Microsoft Announced Xbox Storage Expansion Cards

Are you running out of space on your Xbox? If so, don’t worry, as Microsoft recently announced a 2TB upgrade solution. This upgrade comes in the shape of a Seagate-powered expansion card – one of two soon to be available for both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. Set to cost just a penny shy of $400, a more affordable 512GB version has also been unveiled. It’s available to pre-order now and officially hits shelves mid-November.

Storage space for Xbox owners is increasingly at a premium. It’s a particularly pertinent issue as Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate continue to make it possible for gamers to expand their libraries like never before. Add in four generations of cross-compatibility on Series X and Series S consoles alike, and there are thousands of titles now available to choose from and play.

With that, Microsoft has ensured that customers have the storage capacity they need to maintain huge libraries of games.

Microsoft previously announced its upcoming close collaboration with Seagate back at the combined launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Said to be focused on supporting next-generation storage needs, the partnership has now yielded a pair of all-new expansion cards.

Seagate, the company says, helps the world store more data and harness its potential. They use a combination of breakthrough cloud storage services, systems, hard drives, solid-state drives, end-to-end data management solutions, and more.

With that, and as a part of Designed for Xbox, Microsoft, alongside Seagate, proudly unveiled a choice of two 512GB and 2TB storage expansion cards. These cards are tailored exclusively to Series X and Series S console owners.

Microsoft, it seems, is saving the best for last. They’re launching the 512GB storage expansion card ahead of the 2TB version by several weeks.

The 512GB Xbox storage expansion card created in collaboration with Seagate is available to pre-order now, exclusively from Walmart. The smaller of the two upgrade solutions costs $139.99, and buyers can expect to receive their orders starting in mid-November.

Meanwhile, the significantly higher capacity 2TB storage expansion card created by Seagate for Xbox won’t be available until the first 512GB cards have shipped. Microsoft has suggested that pre-orders should be possible from around the start of the third week of November.

Expect to pay $399.99, with the first 2TB cards likely reaching customers in early December.

The costlier 2TB version will also be Microsoft’s next product to feature its exclusive Designed for Xbox Limited Series badge. According to Microsoft, Designed for Xbox Limited Series designation guarantees premium product quality and ensures a high level of both performance and design.

Installing either of Microsoft’s new Xbox storage expansion cards looks to be a breeze. A first peek at the pair shows that they plug into the existing storage expansion ports on the back of both Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles.

Once up and running, Xbox owners with either card can then:

On which note, all of this comes with one major benefit over having to employ an external drive. That’s because Microsoft and Seagate’s new Designed for Xbox expansion cards are constructed to perfectly match the exact performance of the internal storage of both Series X and Series S consoles.

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