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The 9th generation of consoles came with the need for fast and rapid storage. Both the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 require super fast storage, with the former needing a proprietary Expansion Card to extend the SSD storage to both boot and store the games. Both consoles allow for external portable HDDs and SSDs to be plugged in via the USB ports, but this form of storage only allows for 8th gen on PS5 (which is just PlayStation 4 games), and for Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games to be played direct from the drive.
You’ll see that if you try to boot an Xbox Series X|S game that isn’t on your internal storage you’ll get the message that the game cannot be played from external storage, and that it will need to be transferred to internal storage. And this was, until recently, illustrated by the two arrows symbol, any games that had this symbol means that they need to be transferred to the internal storage to be played. But there used to me be games that didn’t have this symbol and that was an easier way to tell if a game could be booted from external storage or not. There are games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Sea of Thieves and We Happy Few, Star Wars Squadrons and Maid of Sker that despite being Xbox Series X|S games can be booted from the External Storage.
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But why do games need to be on the internal drive at all?
When Microsoft announced the Series X|S buzzwords like Xbox Velocity Architecture and Smart Delivery were brought in, with the latter being the tech behind knowing which version of the game should be downloaded from the store. So if you are on the base Xbox One, One S, One X, Series S or Series X, you would get the best available game for that system. Unfortunately for Series S owners they are quite hamstrung by the small capacity on 364GB (advertised as 500GB) yet, having to download large file sizes.
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So how do I get Series X|S games to play off an External Drive?
Well, this won’t apply for all games but there are few games out there that are Xbox Series X|S certified such as Decenders, which has the X|S logo, but can be stored on External Storage.
You can press the VIEW Button, the button that has two over lapping squares just above the D-pad, then you can bring up a menu and then go to “file information”. From here you can see two important pieces of information, the first;
Is the “Gen” - it says Durango, (which was the pre-release code name for the Xbox One)
The second is “Console Type” - which says Xbox One Gen 9 Aware. Meaning that this the Xbox One version of the game but with certain features on the Xbox Series X|S
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But why care?
Well games are starting to take up a huge amount of space, such as the Halo Master Chief collection and if you didn’t have to store this on your internal drive then it makes it a bit more palatable to have it as part of your collection when it can be stored externally, and yet still reap the benefits of the Xbox Series X|S.
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@tng_abu3201 2 года назад

I’m so mad about this cause for last gen I had a 5tb external for 100 bucks but now they want 200$ for 1tb for the sad external

@mirash_7747 2 года назад

I have a doubt.plz reply asap .if I bought a usb 3.0 pen drive which is 128 ,will it work as external storage???. Can I play games on that?

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

Different technologies I guess, remember that you can always use the External drive as storage and shuttle across games to and from the internal storage. It isn't ideal but your 5TB external HDD is still useful!

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

@@mirash_7747 I wouldn't recommend using a pen drive to store games on the Xbox, you would be better off buying a cheap portable HDD that is at least 1TB.

@AdamsBrew78 2 года назад

@@mirash_7747 I just use an old WD black 2TB platter drive I had laying around, in a USB 3 sabrient quick remove case. Works great for O.G. Xbox through Xbone One games, plus the very few X/S games that work on external. It’s so nice to not have to keep deleting games to be able to try something new on Game pass.

@unknownwolf4046 Год назад

@@mirash_7747 I got a Seagate 3.2 1TB hard drive I wish Microsoft allow next gen games work

@scupking Год назад

Microsoft needs to allow new games to play off external hard drives. If not they need to lower the prices of the official storage starting at $99 for the 1TB card.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Well you got your wish, slightly, the Seagate Expansion Card has just dropped in price so you might want to have a quick look into that!

@scupking Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming I picked one up last month off eBay for 140.

@ginohinds 6 месяцев назад

@@NeilFlynnGaminghey o bought one but stil get the have to move games to internal to play warning! Please help

@ginohinds 6 месяцев назад

I have the seagate game drive for Xbox series s . How do I get it to play games since only 3 can fit in the internal?

