What storage devices does the Xbox360 support?
November 14, 2012 6:29 AM Subscribe
Xbox 360 4G storage upgrade options?
I'd like to upgrade my kids' Xbox 360 4G (the slim model) to give it some storage. I know Microsoft will gladly sell me a 320 gig drive for $120-130, but that seems excessive. I also know that I can get 3rd party firmware flashed expansion drives for $40-50 or so, but my wife is uncomfortable with the support possibilities with those. What are the other options? We have a few 32gig thumb drives that we could hand down for almost no cost - can you use those as normal Xbox storage devices, or are they limited to data transfers only?
(I think the concern about the flashed drives is that MS might eventually break compatibility with them, which I think is fairly unlikely, it's still a possibility.)
I'd like to upgrade my kids' Xbox 360 4G (the slim model) to give it some storage. I know Microsoft will gladly sell me a 320 gig drive for $120-130, but that seems excessive. I also know that I can get 3rd party firmware flashed expansion drives for $40-50 or so, but my wife is uncomfortable with the support possibilities with those. What are the other options? We have a few 32gig thumb drives that we could hand down for almost no cost - can you use those as normal Xbox storage devices, or are they limited to data transfers only?
(I think the concern about the flashed drives is that MS might eventually break compatibility with them, which I think is fairly unlikely, it's still a possibility.)
Best answer: Microsoft just increased the flash drive storage limit to 32GB.
Xbox 360-formatted USB drives can be used to store just about anything except music and original Xbox (non-360) games.
posted by eschatfische at 6:57 AM on November 14, 2012
Xbox 360-formatted USB drives can be used to store just about anything except music and original Xbox (non-360) games.
posted by eschatfische at 6:57 AM on November 14, 2012
Can you stack two 32 gb flash drives on a single console? Apologies for the slight derail, but it seems to relate.
posted by joelhunt at 10:55 AM on November 14, 2012
posted by joelhunt at 10:55 AM on November 14, 2012
I don't know if these work on the slim models, but I got a refurbed 120GB from MicroCenter and it worked a treat. You will need the official transfer kit - they sell those too, for a reasonable amount. This may be a good avenue to pursue.
posted by oblique red at 2:48 PM on November 14, 2012
posted by oblique red at 2:48 PM on November 14, 2012
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posted by Janta at 6:38 AM on November 14, 2012