Talking Point: Xbox Series X|S Owners, How's Your Storage Looking In 2023?

It was around this time last year that we asked the question of how your Xbox Series S storage was looking in 2022, and with the reveal of a new 1TB Expansion Card, we thought this was a good time to ask the same question in 2023. This time though, we're focusing on both the Xbox Series S and the Xbox Series X.

We're now well over two years into the lifespan of both consoles, so we're assuming you might be running into some issues with storage, especially with the low 512GB of storage in the Series S. In fact, you don't even get 512GB of usable storage - it's more like 400GB!

As the generation goes on, we're starting to see more and more games with 100GB+ filesizes as well, meaning you could easily find yourself in a situation where you can only keep a few games installed on your console at one time.

Of course, this is where the Expansion Cards come in, as well as external HDDs and SSDs - the latter of which can store all games, but only play certain types of games. The Expansion Cards are particularly great if you're looking to add more storage, but the big downside is that they remain pretty darn expensive in 2023.

You can see how my personal storage is looking in the image above - I've probably got more games installed then I really need, but I really haven't found it that difficult to fill the Xbox Series X's internal drive and a 1TB Seagate Expansion Card - if you're playing lots of AAA games, that storage space fills up extremely quickly.

But what about you? Are you happy with the way your storage looks right now? Did you end up buying any Expansion Cards or HDD/SDD drives to help along the way? We'd love to hear your thoughts down in the comments below.

How's your Xbox Series X|S storage looking in 2023? Tell us in the polls and comments.

Xbox Series X Owners, How Full Is Your Internal Storage? (1,111 votes)

  1. 0-10%2%
  2. 11-20%1%
  3. 21-30%2%
  4. 31-40%3%
  5. 41-50%4%
  6. 51-60%5%
  7. 61-70%7%
  8. 71-80%13%
  9. 81-90%24%
  10. 91-100%40%

Xbox Series S Owners, How Full Is Your Internal Storage? (463 votes)

  1. 0-10%2%
  2. 11-20%2%
  3. 21-30%2%
  4. 31-40%2%
  5. 41-50%3%
  6. 51-60%6%
  7. 61-70%5%
  8. 71-80%8%
  9. 81-90%20%
  10. 91-100%51%

Xbox Series X Owners, Do You Use Any External Storage? (1,194 votes)

  1. Yes, I bought a 2TB Expansion Card6%
  2. Yes, I bought a 1TB Expansion Card21%
  3. Yes, I bought a 512GB Expansion Card  0.8%
  4. Yes, I bought an external HDD/SDD26%
  5. The Expansion Cards are too expensive right now33%
  6. No, I don't think I really need it13%

Xbox Series S Owners, Do You Use Any External Storage? (555 votes)

  1. Yes, I bought a 2TB Expansion Card3%
  2. Yes, I bought a 1TB Expansion Card21%
  3. Yes, I bought a 512GB Expansion Card3%
  4. Yes, I bought an external HDD/SDD26%
  5. The Expansion Cards are too expensive right now34%
  6. No, I don't think I really need it13%