Can I Record On 1080 60fps From XBOX Series X With an USB 3.1 Gen 2 External SSD

Hi Muhammad U, my name is Jose and it is my pleasure to help you.

As long as it's a USB 3.1 capable device, you should have no problems plugging it in and recording, but remember that USB storage devices only work for Xbox One games, next-gen games require the speed of internal storage.

You can get more information here:

https://answers.microsoft.com/thread/87d8ed21-c7f1-44c7-9c1d-1faf9834ab88

In case you have any other questions, let me know and I will be willing to continue helping you.

Greetings,
Jose.

You cannot use an external drive for series X games even a USB 3.1 SSD is too slow.

You have to use an M2 MVME and it has to be a 3rd gen.

It plugs into the expansion card slot not the USB port.

Bear in mind, even faster SSD external storage only works for Xbox One and Xbox One X enhanced games. They won't work with Series X|S games. You can store these games on these drives, but you can't play them.

NVME is a waste of money as the USB 3.1 ports maximum bandwidth is 5Gb/s (or 500MB/s).

If you want an SSD for your Xbox One or Xbox One X enhanced games, then your best choice is a SATA SSD connected either via a SATA to USB 3.1 adaptor or an USB 3.1 external drive enclosure.

Hi,

You can use USB external SSD drives on Series X/S or you can buy a 2.5" PC SSD and attach it to a SATA to USB 3.1 adaptor.

These drives are a lot faster than a standard USB 3 external HDD. However, you can only play Xbox One, Xbox 360 and original Xbox BC titles directly from them. Series X/S games can only be played from the internal drive or the optional Expansion Card.

And a credit card sized 500g...SSD by SAMSUNG T5....USB 3.1 Gen2 (up to 10gbper sec.).

Your drive is rated USB 3.1 Gen 2 and it can do up to 10 Gbit/s, but you won't get that speed on the One X as its USB ports are only USB 3.1 Gen 1 which are up to 5 Gbit/s.

Faster than a slow 2.5" 5,400 RPM mechanical hard drive for sure, but you could have achieved similar performance with a 2.5" SSD in a external hard drive enclosure.