Extended storage for Xbox Series S

Hi Dean,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Xbox Community. I understand that you have questions regarding external SSD compatibility on Xbox.

Your Xbox console will detect your storage. However, it can only be used for file storage. This means that you cannot install and play Xbox games directly from an external USB storage device.

If you want to extend your Xbox storage to store and play games, you would need Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S.

For complete details about expansion cards, please see:

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-ne...

Regards,

Alvaro

short answer: yes

long answer: How to expand Xbox Series X, Series S storage with an external drive | Windows Central

This article explains the difference between using a regular external hard drive versus the custom external storage for the Series S/X- https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/09...xbox-series-s-custom-storage-solution-primer/

An external hard drive used on the One will work for the Series S/X, but won't have the exact same performance as the one created for the Series S/X.

Ok did you put it in an internal memory or storage card or external usb drive

If external that would be why

You can only put it in an internal memory or storage card

Now I'd you are saying you have a Xbox one S

That isn't a series s

Series consoles.are different and are not considered Xbox one nor is it part of the name

Also any games.that are meant for the series consoles has to be on storage card or.internal memory

Xbox one games works regardless of Xbox one s or og or one x

And you can use any storage

But for Xbox series consoles there is only s or x not one s/x

And only games on optimized nvme or the Xbox nvme storage card will download the series version

If you put it on external it would only download the Xbox one as you arent running thr optimized nvme

Hi,

Both Series X/S games and Xbox One games that been optimised (I'm British) for Series X/S must be installed on either the internal storage or the expansion card. They can not be run from a USB connected storage device. My optimised Series X/S Xbox One games
were moved to my Expansion card during their update.