@scupking 6 месяцев назад

Should be automatic I don't recall needing to change anything@@ginohinds

@thetruetank6132 Год назад

This actually helped out a lot so I could move certain games to my hard drive to free up space for other games that need to be on the internal storage. This is huge for me as someone who is new to xbox

@306_Zai 8 месяцев назад

I only can have COD mw3 because it takes my entire storage yet my external hard drive is full. Honestly such a stupid thing

@nolantrevett629 7 месяцев назад

@@306_Zai insta?

@VoodooMamaJuju. 5 месяцев назад

@@306_Zai Ik right!😢 such a shtty feeling knowing it’s only gonna get worse moving forward anyways u got any recommends for an external drive plzz?

@No-mask Год назад

Xbox did a poor job here. There are some games that don’t change wether it’s on x/s or just Xbox one. So having the option of being able install the next gen or old gen would be a lot better. The reason I bought the Series S was because I didn’t think I needed the X storage space because I have a 4tb hard drive, turns out I can only download a couple games on it. Now I need go out and buy the new SSD or whatever it is, just to install a pissing game.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Agree, having a feature that would essentially disable "Smart Delivery" would be good. PlayStation 5 allows you to download the PS4 or PS5 version of the game. Which can sometimes be a difference maker. I would say that the 4TB HDD is still useful though, it just means that you will need to transfer games back and forth. It can take up time but it is still faster than re-downloading. The tip in the video is to see which games in your Xbox Series library are "Durango" games and then put them on your HDD. At least you know you won't need to transfer them back to your internal drive.

@HP-0101 Год назад

Just so you know, in your settings you can change it so it won’t show your email on your home page so you won’t need to cover it

@RomanVentura Год назад

This video stopped me from wasting money on a Internal Hard drive and it taught me how to properly use a external hard drive. Thanks!

@GuillermoBarron100 Год назад

Oh boy, great video. I had a few doubts on getting a HDD but now I'll go for it without fear to archive X One games

@blairthandi7058 8 месяцев назад

So can we play normal X-Box One games off the haarddrive? That is so annoying that we have to play Series-X games only on the internal storage. Games today take over 100GB.

@zachcuster1712 Месяц назад

Your comment was a year ago but did yours work? I just bought mine and bo6 wont transfer to it. I bought the seagate HDD LED 2 TB and it wont work still

@GuillermoBarron100 Месяц назад

@@zachcuster1712 bo6 hasn't release bro. But yeah, my hdd works for playing some xbox one and 360 games. Series s/x games I have there are just for transfer

@zachcuster1712 Месяц назад

@@GuillermoBarron100 i know that. I get that orange flag when i try to move it over to my seagate. Basically saying its not fast enough.

@GuillermoBarron100 Месяц назад

@@zachcuster1712 that's odd. I have a wd black hdd and it works fine

@rhinothegamingguy4049 Год назад

This video was very helpful as I was getting pretty confused and frustrated on why I had to transfer them back then this video explained my questions. Thank you!

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Glad to have helped!

@Itzrodmannn Год назад

Im still losr on how can i play the enternal games i got

@PurpSirus Год назад

@@Itzrodmannn basically you can the series X/S games can only be played on the internal storage. while xbox one games and below can be played from the external drive.

@daveedg2473 Год назад

Well that sux becuz I can’t play 2k cod and destiny on this becuz they r all too large smh

@irishv1ncecuh517 Год назад

@@PurpSirus then what's the point of an external storage? I have a lot of games but no damn room on the Xbox so how do I play all my games without having to uninstalling them?

@raminham1077 2 года назад

All games that have gen code:durango will playable from usb external drive on both xbox series s and x consoles even if they have x/s logo.

@MELODAETH83 Год назад

For example i have Resident Evil 2 with x|s symbol but have gen code durango, it still playable on external drive ?

