External SSD on Xbox Series X?

Discus and support External SSD on Xbox Series X? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have the seagate 2tb ssd for xbox one x, is it better to play one x games off that or off the internal/expansion card of the series x? I assume... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by TommyN72, Sep 28, 2020.

  1. TommyN72
    TommyN72 Guest

    External SSD on Xbox Series X?


    I have the seagate 2tb ssd for xbox one x, is it better to play one x games off that or off the internal/expansion card of the series x?

    I assume series x is better but I just want to know if what I intend to play that I will have to transfer it. Also I didn't know if the graphical upgrades would apply to games on the one x ssd or the series x internal. Currently on the one x I see no graphical
    difference but the loading speed is much better. Thank you.

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    TommyN72, Sep 28, 2020
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  2. ROBIN H 25 Win User

    Pre download Xbox Series X games

    Not really...

    Xbox Series X games / upgrades / updates has to be installed onto the Series X internal or expansion card SSD,

    You can have Xbox One games on your external hard drive that will get an Series X upgrade but the games will need to be transferred to the Series X and then the Series X upgrade will need to be downloaded onto the Series X SSD,

    As an example...

    I have Marvel Avengers on my external hard drive that will get the Series X upgrade and I will transfer the game over to the Series X SSD ready to download and update the game to the Series X version when available.
  3. Obsessive Power Win User

    Choosing a hardrrive

    Fair enough, a slow internet connection is as good excuse as any.

    Be aware however that while that drive will work on Series X, you won't be able to play Series X games directly from it. Series X games will require faster access and read speeds. My understanding is that the Series X games can be 'backed up' on an external
    drive and then need to copied/moved over to either the internal SSD or the External SSD's that will be available for the machine.

    The Series X will read and play Xbox One games from an external drive though.
  4. atem7862 Win User

    Why can't you play series x games on ext ssd?

    So the external seagate ssd for xbox is usb3.0 with 500mbps read and write speed right? I have two of them and i see alot of people saying "its because the external ssds are too slow to play games on,you can only play series x or enhanced one x games on internal or the seagate expansion ssd card" but alot of external ssds are fast enough? No?
  5. ACHV HighBounce Win User

    Will the Xbox Series X be able to use my external SSD

    This has been covered and been mentioned as it has been a big concern. Right now, yes you can use your external SSD to play Xbox One and Xbox 360 games but you will not be able to play stored SX games on the external SSD. To be able to able to play SX
    games they need to installed on the Series X's SSD not the external one.
  6. Obsessive Power Win User

    Hello, my question is what's all the ssd expansion card I can use for xbox series x. Thanks

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