As you surely know, being an avid Gamereactor reader and all, it has been possible to use external hard drives for Xbox One since 2014. Pretty much any hard drive will work, but of course, nothing is faster than an SSD.
During E3 Seagate has announced a series of officially licensed SSDs for Xbox One, very aptly called Game Drive for Xbox SSD.
Three editions will be released in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB sizes. The design is inspired by the Xbox One X itself and the hard drives are small enough to easily fit in your pocket. In the press release we can read:
"Instantly recognized by your Xbox console and installed in under two minutes, Game Drive for Xbox SSD set-up is a snap and, with USB 3.0 speeds, games played from the drive will perform just as if they were playing from the console's internal hard drive. Additionally, Game Drive for Xbox SSD is small enough to slip into a pocket, does not need a separate power cord, and can store more than 50 downloaded games, downloadable add-ons, and achievements for continued gameplay on any generation of Xbox One console."
As you might expect, SSDs are somewhat on the pricey end of the scale, and while no European prices have been revealed, it's $600 for 2TB, $300 for 1TB, and $150 for 500GB. Game Drive for Xbox SSD will be released sometime later this summer.
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