Microsoft’s first 1TB expansionable storage drive for the Xbox series X / S will be priced at $ 219.99. Best Buy has begun taking preorders for the accessory, revealing a final price that had leaked recently.

Microsoft’s expandable storage solution is proprietary. Only Seagate has been announced as a manufacturer so far. The $ 219.999 price will still surprise many potential next-gen Xbox owners.

Microsoft’s pricing means the $ 299 Xbox series s jumps to nearly $ 520 if you want to add the additional storage. Games for the Xbox series X can be 30 percent smaller than the series X.

An alternative to expandingable storage is simply using any USB drive to store games when you do n’t need to play them. If they’re not enhanced for Xbox series X / S then you’ll even be able to run them direct from USB storage.

Sony has chosen to allow players to slot their own drives into the ps5. These drives will need to meet the speed requirements of the internal SSD. Samsung’s 1TB option for the 980 Pro is priced at $ 229.99.