WD Black explains why there aren’t more Xbox Series X internal storage cards
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Hardware manufacturer WD Black was in attendance at Gamescom 2023, and TRG had the chance to sit down with the head of product marketing, Ruben Dennenwaldt, to discuss the state of storage options for both Xbox Series X|S and PS5.
One thing that is striking this console generation is that when it comes to the best Xbox Series X hard drive and SSDs, there really isn’t much to choose from. Especially when compared to what’s offered on PS5.
With this in mind, we spoke to Dennenwaldt about the release of the WD Black C50, which felt like a refreshing product release considering the only other internal storage solution for Xbox Series X|S was, up until that point, the Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card.
There’s clearly a demand for more internal storage cards for Xbox this generation, so we asked Dennenwaldt why there weren’t more beyond WD Black and Seagate’s offerings. “It’s because it’s just not that easy,” he explains, “we’re not talking about a standard interface. It’s a proprietary interface that only fits the Xbox Series X|S.
“That’s something Microsoft owns,” he continues, “so you have to work with Microsoft to come to an agreement so you can have a licensed product. That’s something that takes a lot of time, and that’s probably why there are not more companies offering a product.
“If you compare it to Sony, Sony has a more standard interface. It’s an M.2 interface. So technically you could use any M.2 SSD for your PS5. Is it a good idea to do that? Probably not, because there are minimum requirements, and Sony pretty clearly specifies what kind of heatsinks the product needs to have.”
Ultimately though,
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