Two new 2TB and 512GB storage expansion cards announced for Xbox Series X/S

Two new 2TB and 512GB storage expansion card game announced for Xbox Series X/S

Showing all three Seagate expansion cards, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB

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Microsoft has announced cardinal new 2TB and 512GB Seagate storage expansion cards for the Xbox Series X/S.

Seagate and Xbox premeditated a single 1TB proprietary expansion card, last year shortly after the release of the Xbox Series X/S, that you can easy plug into the back of your Xbox Serial publication X/S, without using any screwdrivers. However, since then, users have been asking for more storage options to expand their Xbox Serial consoles, so the promulgation of new storage options should be welcome.

The 512GB storage card is available to pre-order from Walmart in the US for $139.99 (about £100 and AU$190) and will launch in mid-November. The 2TB storage card is forthcoming to pre-order in November for $399.99 (about £290, AU$530). Thither currently has been no word on the established UK or Australian pricing, but hopefully, we'll find out more presently.

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Meanwhile, Sony took a different approach to expand the PS5 storehouse. The PS5 elaboration slot is not-proprietary, soh any fractional-party SSD that meets the dimensions of the slot, hits the PS5's 5,500 MB/s or quicker read and spell speeds, and has a heat sink attached, can be installed into the slot. This could mean that SSDs for the PS5 will in all probability become cheaper in the proximo Eastern Samoa the drives become more distributed with PC builders. Meantime, Xbox SSD card game English hawthorn non see to it prices drop off as apace.

Yes, the Xbox store solution is much easier than the PS5, American Samoa you father't need a screwdriver, you just jade and act. However, price is tycoo, and if SSDs for the PS5 get on cheaper than Xbox storage cards, it'll be easy to resolve who has the better storage solution.

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