Back in mid-September, a rumour started doing the rounds that Seagate might be preparing to bring out a 512GB version of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S storage expansion card, and now that definitely appears to be true.
Windows Central has acquired an image of the supposed box for the 512GB version, while also suggesting that "Seagate will begin promoting their new 512GB Xbox storage expansion card from as early as [this] week, as promotional materials have begun showing up in U.S. retailers." As a result, it could be available this holiday.
The original rumours actually indicated that the size could be 500GB or 512GB, but it now seems the latter (which was always most likely) is true. There's no definite word on pricing yet, but it's assumed it'll be around half as expensive as the current 1TB version, which remains at an eye-watering RRP of Ā£220 / $220.
If you're wondering what the other picture refers to above, Seagate is also preparing to bring out a new line of USB Game Drives in the near future which can't play next-gen games, but can nevertheless store them (a 1TB version hadn't previously been announced, but seems to be on the cards in the form of a faster SSD variant). The company is also preparing to bring out a special Halo Infinite edition of the USB Game Drive this month.
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Thatās good plug and play and options.
I'm guessing they had 12 month exclusivity on the Series expansions?
If so, early November we should start to see other manufacturers producing them - so having a couple of options might help them compete I'm guessing
For as much as I love the plug and play nature of these compared to Sony's fiddly solution, I've managed to get hold of a 1tb ssd for PS5 for almost Ā£100 less than I paid for one of these. My brother is currently juggling the games on his Series S because the expansion card is still too pricey, and that's a damn shame considering one of the appeals of gamepass is having so many games available at an instant. Fingers crossed for a price drop in the near future
I wonder if they'll release a 2TB model as well. It would make sense to have three options.
They need bigger expansion cards. Not smaller ones.
@BlueOcean There's definitely a high-end market for 2TB (and even 4TB).
But I would guess that this won't happen quite yet as it's potentially bad PR to sell the expansion at around (or more much than for 4TB!) the price of the Series X console. Once prices fall a little I think we'll see a 2TB version.
I've been happy juggling games between drives up to now, but i'm starting to get to the point where i'm actually running out of room without it being a hassle.
I'm considering my next games to play purely down to how much space I can free up (e.g. Avengers 126GB), over what I actually want to play next, which isn't great.
But i'm also not prepared to spend Ā£200 on a 1TB drive. As @PapaGlitch said by comparison prices on PS5 compatible drives are falling quickly. E.g.
Currently waiting for black friday sales to drop to around, or sub, Ā£100 before diving in. Hopefully Microsoft will reduce the cost of these in response soon!!!
I get it that making it cheaper to get next gen storage is important...but this is more expensive per GB and people want more storage. The optics of this aren't positive in my eyes. Gotta get the 1TB price down and offer higher capacity cards.
With unlimited internet I'm just deleting as I play through stuff but that's not ideal still.
The price of this thing better be really low otherwise you might as well just buy a Series S and store your indy titles on it.
Iāll be waiting until they are available with at least 2 TB.
@JoakimZ @Rural-Bandit Me too. My current internet connection is fast and unlimited so for me it's not a problem. I'm going to give a piece of advice to everyone.
Create groups for your games and then uninstall games that you are not likely to play soon. When asked, choose to keep your games in your groups. This way, you'll have your games listed and if you select one that is not installed, you will be asked to download it. You collection will look complete!
Example (group "Shooters"):
Look at the Gears games and guess which one is the title that I am currently playing, how many I have played and how many I'm yet to beat.
Once we can get a 2tb card for Ā£200, then I'm in.
@BlueOcean That's a sensible tip. However it doesn't completely solve the issue which are primarily the larger games.
Even with a good internet connection it's going to take a while to download a 100GB+ file. You can't just decide to play the game and download it while you make a cup of tea, you have to plan in advance, which is inconvenient for many.
But for the 0-10GB games this is possible with good internet and those all add up.
@themightyant I never said it was the perfect solution, just wanted to share the way I deal with it. Are you going to keep complaining about every single comment I write on this site?
@Rural-Bandit Awesome š. I'm loving my playthroughs. When I'm done, I'll come back to Gears 5 multiplayer because it's really good.
I keep the optimized games on the ssd's, the series s and the 1tb seagate, and the backwards compatible games on there respective hdds. Quick resume helps with keeping those games readily available. And the ssds and their quick loading are great for the optimized games. But with the 1TB on sale, frequently for $185, the 512gb has to be comparable.
This is perfect for my daughter and her Series S. I suspect a lot of parents and those who use the S as a secondary/GamePass console (say PC or PS primary users) will appreciate a cheaper SSD option. 512GB doesnāt seek like much storage, but it more than doubles the Series S capacity and puts it into PS5 factory internal storage amount range. My kid is probably like a lot of others in that she has her āsocialā online games she plays with her friends plus a few newer release favorites. Nearly 900GB will make her happy (plus she has a 1TB portable HDD).
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