@HeyItsGCA 2 года назад

My question is what is the max amount of drives and the max amount of storage that can be supported on the Xbox Series XIS, when I mean drives I'm talking about the console's internal drive on it's own, those Seagate SSD expansion cards, and just regular external HDD and SDD drives

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

So, with the internal memory on the Series S (512GB but only 364GB usable) and the biggest 2TB Expansion Card (1.86TB usable) which gives you a total of 2.17TB (2226 divided by 1024) The Xbox Series X has 1TB (802GB usable) - which would give it 2.59TB max. Now here is where it gets tricky, because you could plug 3 drives into your Xbox Series X|S' available 3 USBs. Depending on how much you want to spend you could get some huge HDDs and plug them in there. You could plug in some hefty drives and get a lot of storage, but remember you'll still only be able to play the Codename Scarlett Xbox Series X|S from the Internal Storage/Expansion Card.

@jshaw4757 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming Bro can I talk too you cheers

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

@@jshaw4757 ?

@toegangtoegang6116 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGamingso if I added just the 500hb one for the series s how much would my storage go up

@toegangtoegang6116 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGamingor for example 1tb to the series s

@dyinglightgoated 2 месяца назад

This actually helped so much I had never thought of checking the code name before Ima sub good video man

@sxppressions 8 месяцев назад

I have a seagate 3.5TB external storage plugged in a USB but i still can’t play my games like forza or even gta (series s|x optimized) and i still need to transfer the games… which is really disappointing bc its litterally 3.5TB but can’t play most of the games.. i need help and explication

@NicoHernandez-qt5yc 3 месяца назад

if you got help, please help me out. Im looking to buy a new external drive that is powerful enough to play next gen games from the external drive

@glaz4439 Год назад

So my external drive was a waste of money? Because all my games that are 40GB+ are forced to be on my internal drive so I only have like 5 or 6 games and only the other smaller games I have can be on the external drive. Good to know.

@carmenenriquez8444 4 месяца назад

Exactly I have the same doubt... On internal you can have 3 or 4 games. So what's the purpose of external if you can't play them if they don't fit on internal???

@harlyluv 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much for the video. I recently upgraded to the xbox series x and many of the games are huge! I was confused on the type of storage device until I saw your video. Understanding the file type and what type of storage device it will play off of really helped! And it also gives me an idea of how a game will affect my storage. Prices for the storage devices are outrageous but biting the bullet now may save me in the long term. Again thanks!

@buttonastick6521 2 года назад

This helps a lot thank you.

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

No problem! If you have any questions please do ask!

@r0j0e Год назад

thank you for explaining the difference, finally a video that does! does a nvme m.2 drive work just as well as the xbox-branded storage though?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

No problem. My understanding is that the Expansion Card slot is for a modified CFExpress card. So a m.2 drive won't work as a default storage option. (At least in a consumer friendly fashion anyway!)

@KAHLORIAN Год назад

Hey man thank you a bunch now that I understand it the simplicity makes me feel dumb😂 have a good one

@fnjaydee1636 7 месяцев назад

Huge help I was wondering why I could play some x/s games but not others saves me a lot of time 🙏🏿 earned sub

