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[Bo_Hazem]

The move means next-generation storage can't be expanded through traditional SSDs, requiring this Seagate-branded cartridge to add to your onboard storage, instead. However, NVMe PCIe 4.0 technology doesn't come cheap, with an alleged GameStop leak (via Reddit) now suggests a $219.99 RRP on the 1TB Xbox Storage Expansion Card.

The premium price tag wouldn't be a huge surprise — we previously predicted around $200 back in April 2020. The high cost comes with the demanded performance, and as a proprietary solution, Microsoft and Seagate are free to charge as desired for that opportunity. But it's a word of warning, especially for Xbox Series S and its 512GB storage, likely to cost near to a secondary console to upgrade the out-of-box capacity.

Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S 1TB expansion card to cost $220, suggests leak

Microsoft's proprietary storage expansion for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S could be costly, even if not a huge surprise given the SSD technology inside.

www.windowscentral.com

 

[Killer Sakoman]

Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S 1TB expansion card to cost $220, suggests leak

mod edit: Closed at ops gracious request Microsoft's proprietary storage expansion for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S could be costly, even if not a huge surprise given the SSD technology inside. The move means next-generation storage can't be expanded through traditional SSDs, requiring...

www.neogaf.com

The move means next-generation storage can't be expanded through traditional SSDs, requiring this Seagate-branded cartridge to add to your onboard storage, instead. However, NVMe PCIe 4.0 technology doesn't come cheap, with an alleged GameStop leak (via Reddit) now suggests a $219.99 RRP on the 1TB Xbox Storage Expansion Card.

The premium price tag wouldn't be a huge surprise — we previously predicted around $200 back in April 2020. The high cost comes with the demanded performance, and as a proprietary solution, Microsoft and Seagate are free to charge as desired for that opportunity. But it's a word of warning, especially for Xbox Series S and its 512GB storage, likely to cost near to a secondary console to upgrade the out-of-box capacity.

Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S 1TB expansion card to cost $220, suggests leak

Microsoft's proprietary storage expansion for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S could be costly, even if not a huge surprise given the SSD technology inside.

www.windowscentral.com

Too expansive for a 2.4 GB/s SSD in 2021.
PS5 SSD won't come cheap, however. A 7.5GB/s is not gonna be cheap.

 

[DrDamn]

FF16 was the big one and Demon Souls though I heard that one was PS5 only but have heard one more for PS5.

Did they need to money hat Demons Souls? I thought it was at least part owned by Sony, it was a collaboration with Sony Japan originally. Hence a shift to Dark Souls when it went multiplatform.

 

[Killer Sakoman]

I was expecting something bigger than FF16, unless they are planning something huge for that game.
750M is too much for something that is not "mainstream". Sounds weird.
Edit: Unless that is the total spent on deals and there is more to come.

I believe it is a total. Don't forget that they secured FF16 and FF7-2, deathloop, Ghostwire. With many exclusives from Bethesda and supper SSD for open world games, something big may happen .

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Too expansive for a 2.4 GB/s SSD in 2021.
PS5 SSD won't come cheap, however. A 7.5GB/s is not gonna be cheap.

I would rather just make like 1TB, slower NVMe m.2 that's as fast as XSX for like $94, or go for 2TB. Instead of running the game through it, use it as a back up ssd that you can take the game in and out with ease. Just waiting to see if this mechanism is available instead of overspending.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZGJVTZK/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Did they need to money hat Demons Souls? I thought it was at least part owned by Sony, it was a collaboration with Sony Japan originally. Hence a shift to Dark Souls when it went multiplatform.

Mainly meant didnt see that one coming to PC, sorry just woke up and brain has not spun up yet

 

[T-Cake]

You just need to wait for RTX3080 re-stock and build a $3000 monster.

There's absolutely nothing on PC that would compel me to spend that much money. Precisely why I want both consoles so I don't have to spend another dime on hardware in the next seven years (apart from upgrading the storage).

 

[kyliethicc]

Did they need to money hat Demons Souls? I thought it was at least part owned by Sony, it was a collaboration with Sony Japan originally. Hence a shift to Dark Souls when it went multiplatform.

Yeah no. Sony owned Demon's Souls forever. They funded that game and own the IP. The entire remake has been a Sony 1st party game since day 1. No money hat.

