Microsoft has announced a price reduction Seagate storage expansion cards for Xbox Series X/S via the international Xbox Twitter account, but the change It was not produced in the Spanish Microsoft Store at the time of writing this message. The new ones come amid rumors of cheaper cards being launched by other brands. These devices are the only way to expand the memory of these consoles to install next-gen games.
In the US, they sign off VGCprices have fallen between 30% on the more expensive 2TB model and 36% on the cheaper version 512GB. The cost in the Microsoft Store in the North American country was as follows:
- 512GB: $89.99 (was $139.99)
- 1TB: $149.99 (was $219.99)
- 2TB: $279.99 (was $399.99)
Think of all the new games you can download and play right now 👀
The @Seagate The memory expansion card is now available at a lower price: pic.twitter.com/RovCaXADmd– Xbox (@Xbox) May 5, 2023
The price reduction is not reflected in the Microsoft Store in Spain. He The 1TB model still has an MSRP of $249.99 , while the other two are currently unavailable. In the Spanish chain of stores specializing in video games GAME All three models are sold outbut the last registered price is lower than the official one: 113.99 (512 GB), 156.72 (1 TB) and 285.62 (2 TB).
Western Digital is reportedly launching a cheaper card
At the beginning of April, one appeared on the website of the American department store West Buy Storage expansion card for Xbox Series X/S manufactured by Western Digital. The unofficially announced device, whose product data sheet has been removed, is included $179.99 and 1TB Storage.
Xbox Series X/S users can expand console storage with a hard drive, a USB stick or an external SSDbut there they can only install video games Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Xbox. Games developed for the latest generation computers can only be installed on the internal memory or on the expansion cards mentioned above. because of the higher reading speed.