With game sizes increasing and more Xbox Series X|S titles arriving on the market, storage is almost becoming a necessity. Unfortunately, the options available at present are fairly expensive, with Seagate SSD cards reaching upwards of £200+. That being said, a new report has surfaced suggesting a new SSD adapter could be used, potentially saving you money in the long run.
According to Hermitage Akihabara (thanks, Tom's Hardware), a Chinese company has launched the Sintech DIY CFexpress Card PA-CFEM2-C conversion adapter, which is said to allow users the ability to install specific M.2-2230 SSDs into the Xbox Series X|S's expansion slots.
It's currently available for $35.99, and the listing even states it is for use with the 2230 M.2 nVME SSD on Xbox. This means not any old SSD can be slotted in, due to the Xbox's architecture only supporting certain builds, so you would need to use something such as Western Digital's WD Blue CH SN530, claims Tom's Hardware.
If you can manage to find the suitable parts to make it work, you could make a huge saving, but of course this isn't an Xbox licensed product, so you run the risk of encountering issues. It's been reported that an alternative storage option could be arriving later this year in the form of the Seagate 512GB Storage Expansion Card. While it's not confirmed, it's looking very likely and is worth holding off to see if it comes to fruition.
Have you expanded your storage on Xbox Series X|S? Drop us a comment and let us know.
[source gdm.or.jp, via tomshardware.com]
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Will definitely be keeping my eye on this!
Where's the heat sink on this thing?
It’s sad that we still only have one very expensive option almost a year later. Seems silly we have to resort to something like this when a little competition could make officially supported solutions more palatable for many.
Jup, way simpler compared to inserting a generic PCI Gen 4 SSD.. who could have seen this backfiring.
Exactly what I've been waiting for. Will be picking up a couple for our Series Xs.
@blinx01 I wouldn't be surprised if the Western Digital chip runs cool enough to not need one.
The official one uses a Seagate. And Seagate is know for their fantastically bad storage.
"So you would need to use something such as Western Digital's WD Blue CH SN530, claims Tom's"
The listed product page to buy it shows this as well.
@Dad Look at Sony's "open" storage option though. They really aren't any cheaper. I mean, I typically think competition will get you a better price. But right now, with the chip shortage, most of Sony's options are even more expensive than Microsoft's exclusive option sadly...
@InterceptorAlpha Xbox Xs? How many doy you have man
@Thelastjedi2007 Only 2 Series Xs lol. My girlfriend games too and wanted her own.
@Dad I believe it’s a one year exclusive for seagate. Which is why we’re seeing rumours of new models. But if you look at the price of a compatible 1tb nvme plus this adapter its not a huge saving. These drives are just expensive especially with the chip shortage
I'm happy swapping between external and internal at the moment. Sadly as this gen gets more mature that's not going to be an option. Hopefully by that time we will have more options.
I thought using non supported hardware can lead to account/console bans?
When the news first broke that you could get an adaptor and a card a few weeks ago I started investigating and this story kicked that off again.
From what I can tell both times, at £30 for the adaptor, and managing find the exact spec and the physical size of card to fit in the adaptor, might as well just buy the official card.
Nearly I've done my maths wrong or wasn't looking at the correct shopping sites, but to me it really just is not worth it.
The new 512gb will be the option for me in a several months time, until then my 480gb SSD connected is working just fine
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