Back in the day, Sony passed on publishing it outside of Japan, assumed it would flop, were totally wrong. It ended up being published by different companies in the US and EU.

Sony missed out on the chance to own all Souls IPs, because they could have locked down the original Dark Souls to be exclusive too. Coulda had Demon's + Dark Souls, and Bloodborne too (which was Sony's make good / admission to underestimating Souls.)

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Do you think it is worth it to add 2 SRS-Z7R to my CT 800? Will that work well with the Tempest?

They are surely working on it, but will be standard Dolby and the ones found on PS4 until the have full support. Headsets are first.

 

[hemo memo]

Big shops don't have weekends here? They said you'll 100% get it in 19th of Nov. Maybe it's Sony KSA having weekend that day, but that should be an exception. You don't get a new console every year. Or maybe the demand is extremely high there and population is much higher than here as well so they don't want to give empty promises.

Thankfully Geekay told me I can come at 12AM on the 19th to pick it up from the store as the store will be open until 2 clock that day.

 

[saintjules]

Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox - Xbox Wire

Critically acclaimed creators of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield and more join Team Xbox Today is a special day, as we welcome some of the most accomplished studios in the games industry to Xbox. We are thrilled to announce Microsoft has entered into...

news.xbox.com

 

[jose4gg]

It's official... WOW!

 

[hemo memo]

OH BOY

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Thankfully Geekay told me I can come at 12AM on the 19th to pick it up from the store as the store will be open until 2 clock that day.

I won't sleep in that day, and probably the day after. Depending if I'll get it on 19th of Nov of the day after (coming from Muscat).

 

[PSX]

OMG!

 

[Dibils2k]

oh so is this the big news that was rumored to drop today!?

 

[Entroyp]

Sad to see such repertoire of games becoming gamepass filler.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

OMG!

Now that's a solid move! Although I don't play any of those, but those titles are loved by many.

 

[Faithless83]

I believe it is a total. Don't forget that they secured FF16 and FF7-2, deathloop, Ghostwire. With many exclusives from Bethesda and supper SSD for open world games, something big may happen .

Yeah, sounds reasonable to think it's total.
I don't know man, I believe we are about to see the "only possible in PS5" quotes soon.

 

[PSX]

The deal is done! ok now I am happy with competition is healthy!

 

[BGs]

Tried to preorder in many places, but here they force you to pay full price to secure one in the shop. But they guarantee you 100% getting it in 19-Nov. Good way to avoid bots and empty multi preorders:

Got PS5 + Pulse 3D, my friend paid for me for now until 5 days when I get my salary, haha!

1 OMR = $2.6 USD

To all my dear friends who still didn't secure their preorder

You are the fucking master. You always make me laugh.

 

[hemo memo]

OMG!

That's big news. They'll only release games on Xbox? I mean Bethesda games are too big to be locked on one console. Is this a Minecraft type of deal?

 

[TBiddy]

Sad to see such repertoire of games becoming gamepass filler.

 

[Larryfox]

That war chest opened

 

[Mahavastu]

Has this been posted?

Here's Tom Warren thinking he can lure the lead graphic engineer from ID software into console war. You're not worth it Tom Warren fanboy.

Now with Bethesda / IDsoft belonging to Microsoft they probably pissed off their new master

 

[Insane Metal]

Holy shit this is HUGE for Microsoft. Good move, man!

Sony: Imma make FFXVI exclusive, bitch
MS: well let's buy Bethesda then, lol

 

[CrysisFreak]

Holy fuck!!!

 

[FunkMiller]

Genuinely great move Microsoft They need big exclusive games, and this gives them that.

 

[Mr Moose]

That's big.
They will have 2 timed exclusives on PS5.

 

[TBiddy]

Holy shit this is HUGE for Microsoft. Good move, man!

Sony: Imma make FFXVI exclusive, bitch
MS: well let's buy Bethesda then, lol

Will be interesting to see the damage control unfold here on Gaf!

 

[IntentionalPun]

Ugh; not a fan of big studio acquisitions.

 

[RaZoR No1]

OMG!

What?
For real??
Never expected them to buy out Bethesda..

Isn't Tango Gameworks working on a PS5 exclusive at the moment?
Another Edit: Now MS owns their first Japanese Dev Team?

 

[T-Cake]

WAIT!!! WAIT!!!