@Dylanwill8920 Год назад

Sorry, I'm really struggling to understand your explanation. I feel like you were about to say the final bit where you explained your findings then stopped the video. What generations are you saying do what in terms of hdd usage behavior? Note i don't yet own an xbox and am trying to determine if i want one. Please can you confirm something else for me. Can I simply go and buy and install a game such as forza 4 from xbox 360 days on here? Or are you forced to play only via game pass?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Hey Dylan. Thanks for the question. The best way to describe this - Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One* games can ALL be played from external storage. Xbox One is the slight exception, for example some Xbox One games have been updated to Series X|S games for free, but now require to be on Internal storage to play. My complaint here is that you can't choose which version you get. If you are playing on Xbox Series X you get that version, there is no option to pick the Xbox One version. (e.g on PS5 you can pick either the PS4 or PS5 version to install). SOME and I will stress SOME, Xbox Series X|S games can be played from external HDD storage, as described in the video. Not a lot of them, but some of them. This isn't the best solution, but it is the only legitimate one. The reason why this is useful is that if you are playing any of the games from the Xbox Series X|S generation then you could potentially put some of them on your HDD and free up the internal drive. As for your question on games ownership vs Gamepass. If, you wanted to purchase a game from the Microsoft Store to own forever then you can do that. You don't need to subscribe to Gamepass. Some games have since been de-listed, and unfortunately the Forza games have been hit hard by this. To my knowledge Forza Motorsport 4 is not compatible. SOME physical games are, if you owned physical versions of back-compatible games then they will work in your Xbox Series X disc drive. (e.g an original Xbox 360 disc will work in the Series X, it will download the game from the store for free). BUT NOT ALL, check on the Microsoft Store website to confirm. This may sound confusing, especially if you are new to Xbox. However it is more friendly then what the competition are offering. I hope that helps and let me know if you need me to clear anything up.

@ransomsdp Год назад

It’s called forza horizon 4 you clown 🤡

@ErnestoValdezJr 7 месяцев назад

WoW... this is some good information. I'm looking to buy some external storage for my Series X but didn't want to spend all that money on the proprietary cards for so little space. So I'll by a normal external drive (with the proper specs of course) and just now that I'll have to take a few minutes to transfer games back and forth, which I don't see me doing too often as I play one game for a while.

@VoodooMamaJuju. 5 месяцев назад

Please what external drive did u get ?

@LaunchCannon Год назад

Great video! Very useful info, thank you.

@LeoTheTurtle Месяц назад

Microsoft is an op for this one I am now moving any game that can be played externally to my external drive thank you sir

@user-ku9fl5nq4u 3 месяца назад

I still can't play any of my games downloaded on my external storage because it says I need to transfer it to my internal storage But I don't have enough room on my internal storage can someone help me?

@Mr_Aviation4555 5 месяцев назад

Then what’s the point of getting the external hard drive for extra space if you can’t play games on it?

@kalistreet171 Месяц назад

I just bought this shit and now I’m about to return it 🤦🏽‍♂️

@M1kxxy Год назад

So i cant play most of my games from my external storage and need to move the games EVERY SINGLE TIME or i buy a kinda overpriced extra storage? There is not a single way i can use my external storage i have right now to play ALL my games on it?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

My recommendation as per the video is to Keep the "scarlets" on your Internal storage and "durangos" on your external storage device. External SSDs can be cheaper to purchase (rather than the Seagate Expansion card) and can transfer pretty quickly with speeds up to 2000 MB/s. In one way it makes me concentrate on one or two games, complete them, and then move them off. (but I totally understand that this is not ideal!)

@alaniz.3475 Год назад

I really hate that. They didnt do that when i was using Xbox one S I could just play games right off of the external drive and I did Not have to do any transfers. I hate how you have to do transfers now on the Series S just play the game.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Unfortunately some games require super fast storage to load assets into games among other things. Hard drives just can't get those speeds, and even external SSDs can't get to the speeds either. Some "Durango" games however seemingly don't require super fast storage (for one reason or another) so they can be played. Keep the "scarlets" on your Internal storage and "durangos" on your external storage device.

@tcheid Год назад

You don’t look like the janitor from Scrubs!

@Memezz06 Год назад

If I just own a Xbox one s, is the ssd the best deal because it is not like I have any games which are optimized for series X or S?

@aspeekt8082 2 года назад

I’m convinced I’m the only person that has a 1tb series S, I got mine shorty after launch

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

A 1TB Series S? Are you sure? They should only be 512GB with 364GB usable space, but if you have a 1TB version you certainly are a very lucky one!!

