Xbox Series X Hands-On: Load Times, Quick Resume, and Compatibility - IGN
Here’s how the world’s most powerful console handles older games.
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Let's talk about storage next. It's no secret that game installation sizes are only getting larger, and monthly ISP bandwidth caps are a concern for many gamers (in fact, I blew up mine for the first time ever while downloading a ton of games to test out on the Series X), so you'll need to use your 1 terabyte wisely. To be clear, it's 802 gigabytes of usable space, after OS and system files. When you plug in the very pricey Seagate 1 terabyte storage expansion slot that gives you all of the benefits of the internal drive, it adds 920 gigabytes of usable capacity. A more affordable alternative is to use a cheaper USB 3.1 external hard drive to store the next-gen games you're not playing and just shuttle them back and forth as you want them, sparing yourself the need to download them every single time. Besides, transferring between the Xbox Series X's NVME SSD and a USB 3.1 drive is pretty quick.
Nah, a decent chunk is probably lost in formatting the drive.
I took a look, the Xbox One X actually released with 780GB more or less free, so they actually managed to reduce the size by 20GB lol1TB is 931GB of usable space after formatting, so 69GB (nice) can be attributed to that. Still a ton of damn space for OS and system files though.
Does that mean the Series S will have around 303GB of storage for games? So basically you can install 2 CoDs and that's it.
Series S looking like a worst deal than the Series X by the day.
I mean, CODs are the exception to the filesize rule. Most games are not 100 GB. Also why would anyone have 2 CODs installed at once?Does that mean the Series S will have 303GB of storage for games? So basically you can install 2 CoDs and that's it.
Series S looking like a worst deal than the Series X by the day.
the series S space would be extremely low for a digital console. you def would need the more space pretty quickly IF its the same footprint.1TB = 930GB
930GB - 802GB = 128GB
If it's the same for Series S:
500GiB = 465GB
465GB - 128GB = 337GB
Damn. 337 GB is basically 3 games for an all digital console1TB = 930GB
930GB - 802GB = 128GB
If it's the same for Series S:
500GiB = 465GB
465GB - 128GB = 337GB
Need to know this. Because honestly, that's a massive problem if so.so does this mean the series s will only have 302gb of free space?
If thats the case im for sure grabbing the series x
C'mon dude. Does not knowing that really make them morons? If anything, that just makes you sound like a dick.IGN are morons.
A terabyte of space is actually 931 gbs, because manufacturers measure a kb as 1000 bytes but its actually 1024.
The average 1TB SSD has 931GB of usable space, that drops to, like, 900 or so w/W10... How in the hell is MS using up 98 additional GB of storage? How much bloatware is in this?
Need to know this. Because honestly, that's a massive problem if so.
The average 1TB SSD has 931GB of usable space, that drops to, like, 900 or so w/W10... How in the hell is MS using up 98 additional GB of storage? How much bloatware is in this?
This should be it. Series X can suspend up to 3 games right? So that's 48GB of RAM duplication.Quick resume. Basically a big hiberfil.sys for the PC equivalent
The average 1TB SSD has 931GB of usable space, that drops to, like, 900 or so w/W10... How in the hell is MS using up 98 additional GB of storage? How much bloatware is in this?
Their OS and feature set will be different. I expect the PS5 OS to take up less space.