Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???

Discus and support Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible??? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; I have been contemplating purchasing an Xbox One S for my children (Who are MURDER on CD/DVD and Blue Rays... Not to mention the carnage of them using... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by E.J.Berry, May 4, 2020.

  1. E.J.Berry
    E.J.Berry Guest

    Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???


    I have been contemplating purchasing an Xbox One S for my children (Who are MURDER on CD/DVD and Blue Rays... Not to mention the carnage of them using game disks. LOL)

    Most of the games that I have bought for them, with a few notable exceptions of course, are in disk format, therefore my question is this...

    Is it possible to connect an external (I assume Blue Ray) drive to the Xbox One S via a USB connection to install their games onto the new console? If so what components work best?

    I have hunted in the forums with no real answers, (ex : "I don't think so." or "Maybe, I'm not sure." are the best I can find) so any
    real answers are decidedly appreciated.

    Thanks a bunch!

    :)
     
    E.J.Berry, May 4, 2020
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  2. matthewiag Win User

    Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???

    I don't think it is possible due to a 3rd party drive will be using different firmware that the Xbox Operating system wont recognised
  3. Korhog Win User

    Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???

    optical drive is a part of the security system) nope, it not possible
  4. E.J.Berry Win User

    Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???

    So I guess basically that everything that I already have purchased will be garbage if I get them an Xbox S and I will have to start all over from scratch?

    Great...

    And I thought that Nintendo game systems were a problematic waste of money.
  5. Suicidal Groovez Win User

    Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???

    Hi, you cannot. There is a lot of reasons, piracy, licenses, etc.
  6. Obsessive Power Win User

    Xbox One S External Optical Drive... Is it REALLY possible???

    Hi,

    No, that won't be possible. The One S all digital can not use external Blu-ray drives.

    The main reason would piracy. External drives (even if they could be approved) would be much easier to modify to allow installation of copied Xbox One games.
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