@aspeekt8082 2 года назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming yes it has 1tb of storage on it. It’s great so I don’t have to move my games between my console and hard drive all the time.

@ransomsdp Год назад

@@aspeekt8082you are talking out of your arse

@beezyburna 10 месяцев назад

2k24 is 163 gigs i’m pretty sure the new gta will be too big to play on my series s at all

@hockeystar1747 Год назад

So Scarlett means can’t be played on storage While Durango means playable on storage?

@MARTINGOLDING96 Год назад

Looks like it. went to transfer HMCC and it didn't display the requirement for faster storage and it's Durango tried with NMS which is Scarlet and it displayed the faster storage message

@jackcardus4287 Год назад

some games dont have “scarlett” or “durango” in there file info, so what should i look out for instead?

@codplayeruk3782 Месяц назад

I might have fixed it by randomly messing with my storage lol

@Anotherdonny 2 месяца назад

What external hard drive should I buy so I can play even Xbox series x/s on it?

@thangnguyenuc5352 2 месяца назад

There is no option, only the expansions card

@ZebrasWorld Месяц назад

So I spend 200 for a hardrive and it’s not enough storage 🤦🏻

@Rob3rtisbmx Год назад

Love the conker music ❤️😂

@MGgun47 10 месяцев назад

Thanks alot this really helped me alot

@gothands450 2 года назад

1006.1 gb wtf 😳 lol I’m I seeing that correct lol or Am I tripping

@lordpanda3975 2 года назад

You’re tripping that’s not a lot it can only hold one cod game

@mitch_reid1774 2 года назад

@@lordpanda3975 bruh cod is 100-200 gigs

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

You are seeing it correctly, but it is only just about 1TB, this is the collective free space that I have available, from my internal drive, external 4TB HDD and external 1TB SSD combined. Large AAA Game sizes can average somewhere in the 70-100GB range, but it really can vary!

@gothands450 2 года назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming oh ok through me off for a second lol I got the Wd black p10 4tb jus I never displayed like that I was bout to trade my for that one ☝🏽 lol

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

@@gothands450 really? What does it say down in the bottom hand corner for you then? Maybe it won't say 1TB because technically is 1024GB in 1TB so I am 18GB short of it saying "1TB available space"

@whereissilas- Год назад

got a sub from me! so helpful !

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Thanks! I am glad that I helped!

@SeanSavyy Год назад

Like why did I spend money on a brand new console to be able to hold 3 games. I literally have 2k, cod and fortnite and have 3.9 GB left.

@lexlopez15 Год назад

If you knew those were the games you wanted to play and know how big they are then you're 1st instinct should have been "the series s is not for me."🙄

@twstedillusionz Год назад

Xbox really chaps my a**. "Internal" storage or storage in general were never an issue, and in the grand scheme of things, its just a portable "gaming PC". This bottleneck shouldn't have ever become a thing.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

@Good-Gestures Год назад

Is that Conkers theme playing?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

It is indeed!

@itsmehere1 Год назад

I still hate smart delivery.

@LyricsJstBounce_Music Год назад

This actually kinda helped..spend $115 on a 2tb external hard drive xbox certified, had it all downloaded n was pissed when found out and thought it was pretty much useless n thought about returning it if I couldn't play my series s optimised games

@markanthonypineda1243 Год назад

How long does it take to move over a 100gb game like MW2 or so over to internal im thinking of buying the first gen seagate usb for $80 with 2tb so i wanna see if its worth it. Or whats an average amount of time it usually takes to transfer games around

@datboiiju4123 Год назад

@@markanthonypineda1243 just did it and it took me like 15 minutes.

