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Xbox Series X Seagate Expansion Card teardown

The Xbox Series X Seagate Expansion Card adds 1TB of storage for $220. But what's inside it to justify that price, come find out.

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darthv721652d ago

Looks like if they want to go to larger than 2tb cards, they need to change their NVME chip in the memory card. Which actually opens the door to 3rd party compatible cards built on other chips and capacities.

Kerppamaister1651d ago

They already said more brands and size & form factors are coming. They just needed one to be ready at the start.

gravedigger1651d ago

Yeah, but all of them will be proprietary.

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phoenixwing1652d ago (Edited 1652d ago )

They could have went pcie 3x4 for less and gotten the same result with a vnand Evo plus m.2 for 180 currently. That's what's in my computer and it does 3.5 gb read

Edit: I may be wrong in thinking pcie 3x4 is cheaper than pcie 4x1 but the memory cards for pcie 3 is definitely cheaper for the consumer

Cueil1651d ago

it's just new manufacturing tech... prices will go down significantly

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phoenixwing1651d ago

So I did more research on the subject and sequential read write speeds for ssd is 50 percent faster on average according to an article I read when comparing pcie3 to pcie4. So there is a tangible reason they went with 4x1 instead. I don't know how often sequential reading of the ssd occurs in video games but it will provide benefits.

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kryteris1651d ago (Edited 1651d ago )

So you are paying extra for small, should have done the normal form factor or both.
"I believe this is SK Hynix’s new 4D NAND, which stacks its memory cells in 128 layers"

Father__Merrin1651d ago

I don't think these will ever be cheap

DJStotty1651d ago

Once more brands become available, the price will decrease.

At the moment it is just Seagate, but more are due to follow.

Father__Merrin1651d ago

I think the £99 mark would be a decent price for an extra TB

DJStotty1651d ago

Yeah that would be a steal, think i paid £89 for my 2tb seagate HDD, so i would shell out £100 for an SSD no probs.

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gravedigger1651d ago

Proprietary cards will be always higher priced than regular NVME. Since controller is scrapped to 2 lanes and it's customized, there will be licensing fees.

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Turtle Beach Reveals New Xbox And Switch Headsets And Controllers

Turtle Beach has revealed new Headsets and controllers for the Switch and Xbox thst have a colorful look.

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PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass Are Not the Future of Gaming, Says US Analyst

For the first few years of this generation, a number of industry analysts argued Sony may need to add first-party games to PS Plus at launch in order to maintain pace with Xbox Game Pass.

The Japanese giant, to its credit, always maintained its position that this was unsustainable. It later added tiers to its subscription offering, providing good value with PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium without going all-in like its Redmond rival.

Microsoft has since missed a number of targets with its own service, and has subsequently started releasing games like Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on Sony’s console.

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italiangamer21h ago

Well Sony never said that, the other camp did and we all know how that went.

goken2h ago

Not all know. I am betting those observing this while obscured may have trouble comprehending 😅

dveio21h ago

Back in the day, there were even discussions and I believe statements from Spencer about wether Sony would allow Game Pass on Playstation.

At least for the time being this option seems definitely to be ruled out completely.

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Why Portability Still Matters for Nintendo Switch 2—and What We’re Hoping to See

Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades portability with a bigger screen, 1080p handheld play, and Wi-Fi 6. Here's why it still matters in 2025.

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Profchaos2d ago

As someone who travels for work I still care about portable systems.

I have found using remote play in a hotel room is an excellent experience in a major city as I've got my console hard wired to a gigabit connection at home however it's not perfect if power trips the console tends to go to the repair section and can't be booted remotely so it's a annoying call to family to power it on for me.

A hotel out of town or regionally though that can cause havok for remote play as I'm always on 5g using it hotel wifi is never good enough for a solid remote play session.

But leaving a stable location and getting onto a plane or train and there's little to no chance of a good experience with remote play thats where something like the switch 2 will really shine for me personally long haul flights are exhausting and one of my most hated things the switch has been invaluable for me and I'll absolutely be upgrading

Goodguy011d 8h ago

Nintendo has always done it the best, handheld is in their genes. I do wish their dock could be like an egpu though and it make it much more powerful, it's a bit harder for me to play portable now for some odd reason, love just sitting on the couch with a big screen and controller. And ofc always great to have the portable option and for me it's best for smaller games.

jznrpg1d 7h ago

I was hoping for a little more than 540p upscaled

UltimateOwnage1d 5h ago

IMO, 540P upscaled in portable mode to a 1080P screen using DLSS on the tensor cores will likely extend battery life using a lower TDP and provide much better anti-aliasing and similar clarity compared to native 1080P with med/low AA at a higher TDP. It’s just a better way to use a mobile chipset. That’s not a flaw or weakness, it’s a key benefit for the portable design of the platform.

repsahj1d ago

Lol, even the impressive upscaling feature of Switch 2 can now spin to a negative one.

jznrpg4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Switch 1 was hitting 720p and above that with no upscale, so why can’t they have a higher res and upscale it more

repsahj3h ago

@jznrpg
Because of that even the current gen games will now run on switch 2 that looked as good and with decent framerate as the current gen consoles.

Do you watch Nintendo's hands on preview for switch 2? LOL.

badz14916h ago

because aside from Nintendo's own games which have their dedicated fanbase, portability is the only other thing it has going for it. Nintendo will be eliminated faster than xbox if they ever decide to do a dedicated home console again. going the hybrid way is the only way left for them and they are lucky they dominated the portable market all those years ago. imagine the power of the Switch 2 as a console this day and age with the same price as PS5. they will be the laughing stock of the market.