MrBenchmark
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Xbox 360 Preview Program: 360 now supports 2TB External Hard Drives
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a Master Ninja
Member
Better late than never. I'll take advantage of this.
How can this be spun as a negative thing? They're finally coming around. That's for the better.
I think it ties into their windows 10 initiative, perhaps? Also some kind of streamlined mini 360 has been speculated, though only speculation at this point. This would make sense for a cheap mini digital-only 360 box with a small amount of storage.
OdysseusVA
Banned
A significant portion of it's userbase decided to stick around? The preview program is ongoing, so yeah.
a Master Ninja
Member
As long as it doesn't slow anything down. The 360 interface is pretty snappy now, and there was a time when it wasn't.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I'm guessing it's still going to make the dash slow as shit if you have more than 20 or so games installed but hopefully I am wrong. Until then, I maintain that download->beat->delete is the best method for the 360.
A cheap, small, disc-less 360 with 128GB flash and full support for external drives could be a really nice product. I think they could expand the RAM for the dash and apps which would make them much snappier, and still maintain compatibility for older downloadable titles.
dancrane212
Member
Fantastic news, going to be great to have everything able to be installed at once!
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Double Post - Sorry
OdysseusVA
Banned
Nvm
Misread
Misread
Wasn't it 1080p in a previous dash, and then it got downgraded?
I would assume they made it 1080p in the first place if it was possible.
It's still an amazing system with a ton of games. Hell, I just bought another one, myself. I also own an Xbox One and PS4, but it still feels great to hop back on the 360 as well.
Diablohead
Member
My 250GB was at it's peak, it's really good to know HDD's are a thing for 360 now.
MrBenchmark
Member
Pay attention to known issues fyi
An update for the Xbox 360 Preview Program is available today at 8AM PT. This update contains an upgrade to external storage, allowing for hard drives up to 2TB to be supported.
HOW TO GET IT
◾At 8AM PT, your console may be automatically prompted for the update.
◾If you do not receive a prompt: ◾Press the Guide button on your controller, go to Settings, and then select System Settings.
◾Select Network Settings.
◾If prompted, select Wired Network or the name of your wireless network.
◾Select Test Xbox Live Connection.
◾Choose Yes when prompted for the update.
DETAILS
OS version released: 2.0.17335.0
Available: 8AM 4/9 (4PM GMT)
NEW FEATURES
◾External Storage Upgrade: Starting with the next update for Preview - Xbox 360 Preview participants will be able to use any hard drive up to 2TB to store 360 data.
In addition we will also no longer reserve space in advance on your hard drive. If you are using 16GB of games we will only take 16GB of space and just like today you will be able to use two external drives at a time. With two external hard drives, you can have up to 4TB of external storage.
KNOWN ISSUES
◾If you do not have an internal hard drive or memory unit for your Xbox 360, you may not be able to connect to Live using just external storage please do not format your existing external storage devices at this time. This will be addressed in a future update.
◾Some drives may be incompatible or have performance issues.
◾If you already have space reserved for storing Xbox 360 data on your existing external hard drive, you will need to clear the storage to gain full access to the drive.
An update for the Xbox 360 Preview Program is available today at 8AM PT. This update contains an upgrade to external storage, allowing for hard drives up to 2TB to be supported.
HOW TO GET IT
◾At 8AM PT, your console may be automatically prompted for the update.
◾If you do not receive a prompt: ◾Press the Guide button on your controller, go to Settings, and then select System Settings.
◾Select Network Settings.
◾If prompted, select Wired Network or the name of your wireless network.
◾Select Test Xbox Live Connection.
◾Choose Yes when prompted for the update.
DETAILS
OS version released: 2.0.17335.0
Available: 8AM 4/9 (4PM GMT)
NEW FEATURES
◾External Storage Upgrade: Starting with the next update for Preview - Xbox 360 Preview participants will be able to use any hard drive up to 2TB to store 360 data.
In addition we will also no longer reserve space in advance on your hard drive. If you are using 16GB of games we will only take 16GB of space and just like today you will be able to use two external drives at a time. With two external hard drives, you can have up to 4TB of external storage.
KNOWN ISSUES
◾If you do not have an internal hard drive or memory unit for your Xbox 360, you may not be able to connect to Live using just external storage please do not format your existing external storage devices at this time. This will be addressed in a future update.
◾Some drives may be incompatible or have performance issues.
◾If you already have space reserved for storing Xbox 360 data on your existing external hard drive, you will need to clear the storage to gain full access to the drive.
