We have 2 Xbox consoles in our house, one is the last-gen Xbox One S and the other is a current-gen Xbox Series X. While the Series X has blazing fast built-in storage, its capacity is lacking for modern game sizes, which is why I purchased this.
Note of Caution (with Series S/X): This will not allow you to play some current-generation games created specifically for Series S/X as they require the extremely fast built-in storage that allows the game to load some assets “on-the-fly”. You will be able to store them but will have to transfer to internal storage (or the optional expansion storage card). This is not an issue specific to this particular device this is a limitation of the console itself. You will still be able to play non-optimized games straight from this.
This uses the fast USB 3.2 protocol that transfers data much faster than the older USB 2 versions that many are used to. If you have a previous-gen console with high-speed internet, you will likely even notice increased download speeds as well, due to the fact that your download speeds are not only reliant on