Microsoft Reiterates No Upgrade for Xbox 360 Hard Drive

Microsoft Reiterates No Upgrade for Xbox 360 Hard Drive

cashman on 07 November 2006 - 20:59 · 22 comments & 20021 views

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Following on from Microsoft’s announcement that they will be offering downloadable TV shows and films via xbox live, Microsoft once again showed no support in offering an upgrade to the current 20GB hard disk that comes with a premium Xbox. With a high definition 720p likely to fill around a quarter of a 20GB drive people are starting to see the limitations that the current hardware allows, and if Microsoft are to promote their console as a media centre as well as a console then this problem will need to be addressed soon.

Shane Kim, General Manager of Microsoft Game Studios estimates that the current detachable 20GB hard drive that comes standard with the Xbox 360 Premium model can hold four to five hours of high-def content or about 15 hours of standard-definition video.

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#1 Destroyer of Nations on 07 Nov 2006 - 21:10

NOOoooooo...:howls like wolf:...

(5 replies) #2 jb23fan on 07 Nov 2006 - 21:12

I am really surprised no one has made an adapter so you can hook up your own hard drive, although I know it needs all of MS's BS on it, but hey, people did it with TiVO

#2.1 virtorio on 07 Nov 2006 - 21:47

Isn't is possible to use a USB external hard-drive and have as much space as you like?

#2.2 macrosslover on 07 Nov 2006 - 23:20

Quote - virtorio said @ #2.1

Isn't is possible to use a USB external hard-drive and have as much space as you like?

no although i'm not sure on this point, I believe the connection of the harddrive uses a proprietary USB connection, like how the xbox 1 controller was usb but wasn't a normal connection point.

#2.3 +Smigit on 08 Nov 2006 - 09:05

I was of the impression the connection was sata or more specifically probably e-sata. The difference is the file formating is a propriety format like xntfs or something.

I could be way off but.

#2.4 Mystakill on 08 Nov 2006 - 18:40

It's actually a proprietary SATA/power connection. Not sure of the format, but I suspect it's FATX, which is the Xbox variant of FAT32.

You can watch video on standard USB devices connected to a 360, as long as it's in WMV format. All other formats will need to be converted or transcoded first.

#2.5 Un-Dead Soldier on 09 Nov 2006 - 03:23

Quote - Mystakill said @ #2.4

No you cannot watch any form of videos on a USB device.

#3 305 on 07 Nov 2006 - 21:21

Sooner or later they'll have to come to the conclusion that 20G is not nearly enough for everything they want the 360 to be/become.

(1 reply) #4 acrophile on 07 Nov 2006 - 21:21

I'd rather see simple NAS support on the 360... I'd rather keep all my media centralized so that multiple devices can access it.

#4.1 cooljerk_dv on 07 Nov 2006 - 22:22

Quote - acrophile said @ #4

I'd rather see simple NAS support on the 360... I'd rather keep all my media centralized so that multiple devices can access it.

QFT

I also perfer a central media server

#5 Un-Dead Soldier on 07 Nov 2006 - 22:32

Quote -

20Gig is enough for anybody - Bill Gates 2006

#6 Section 31 on 07 Nov 2006 - 23:48

I've seen images of the 100GB Hard Drive for the Xbox 360. 20GB is not enough, especially for HD content.

#7 dhitb on 08 Nov 2006 - 00:00

I wouldn't want to pay $500 for 100Gigs anyway (extrapolating from that silly 20Gig's price).

#8 Galley on 08 Nov 2006 - 02:08

That's why I'm getting the Apple iTV. That way I can access all of the content on my hard drives.

(1 reply) #9 nfin1ty on 08 Nov 2006 - 02:24

take a looksie: dtech article
i hope the 80GB is true

thats just pathetic to not offer a bigger capacity!

#9.1 +Xerxes on 10 Nov 2006 - 08:11

It would be, but don't count on it. MS seem very strong on their stance that 20Gb (which is actually 13Gb of actual storage isn't it?) is enough. They don't even seem bothered by the 60Gb HDD PS3 and now that Sony seems (as this is only a rumor isn't it?) to have squashed been able to upgrade the PS3 HDD (officially at least) MS now have even less reason to want to release a bigger HDD (i.e. competition) but that is what I think anyway.

(3 replies) #10 Un-Dead Soldier on 08 Nov 2006 - 04:29

To be honest, I just used these two articles, and upgraded my HDD to 120Gb.

I wouldn't mind building a mould for a 500Gb or a 750Gb 3.5" HDD, except for the tiny fact that I can't do plastics

Here are the articles:

http://360.xbox-hq.com/xbox-tutorials-print-3.html
http://360.xbox-hq.com/xbox-tutorials-print-17.html

#10.1 Destroyer of Nations on 08 Nov 2006 - 07:36

Wow! I like you. :snaps fingers, clicks tongue and points at you:

#10.2 fantasticben on 08 Nov 2006 - 11:13

omfg. omfg. *starts saving for enormous notebook drive*

#10.3 Un-Dead Soldier on 09 Nov 2006 - 03:22

I nearly had a mild anurism... I thought I ghosted my blank 120gb!

#11 fantasticben on 08 Nov 2006 - 11:11

They'll be looking at options. Of course they'll upgrade the HDD, but only when they feel the time is right and that they have a viable option. Until then they'll keep saying this.

#12 K_C on 13 Mar 2007 - 21:18

So has any of you been able to Ghost a 20gb drive and utilise the available space on a bigger destination drive?

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