Western Digital explains why there aren’t more Xbox Series X internal storage cards

[Fenton]

There’s clearly a demand for more internal storage cards for Xbox this generation, so we asked Dennenwaldt why there weren’t more beyond WD Black and Seagate’s offerings. “It’s because it’s just not that easy,” he explains, “we’re not talking about a standard interface. It’s a proprietary interface that only fits the Xbox Series X|S.

“That’s something Microsoft owns,” he continues, “so you have to work with Microsoft to come to an agreement so you can have a licensed product. That’s something that takes a lot of time, and that’s probably why there are not more companies offering a product.

WD Black explains why there aren’t more Xbox Series X internal storage cards

More complicated than it seems

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[Would_you_kindly]

Extremely consumer friendly decision there good going Phil

 

[JAHGamer]

Another awful decision by Phil and Jason Ronald

The fact that a PS5 compatible 4TB SSD is HALF the cost of a 2tb Xbox SSD is insane. Especially when Xbox is using outdated, cheaper and slower pcie gen 3 ssd’s….but hey at least you don’t have to use a screwdriver

 

[JAHGamer]

Proprietary storage pretty much killed the PS Vita, but for Xbox people act like it’s no big deal

 

[flaccidsnake]

Imo PS5 could've taken 5% extra effort to make the NVME install easier (via some modular tool-less chassis) , but I'll take it any day of the week against propriety storage.

 

[ksdixon]

Another awful decision by Phil and Jason Ronald

The fact that a PS5 compatible 4TB SSD is HALF the cost of a 2tb Xbox SSD is insane. Especially when Xbox is using outdated, cheaper and slower pcie gen 3 ssd’s….but hey at least you don’t have to use a screwdriver

Holy shit I forgot about the screwdriver fud

 

[anonpuffs]

"it was a creative decision"

 

[historia]

Appearantly the one used in shit box is the 2242, not 2230, so it is even more expensive to buy because of low availability.

Also the internal SSD got HWID locked, so you can't replace the damn drive without getting soft locked, genius idea.

 

[Sircaw]

Another awful decision by Phil and Jason Ronald

The fact that a PS5 compatible 4TB SSD is HALF the cost of a 2tb Xbox SSD is insane. Especially when Xbox is using outdated, cheaper and slower pcie gen 3 ssd’s….but hey at least you don’t have to use a screwdriver

When I first saw the simplicity of plugging in a drive like that I thought that's cool but like you have pointed out, the cost of the damn things is beyond disgusting.

This is one of the most terrible, fuck your fanbase of fans I think Microsoft could have done.

When you look at the cost of Sony's solution and them basically putting their gamers and their wallets first, Microsoft should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[Ezekiel]

It is also a pretty niche product for a niche product.

Not many manufacturers would think it's worth it.

 

[Thief1987]

Holy shit I forgot about the screwdriver fud

Well it's a big deal if you are like Riky and need to use the same expansion card on all of your 16 xboxes at home.

 

[Entropi]

Phil knows his customers are not capable of operating a screwdriver.

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

Its about choice spencer says

 

[Gediminas]

Its about choice spencer says

Yes, buy or be fucked, loads of options

 

[Loy310]

That boy Phil needs to go.
How he still have a job is insane to me

 

[JAHGamer]

That boy Phil needs to go.
How he still have a job is insane to me

Me either, all he’s done as CEO is lie and fail for almost 10 years straight.

 

[Entropi]

Me either, all he’s done as CEO is lie and fail for almost 10 years straight.

And surprisingly, collect awards for some bizarre reason.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Me either, all he’s done as CEO is lie and fail for almost 10 years straight.

He invented the innovative subscription service he must be praised !

 

[Plextorage]

The fact that a PS5 compatible 4TB SSD is HALF the cost of a 2tb Xbox SSD is insane.

From amazon.de today. WTF?

 

[JAHGamer]

From amazon.de today. WTF?

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lol 2tb SSD costs the same as a Series S that only has 350gb of storage PS5 SSDs will be even cheaper this black friday and I bet the 8tb SSD will probably costs the same as a 2tb xbox ssd in a few years