Published 15:22 IST, September 29th 2020

Xbox Series X to come with 200Gb pre-utilised due to operating system?

Xbox Series X will be releasing soon, however, it is now revealed that the new hardware console will be coming up with 200GB pre-occupied. Read more.

Reported by: Amir Khollam
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Xbox Series X is all set to debut in vember and has h fans excited about what new-gen gaming console has in store for m. latest console by Microsoft will be coming with one terabyte of stor on-board, company has gone to lengths to vertise ir custom-me NVMe SSD stor. However, recent developments reveal that out of vertised terabyte stor, users will only get ir hands on 800 GB. 

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Xbox Series X stor explained

Xbox Series X might boast a 1TB SSD but its operating system and or required files itself take up to 200 GB from system, leaving user with only 800 GB to get by. Users familiar with consoles might be aware that operating system does take up a significant amount of . previous Xbox One generation's 500 Gb hard drives h only left-back 362 GB user available stor. Xbox Series S is also expected to take up at least 100 GB of installed stor. Though Series X users may t find it difficult to get by with 800 Gb on-board stor, same cant be said for Series S users who will get even less user-available stor. 

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stor drivers in Xbox Series X is prominent in making an overall smooth gameplay experience for gamer. SSDs are expected to cut down boot times and game loing times significantly. Whereas SSDs also successfully provide more stor and take up less physical but it won't go far in helping end-user if y fill up t eh entire stor. This only hints that users will have to delete ir games and re-downlo m over and over again depending on stor requirements of system. 

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pre-orders for Xbox Series X and S have gotten off at a rough te where interested buyers haven't been able to get ir hands on m. Servers have crashed, stocks have cleared, and physical stores have also run out of hardware consoles to pre-book. news of stor constraints in new-gen Xbox Series X might be concerning to some w, especially to those who have alrey pre-ordered device.

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15:22 IST, September 29th 2020