The best external hard drives for Xbox Series X

The Xbox Series X’s 1TB sounds excellent on paper, but in reality, Microsoft’s console only offers about 802GBs of storage due to updates and the operating system. You may find yourself filling up your space quickly, especially if you’re looking to download every new title that becomes available on Xbox Game Pass. Let’s face it, Call of Duty alone takes well over 100GBs of storage — and with the system targeting 4K resolution, games are only growing in size.

The Xbox Series X is compatible with any external hard drive up to 16TB of storage. Games optimized for the Xbox Series X can only be stored on, but not played from, an external drive due to the games being designed to take advantage of faster loading speeds and Xbox Velocity Architecture. However, when it comes to storage for your Xbox Series X, there are many options to choose from as your game library expands. We have compiled a list of external drives that will make your gaming experience seamless. Note that they will come with the proper cables needed to connect to your Xbox console.

Seagate Storage Expansion Card

The Seagate Storage Expansion Card is the first storage device designed specifically for the expansion slot found on the Xbox Series X console. This drive provides an additional 1TB of storage and features the same performance found in the internal storage, allowing for plug-and-play of games optimized for Xbox Series X. It is made for anyone looking for the ultimate Xbox console experience.

• Fallout 4 is finally getting free Xbox Series X and PS5 upgrades
• The best games on Xbox Game Pass for right now (April 2024)
• Elden Ring: How to find and use Rune Arcs

The Seagate storage solution embodies everything that Xbox envisioned for console performance. It plugs into the expansion card slot found on the console’s back and makes for a seamless experience. Seagate and Microsoft worked to ensure that there is no performance loss. This is the first expansion card to take advantage of the Xbox