Xbox Series X Without Disk Drive

As suspected the xbox series x console will come with a 1tb internal solid state drive ssd as standard but it s now been confirmed that storage will be expandable via 1tb expansion cards.

Xbox series x without disk drive. 4k gaming and a uhd blu ray disc drive. Well xbox will not try to implement a new format with their upcoming console and will instead go with blu ray discs capable of 4k output. Yes the xbox series x will be capable of playing discs including games and 4k blu rays due to its internal 4k optical drive. On the topic of hard drives it s worth noting that you will not be able to play xbox series x games off of an external hard drive.

You can lay the console down of course but the bigger xbox has a plastic stand permanently. The series x promises to be back compatible with the entire xbox catalog and xbox xbox 360 and xbox one games can be stored and played from the hdd. It s not really a problem with disc based games as they install to and run from the console s internal storage. We ve covered the 4k bit already so all that s left is the drive.

Remember when the xbox 360 first launched and there was the format wars between blu ray discs and hd dvds. During our testing of the xbox series x it quickly became clear that microsoft has gone to great lengths to ensure the series x s cooling system is as quiet as possible but it s equally apparent that similar care has not been taken with the disc drive it makes a real racket. Your collection of games and movies that you play on. When you have the xbox series x standing up you ll have the disc drive in the bottom left hand side.

You can store the games on an hdd if you like but in order to. There are three versions of the xbox series x rumored to be in the works including one without a disc drive. Microsoft has teamed up with seagate to design the proprietary drive which digital foundry describes as very short quite weighty and rather like a memory card. Xbox series x does have disc drive microsoft confirms at e3 disc drives are going nowhere.