(Pocket-lint) – With all PlayStation 5 house owners now being able to improve their SSD storage through an off-the-shelf card, Xbox may very well be about to extend its storage enlargement choices too.
Presently, there is just one Storage Expansion Card on provide for the most recent Xbox consoles – a Seagate-made dongle that slots into the again of an Xbox Series X or S. It expands the capability by an extra 1TB, however for a reasonably hefty price.
A brand new report suggests {that a} second model is on its approach and it may very well be cheaper.
A sweep of some French retailers (by XboxSquad) has unearthed references to a brand new Seagate Storage Growth Card for Xbox in 512GB/500GB sizes and listed between €121 and €154.99. That is, at most, £132 or $182.
The present 1TB variant has a £219 RRP (though could also be discovered with a slight low cost at completely different retailers).
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Though 500GB would not appear an enormous quantity of storage, it is round 10 or so extra triple-A video games. Additionally, the official storage enlargement works precisely the identical as the inner SSD, so that you profit from the identical sooner loading instances and next-gen options.
A USB different isn’t able to taking part in Xbox Collection X/S variations of video games.
Writing by Rik Henderson. Initially revealed on .