Diablohead
Member
If microsoft wanted to make a micro console, a tiny digital only 360 would do the job.
only if they get all the games up online
The Leviathan
Banned
This is actually great,I haven't payed my 360 much as I'm mainly on Xbox One but I'm building a big ass back catalog of games from GWG. This is much needed news as I plan to go back and dwell on those games sooner or later.
That's really up to the publisher as there's no technical work for resubmission needed on the dev side, unlike the PS3. MS's staggered digital release policy was mainly what was holding back a lot of games for a long time.
HUELEN10
Member
What do you guys think is the chance of MS releasing a hardware-based 360 that plugs into the One on the side (and adds maybe an inch or 2 to the left side yet fits flush, and that this update is to help you get a 360 external ready so you can just connect to the back, snap the hardware on the side, and play?
Because I would gladly pay money for such a thing for my One. Imagine using a One controller for all your games and imagine being able to play all of Microsoft's 7th and 8th gen classics on one box!
Because I would gladly pay money for such a thing for my One. Imagine using a One controller for all your games and imagine being able to play all of Microsoft's 7th and 8th gen classics on one box!
Twin Tails
Member
Damn all the games I can have installed now
The input lag would likely be too severe for this to be feasible.
A smaller 360 model is possible, though.
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I think there's a good chance we'll see a smaller digital-only 360 though with something like AirPlay that allows people to play things from their Windows-based phone, tablet, or PC on their TV.
better to just make a small independent box
Z_Y
Member
You can all direct your thanks towards me. I finally broke down after years of storage space management issues and bought a 500GB drive for $110 last week. So obviously this had to happen....
I could have gotten quadruple the space for the same amount of money and that is not even counting the 250GB that I had in it already.
You're welcome.
Black Mantis
Member
Fantastic! I'm well over my 320GB hdd in terms of games and GwG is still giving up the goods.
OdysseusVA
Banned
sixteen-bit
Member
That's a welcome upgrade.
MrGreencastle
Member
Z_Y
Member
I'm asking because thumb drives aren't recognized while plugged into the rear port.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Well this is good news. My 250 gig HD in my 360 is right up against the wall.. around 10 gigs free, though I do have about 15 gigs of disc installs on there also.
I really hope they are going to change the patching system so that game updates stay installed onto the HD instead of getting cleared from the cache after 10 or 15 other games or whatever the limit is now.
I really hope they are going to change the patching system so that game updates stay installed onto the HD instead of getting cleared from the cache after 10 or 15 other games or whatever the limit is now.
dancrane212
Member
Same here, installed the first disk of GTA5 on it to get better load times and it worked great.
Z_Y
Member
Yeah it's USB 2.
I'm using this, it's ancient
You should be able to use the back port, as it works with thumb drives.
Hmmm... I have two 32 gbs in the front slots. Maybe there is a max only 2 allowed?
So now my statement becomes...I hope we can combine an external in the back with 2 thumb drives in the front.
I want....all the space.
edit:
Well there is my answer.
Z_Y
Member
Yea...just realizing that...
You are using an external now? I'm not even sure I'm on the preview program for 360. I am for the XB1.
statham
Member
FYI: Newegg has 128gb thumbdrive PNY for $30 w/free ship.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...178689&cm_re=pny_128gb-_-20-178-689-_-Product
cheap upgrade if you need a little more space, I think I'm going to try to find a 500gb harddrive instead.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...178689&cm_re=pny_128gb-_-20-178-689-_-Product
cheap upgrade if you need a little more space, I think I'm going to try to find a 500gb harddrive instead.
Bout time. When this gets rolled out to everyone I'm so there.
And now with all the room in the world as it were it sure would be nice if they'd try and encourage 3rd parties to bring their older titles to the service that aren't already there. as much as there is on GOD there's a lot from my disc collection that's missing. Cut them a deal on whatever fees are involved.
And for god's sake work out a way to get the few multi disc games out there onto the service in some way. It's annoying that I can buy sequels to games that I can't get the whole series for due to the fact the 1st game was on multiple discs. If nothing else at least get lost odyssey, blue dragon, and infinite undiscovery on there as those are titles they own.
And now with all the room in the world as it were it sure would be nice if they'd try and encourage 3rd parties to bring their older titles to the service that aren't already there. as much as there is on GOD there's a lot from my disc collection that's missing. Cut them a deal on whatever fees are involved.
And for god's sake work out a way to get the few multi disc games out there onto the service in some way. It's annoying that I can buy sequels to games that I can't get the whole series for due to the fact the 1st game was on multiple discs. If nothing else at least get lost odyssey, blue dragon, and infinite undiscovery on there as those are titles they own.
VaultBoy101
Member
I have a 500GB and a 320GB drive that I've been swapping out for a couple of years now. Both of them are pretty much full. This is an excellent change, and long overdue.