For the limited range of expansion options for the Xbox Series S | X also joins Western-Digital (Western DIgital), when a new product under the name WD_BLACK C50 suddenly appeared on the American sales site Best Buy. Although this is a relatively expensive card, when the price is 179.99 dollars (about NIS 650) for a volume of 1 terabyte, but it does provide high performance almost as high as the internal storage.
Unlike the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series S | consoles X The possibility of expansion is by a dedicated card. The same card that was announced with the launch of the console will be manufactured by Seagate and is considered more expensive compared to the equivalent solutions in NVMe SSD drives and is available in several volumes up to 2 terabytes. Western Digital’s solution slightly lowers the price when it interfaces directly with the console on the back, but as mentioned it is available in only one model.
The WD_BLACK C50 card is almost as small as a USB drive. Despite the actual dedicated interface, a USB-C connection is hidden at the back when it allows expansion of the console’s storage for downloading games from the network, saving videos, and more. No settings are needed at all and it is recognized by the console immediately.
At the moment it is not yet clear whether it will also be offered in additional volumes.