gen4 m.2 SSD was more expensive that this at the consoles launch but only around £80 in the black friday sales this year. In fact you could get a 2TB one for less that this 1TB Xbox/Seagate drive and those were almost the Series X around launch.
@Angelus3K Agreed they should have also gone m.2 SSD. The form factor has one main benefit, it's easy to use/plug and play. But the main barrier is the cost and so going proprietary was always an error, Xbox should have learned from that from PS Vita.
Proprietary can be fine for cheaper elements but not something as expensive as this.
Yeah, ms sucks for this one. Proprietary memory cards do not do well. Best bet is ms rewards and get a giftcard discount.
I defended these carts when both consoles were released, but I am also mature enough to admit I was wrong. These prices are ridiculous even on sale. MS needs to get more people making these things, or start offering some sort of official adapter that allows the slotting of standard NVMe drives.
For the time being I'm using a WD easystore 12TB External HD to store my games and move them around as I need, but that does not excuse the high prices of these drives when NVMe are half or less the price.
I’ll juggle from external to internal and back on the 4TB I still have 2TB open rather than buy that expansion card.
I swear these things will only drop on price when the next console launches because we will be forced to buy another proprietary system.
Just wish they would go Sony’s route.
Whoa…just saw the S price drop is extended until Christmas. Sucks we can’t network the systems to use their storage. An S is just as costly as a TB expansion card!
1TB (actually 800gb usable) is such a scam.
More and more games are massive bloated file sizes. I have multiple 100+gb games basically holding my storage hostage cus they know I won't uninstall just to have to redownload it all again should I want to play again.
Shambles!
I got lucky and bought mine from a friend for $75 bucks for 1TB. It works so well and easy, wish the prices could come down faster, cause it’s a great device. However i did get a 1TB western digital Black for PS5 for like $110.00 and it works great as well. Overall if price was the same at retail, i prefer the xbox Seagate unit better.
I bought the 2TB expansion card on sale for $359 for my Series X. I've waited over a year to buy one, and that's the cheapest I've seen it.
With Game Pass, the extra SSD space is nice to have. I use an 8TB external HDD for Xbox One, 360, and OG Xbox games, so I should be good for a while.
Storage solutions shouldn't cost as much as the console did. That is all.
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