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At a time when flash storage prices, such as SSDS, have skyrocketed, I didn't expect to be sat here saying that Microsoft's proprietary storage for modern Xbox consoles is some of the best value per TB you'll find. Currently, a 2TB Seagate Expansion card can be yours for £150 from Scan Computers, working out to £75 per TB, and the best price this has ever been - that's a real surprise in the current circumstances, and one of the best deals on any storage you're likely to find for a while.

Adding another two terabytes of storage is a handy way of getting more space on your Xbox, especially with lots of AAA titles taking up triple figures of gigabytes on your drive - I'm looking at you, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. You'll feel the benefit most with a Series S and its measly 364GB of usable internal storage out of its 512GB stated capacity. You'll also be able to more than double a Series X's storage with its 802GB of usable space on its stated 1TB internal drive, while also doubling the internal space of the newer 2TB Series X model. This essentially stops the juggling of uninstalling and reinstalling games if you run out of space, or moving them from an external drive for 'cold' storage to the internal one to play them, which can just be a pain.

Microsoft also made these a drop-in upgrade, so it's as easy as finding the port marked 'Storage Expansion' on the back of your Xbox, and slotting the card into the back of the console. It should be instantly recognised, and your Xbox should then take the extra two terabytes of capacity into account when displaying the total storage available in the bottom left corner. You can then choose to automatically install games there - or move games between the internal storage and the Expansion Card.

You do of course also get the full benefits of speedy load times with Xbox Velocity and the powers of Quick Resume with this Seagate expansion card, which leaves the game in a suspended state if you enter into another app, and when you go back into the game, you can pick up right where you left off - it's the same as on the internal SSD.

If you want to grab bulk Xbox storage on the cheap, there's arguably never been a finer time to strike than with this surprising Scan reduction on the 2TB Seagate Expansion Card.