If you own an Xbox One, you know there are a lot of games available for the console. Hell, there are almost too many from which to choose -- a good problem, I suppose. Let's not forget all the DLC too! I personally feel overwhelmed by the number of games being announced these days, but I digress. While the Xbox One consoles come with a good amount of drive space (500GB or 1TB), it can fill up very quickly. Thankfully, you can easily expand the storage using an external USB drive. For the best performance, a USB solid state drive is preferable to a mechanical hard drive. Today, Seagate announces the terribly named "Game Drive for Xbox SSD" which is, as you can guess, an external SSD for Xbox One. Of course, it will work with a PC too. Advertisement "Available in 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacities, the pro-level flash SSD upgrade delivers fast game loading performance to get you into the game. The officially licensed Xbox drive offers branding elements that match the Xbox One X consoles and increases the console's storage capacity to make room for all of your games and downloadable add-ons," says Seagate. ALSO READ: #BetaNews20 Giveaway: HyperX Cloud Alpha gaming headset for PC, Xbox, PS4, Switch, and mobile The storage company further says, "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." Unfortunately, the USB-C (it should come with a USB-C to USB-A cable) SSD cannot be had today. Seagate only says it will be available "later this summer." It is also quite expensive, as you can imagine. The top 2TB model that most will covet is a sky-high $600 -- more than an actual Xbox one X! The 1TB variant costs $300, while the 500GB is just $150.<doc-sep>Seagate yesterday announced the new Game Drive for Xbox SSD, a flash-speed SSD storage drive designed for Xbox One that will allow gamers to enjoy fast gaming performance and portability. This new Game Drive for Xbox SSD will be available in 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacities. Since it is an officially licensed Xbox drive, it features the same branding elements as the new Xbox One X console. “The quality of production and in-game environment for today’s game titles is off the charts,” said Jeff Fochtman, vice president of marketing for Seagate Technology. “Seagate’s Game Drive for Xbox SSD offers gamers the extra capacity for their entire library and flash-speed performance so they can jump into their games without waiting on slow menus and load times.” When you connect this Game Drive for Xbox SSD to your Xbox One, it will be instantly recognized and installed in under two minutes. The new Game Drive for Xbox SSDs will be available later this summer for $600 (2TB capacity), $300 (1TB capacity), and $150 (500GB capacity).<doc-sep>Several new games have been announced for the Xbox One at E3 2018 so far. Microsoft itself premiered 15 games during its press event which means that Xbox owners will certainly need to free up some space on their consoles for the new titles. Seagate has got them covered with its new 2TB Game Drive for Xbox SSD. It’s a flash-speed SSD drive that’s designed exclusively for the Xbox One. Advertising This isn’t the first Xbox-branded SSD that Seagate has launched but it’s now expanding the lineup with bigger capacity options, taking it up all the way to 2TB. Seagate’s new Xbox SSD is available in 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacities. The company promises that it will deliver “pro-level” flash SSD performance for fast gaming loading. The look of the SSD itself matches the branding elements of the Xbox One X consoles so it will look nice as well. It can be connected to the console with a USB Type-C connector and will deliver read speeds of up to 540MB/s which is significantly higher than the read speeds offered by conventional hard disk drives of up to 140MB/s. The SSD will be instantly recognized by the Xbox console and can be installed in under two minutes. Customers will be able to purchase one starting this summer at retailers and online for $600, $300, and $150 for the 2TB, 1TB, and 500GB capacities respectively. Filed in . Read more about E3, E3 2018, Seagate and Xbox. Source: seagate<doc-sep>
E3 2018 is now underway and while all the new games that are coming over the next year have us excited, they also have us nervous about running out of space on our consoles. Whoever said the best things come in small packages clearly hasn’t played a massive open world 4K game with a download size to match. Fortunately at E3 2018, Seagate has announced a brand new SSD that’s been designed exclusively for Xbox One. The Game Drive for Xbox SSD will be available in 2TB, 1TB and 500GB capacities, with the 2TB option able to store more than 501 downloaded games, as well as downloadable add-ons, and achievements. While external hard drives can be great for expanding memory, games can sometimes load a little slower from them. Thankfully, Seagate’s Xbox SSD can shoot games back to your console to be installed in around two minutes. Gotta game fast It also offers faster read and write speeds than a standard hard drive and Seagate is promising this external drive will offer a performance that will make it feel as if your games are playing from your consoles internal hard drive. The main drawback is that while these SSD drives are small enough to slip into your pocket, their power means they cost a good bit more. The Game Drive for Xbox SSD range will launch later this summer in the US and into the autumn in the UK. US pricing will range from $150 for the 500GB capacity, $300 for 1TB capacity and $600 for the 2TB capacity, with UK pricing to be released at a later date.