What does this mean for titles on PS5? None at all? Or is it a Minecraft situation? Deathloop is Arkane/Bethesda....

 

[dimaveshkin]

Wow, that's a megaton! They got so much well-known IPs. Immense! Competition is back.

 

[FunkMiller]

Will be interesting to see the damage control unfold here on Gaf!

This can't be underplayed by anyone. It's a massive move and one that will help them provide decent competition to Playstation this generation. The chances of me buying a Series X at some point just went up considerably.

 

[Sethbacca]

Ouch, this one hurts. Mostly because Fallout. I could give a fuck about Skyrim or most of the rest.

 

[saintjules]

Perfect power move - one day before pre-orders begin. This is why I love having both Consoles. Get the best of both. Let's go.

 

[SportsFan581]

2020 has been a strange year. Just noticed that X1 SAD is the best selling non-switch console sku at Amazon US. How did that happen. LOL

Amazon.com Best Sellers of 2020 in Video Games

Discover Amazon’s Top 100 best-selling products in 2012, 2011, 2010 and beyond. View the Top 100 best sellers for each year, in Amazon Books, Kindle Books, Music, MP3 Songs and Video Games. Browse Amazon’s “Best of 2012 (So Far)” list to find the most popular products throughout the year based...

www.amazon.com

PS boys, don't lose your $h!t. I'm aware that PS4 had a lot of different bundles that are being counted separately. This is not a warrior post. LOL

 

[dimaveshkin]

WAIT!!! WAIT!!!

What does this mean for titles on PS5? None at all? Or is it a Minecraft situation? Deathloop is Arkane/Bethesda....

I guess current contracts will be fulfilled. After that - who know.

 

[Faithless83]

Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox - Xbox Wire

Critically acclaimed creators of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield and more join Team Xbox Today is a special day, as we welcome some of the most accomplished studios in the games industry to Xbox. We are thrilled to announce Microsoft has entered into...

news.xbox.com

That's huge!
Well, this may push me to get an XSX as well afterall...

 

[Larryfox]

Wonder if we'll see project Orion in games now https://bethesda.net/en/game/orion

 

[jose4gg]

Ouch, this one hurts. Mostly because Fallout. I could give a fuck about Skyrim or most of the rest.

Same here , it's an f* incredible move by MS, I just hate how they can make all kind of exclusivity now with Fallout without any issues

 

[Entroyp]

WAIT!!! WAIT!!!

What does this mean for titles on PS5? None at all? Or is it a Minecraft situation? Deathloop is Arkane/Bethesda....

I'm pretty sure Deathloop will be on PS5, but everything else eventually on PC/Xbox only. Why spend that amount of money otherwise.

 

[Gediminas]

Welcoming the Talented Teams and Beloved Game Franchises of Bethesda to Xbox - Xbox Wire

Critically acclaimed creators of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, Dishonored, Quake, Starfield and more join Team Xbox Today is a special day, as we welcome some of the most accomplished studios in the games industry to Xbox. We are thrilled to announce Microsoft has entered into...

news.xbox.com

wow, that huge news. shaking the gaming for real. let's see what future will hold, but it is a sad news outside xbox.

 

[RookX22]

Well atleast if bethesda goes exclusive the games should still be on pc. I just hope they share engines or tell them to move to unreal engine.

 

[PSX]

This can't be underplayed by anyone. It's a massive move and one that will help them provide decent competition to Playstation this generation. The chances of me buying a Series X at some point just went up considerably.

Correct the xbox was smashed big time I wasn't interested at all until now, but still I will wait for the big games down the road to come for now PS5 still winner to my end.

 

[NewChoppa]

OMG!

Now this is an "unload the clip" moment

 

[TBiddy]

This can't be underplayed by anyone. It's a massive move and one that will help them provide decent competition to Playstation this generation. The chances of me buying a Series X at some point just went up considerably.

Agreed. Some here on Gaf may not be a fan of their franchises, but generally speaking, Doom, Elder Scrolls and Fallout are amongst some of the most well-known and beloved franchises out there.

 

[Mr Moose]

Wonder if they'll keep the games multiplat or if they'll be "exclusive" now
I would guess it'll be like Minecraft?

 

[FunkMiller]

Now Sony, you buy From Software, and we'll all be happy.