Right now, I have 106 Xbox games installed on the drive, including original Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games. With the Seagate Backup Hub Plus, I don't have that problem. In order to save space on my console, I scroll through my Xbox One game library to see what games I no longer play and delete them to make room for newer Xbox One titles. Recently, I stopped buying physical Xbox One games and started buying digital games instead. 1TB is not a lot of space when you figure out how much hard drive space the Xbox One X Enhanced content downloads add to Xbox One games. When the Xbox One X was launched, I was confused at the low amount of hard drive space available on the console. While I expect Microsoft will release an Xbox One X with a bigger HD soon, hopefully by early 2018, 1TB just doesn't cut it for the amount of Xbox games I own or plan to buy. My problem is what happens if you are coming from the special edition Gears of War 4 Xbox One S? That console has 2TB, so how does Microsoft expect you to switch to the 1 TB Xbox One X? Not all of your games will be able to transfer from Xbox One S to Xbox One X. However, I wasn't able to keep them all due to the obvious lack of hard drive space I have on my original Xbox One. The games I own include current Xbox One games and all the Xbox 360 and original Xbox games available via Backward Compatibility. I have the original Xbox One with a 500GB HD, and well over 2TB worth of games. I have been agonizing over the last few weeks on whether or not to get the new Xbox One X. It's possible Amazon figured out that these devices have identical specs.
Just a few weeks ago, I purchased the Backup Plus Hub for $180 and the Xbox-branded version was about $230. On Amazon, Seagate 8TB Backup Plus Hub is available about $200 at the same price as the Xbox-branded version. Connect and charge your accessories and mobile devices.The Seagate 8TB Backup Plus Hub mimics the specs for the Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox: So, instead of the Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox, I purchased the unbranded Seagate 8TB Backup Plus Hub.
Also, there's a chance that I might use the drive as a portable external drive for my other Windows 10 PC devices. While I see Seagate's reasoning for making their 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox white to match the color of the Xbox One S, I prefer basic black. Since none of my games are installed on my console, if I experience any issues due to an Xbox Insider update, if I need to factory reset my console, restoring games is a much easier affair.
I figured it would be good for me and my ISP to not have to download multiple terabytes of games.Īnother great bonus to having an external drive connected to your Xbox One is backup and recovery. With the Seagate drive, I figured I could still download all the games I own or plan to buy, and then use the drive when I bought my aforementioned Xbox One X. I am still waiting for Microsoft to release an Xbox One X with a bigger hard drive. Recently, I saw a review online for the Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub for Xbox, and thought that it would be a good candidate for an external drive for my original Xbox One.