Xbox Series S and X get new 512GB and 2TB storage enlargement card choices

Microsoft is announcing new storage expansion card choices for the Xbox Series X / S immediately. Made by Seagate, there’ll now be a smaller 512GB card priced at $139.99 and a bigger 2TB card priced at $399.99. These expandable storage playing cards slot into the rear of each the Xbox Series X / S to match the interior SSD velocity and supply additional storage for video games.

The first storage enlargement card launched alongside the next-gen Xbox consoles, priced at $219.99 for 1TB of area. That pricing meant the $299 Xbox Series S jumped to just about $520 for those who wished so as to add extra storage and produce it as much as 1.5TB total. Now there are a selection of choices for Xbox Series S homeowners who wish to increase past the 512GB of area the console gives.

While the storage enlargement playing cards actually provide an ease of use on the Xbox, there’s nonetheless solely a single producer they usually’re proprietary. Seagate’s 2TB mannequin is priced decrease than a prime possibility like Samsung’s 980 Pro SSD for the PS5 (priced at $449.99), however Sony’s extra open method permits PS5 homeowners to buy cheaper Gen 4 SSDs the place you may choose up a 2TB drive for lower than $300.

Microsoft has beforehand dedicated to opening up its storage enlargement playing cards to extra producers and totally different dimension choices. For now it’s sticking with Seagate, however we hope to see extra producers and pricing competitors that can profit Xbox homeowners quickly.

The new 512GB Xbox storage enlargement card might be obtainable in mid-November from Walmart, with the 2TB possibility arriving in December.