Xbox One external storage will support up to two USB 3.0 drives

[Bald Bouncer]

Microsoft's omnipresent inside man Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has been hanging around on [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] answering a variety of questions about the incoming system update that will make Xbox One compatible with external storage devices. According to the Major, your Xbox One will work with both USB-powered drives and drives that require their own power source. "I am using a bus powered drive with no issues," he told fans on one Reddit thread. The drive in question, which Major also posted a link to, is a [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]. He also says that it doesn't matter what format your drive is originally: "When you plug your drive in the first time, the console prepares it for use for storage. From that point forward, you can only use it with an Xbox One."

In response to multiple questions about the maximum drive size allowed, Nelson replied that "we are not putting a limit on size." You can also plug in two drives at once: the console will support up to two USB 3.0 drives, which you can rename to whatever you like.



FAQ: Xbox One external storage will support up to two USB 3.0 drives. You can also name your drives [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

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[Hangman]

Now to try find the best deals on decent sized USB 3.0 HDD's

[Raptor]

A friend of mine has manufactured an awesome hdd sidecar for the xbox one

[Chubbs]

Aren't these shipped with 500gb, what do you guys plan to use extra storage for - do these make awesome media players or something?

There's certainly not enough good games to fill one up

[littlebilly1]

There's certainly not enough good games to fill one up

YET

Games with gold starts next month and with more and more games coming as digital downloads 500GB it's sod all

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[raelmadrid]

my 500gb is full with every game isntalled

[littlebilly1]

my 500gb is full with every game isntalled

I'd totally forgot about installing games as well


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[Armoured Hawk]

It's going to be a godsend once the games start really coming out. Ran out of space well before Wolfenstein so the two drives i have attached now are going to get used a lot, no problems so far from streaming games from the drives so looking good.

[Hangman]

Think I will start with a 2TB options and see how long that lasts for