Even though SSD units have been around for over a decade and their price has been significantly reduced, it was not until the launch of the new Microsoft and Sony consoles that they chose to use this type of storage, much faster than the traditional. Hard disk.
Thanks to the implementation of this type of storage unit, not only has the installation time of games been considerably reduced, especially those that take up a lot of space, but also loading times. But it also allowed us to implement the function Quick CV (Quick Resume), a function that allows us to recover the game we were in in a few seconds.
This function is available in most games, especially the best-selling and most popular ones, and only works with this type of storage unit, so if we use an external hard drive to expand the storage space of Xbox, we will not be able to use this function.
Xbox Series S storage type
The SSD that we find inside the Xbox Series S as a storage unit uses the M.2 socket and is not soldered to the board, so, if the space on our console is still short, we We can take it apart and replace the storage unit with a larger one. He form factor is 2230 and uses the interface PCIe 4.0. The Xbox Series S is available with 512 GB of SSD storage in white and with 1 TB of SSD storage in black, with a price difference of 50 dollars.
Xbox Series
If we talk about the storage space of the Xbox Series PCIe 4.0 and this allows us to enjoy a bandwidth of up to 4.8 GB/s. The form factor is also the same M.2 2230. Unlike the Xbox Series S, the Xbox Series X is only available in a 1TB storage version.
When both console models were launched on the market, the 2230 form factor in the storage units was not as widespread as today, since, in addition to the Xbox Series S and Series Steam bridgethe ASUS ROG Ally and the MSI Claw which will hit the market in the coming months, however, this is not the same form factor used by the Legion Go, Lenovo’s portable console which uses the 2242.
Increase Xbox storage space
With the arrival of the Xbox Series S and X, it put a twist on traditional memory cards. Both models allow you to expand the available space thanks to expansion cards They use the PCIe 4.0 interface and therefore offer us a speed very similar to the internal one.
Another option is to use an SSD storage unit, taking advantage of the fact that the console includes 3 USB 3.1 portsalthough the speed will not be the same as that offered by internal storage, but it will still be better than a traditional hard drive, I keep in mind that the Quick Resume function will not be available.
