Xbox One June Update to Add External Storage

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Xbox Live’s Major Nelson announced on his blog today that external storage capabilities will be added to the Xbox One in a June update. From the announcement:

Easily Increase Games Capacity with External Storage Support

“It couldn’t be easier to increase your storage capacity of games and apps with the external storage support features we’re bringing in June. Your Xbox One system will soon support up to two external hard drives at once. Simply plug in your 256 GB or larger USB 3.0 external hard drive and once formatted, copy and move games, apps and game add-ons to increase your storage capacity at home.

This is also a great way to take your content to a friend’s house and get straight into a game directly from an external drive. You’ll need to sign in to Xbox Live if you’ve purchased your content digitally or insert a disc to verify your game ownership when you take your content on the road. The great benefit here is there’s no need to wait to re-download your game and all the DLC. With external storage support in June, you can also choose to copy full games and all of the associated content in one easy step.”

With a growing library of Xbox One games available to play at eBash, several of the Xbox One hard drives are already full or nearly at full capacity. Having external storage options will be very welcome.

Another feature included in the update is an option to set one profile to sign in automatically. Both features will be very welcome at eBash Video Game Centers. One of the conveniences that eBash offers is an Xbox Live Gold account on every Xbox console. Manually signing into those accounts every time a customer wants to use an Xbox One gets a little tedious. Thank you, Microsoft!

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