@markanthonypineda1243 Год назад

@@datboiiju4123 i guess its better than a hour but it sucks that i really prefer to go the seagate route even tho i dont wanna pay the extra $150 but also i found some on ebay for $175($188) after tax free shipping) used and $185($199 after tax free shipping) so idk fuckin microsoft really pushes the convenience price and meaning to a new limit smh

@ScottMcNally_ Год назад

Another example of why PC is better

@stevenslouber4947 Год назад

I thought this was just a way to force us to buy the memory expansion cards which the system is programmed to accept as internal storage. I just don't get why the higher priced official XBOX expansion card (has 1TB M.2 SSD chip inside) costs more than a normal 1TB M.2 SSD or I would have already bought the darn thing.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

The funny thing is that the Expansion card is not an M.2 SSD, but actually a modified CF Express card instead, so it is much slower than what a M.2 NVME SSD could achieve. Funnily enough they could achieve a fairly decent speed over USB 3.2 and an external SSD. I am no expert as to why Microsoft programmed it this way, may it is a way to sell Expansion cards, or maybe there is another reason.

@stevenslouber4947 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming The reason my XBOX gives me is new games need faster storage than an external can provide but one of my 2 externals is an official XBOX SSD external and it still gives me that lame excuse when the internal is also an SSD. I think they just want to make money.

@eeMustafa 2 года назад

Hi bro can you help me “When I connected the hard drive, two options appeared to me, so I chose to “use for media” by mistake, and now I don't know what to do. Can you help me?

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

If you are on your Dashboard on the Xbox then follow these steps; 1)Press the Xbox button in the middle of the controller to bring up the menu 2)Scroll all the way to the until you are hovering over the thumbnail of your avatar, and then scroll down to the "Settings" menu 3)In Settings, scroll down to the "System" section and then select "Storage Devices" 4)Go to the drive you want to format, Press A - and then select "Format". If you re-format for Games and Apps then have in mind that you will lose anything that you have stored on there.

@AAUYDEE Год назад

So your telling me i can only play certain games on external

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

That's right, only certain games can be played from external. But every little helps! Its better than no games at all working from external!

@danlovestotravel8159 4 месяца назад

Thanks Neil Flynn. Great video. Microsoft has screwed us all again. Durango and Scarlett. You think you'd get the option like PS5 to keep game as is. Yeah we can swap from internal to external. But microsoft are trying to force everybody into an expansion card. Great video thank you🙏🏼

@asherdrechsel4024 Год назад

If I network transfer my FH5 from my One S to my series S onto a external drive will I be able to play it?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

You don't have to network transfer it. If you have upgraded your Xbox One S to an Xbox Series S then all you need to do is take that External drive from your old One S to your Series S and plug it straight in. (Some games will need updating to Series S versions.). Have in mind, that if you want to go back and forth between your Series S and One S (for whatever reason) then you may need to update the games again (or in this case downgrade them) so they can play on One S. (The Xbox does this automatically for you). IMPORTANTLY - Forza Horizon 5 is a Series X|S game and HAS to be installed on the internal storage to play the game. If you play on Series S then make sure you have enough space to have it installed. You can store it on your External HDD but you will need to transfer it to the internal storage to play it. It is 117.9GB on Series S. Hope that helps!

@soberocsta Год назад

I want to know what externals are compatible to the ones I have to put on internal

@rolandofgilead43 Год назад

same here

@soberocsta Год назад

@@rolandofgilead43 lucky I know people in GameStop so I paid $100 for the expansion card

@rolandofgilead43 Год назад

@@soberocsta I bought mine from. Xbox for only like $50 bucks, the other half was through Microsoft awards. In all it was like $92 bucks I think

@soberocsta Год назад

@@rolandofgilead43 hell of a deal 👍

@properteaproperty 2 года назад

Im new to X box.. Last Friday I booted up my new X box S.. As ive just built an arcade racing rig.. And quickly discovered the storage issue.. Got a Seagate 1TB external drive.. And then discovered some games wont load from the external drive.. Grrr..

@properteaproperty 2 года назад

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@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

It is the same with the PS5 too, that needs an M.2 NVMe drive to boot games. At least "some" Xbox Series XS games can boot off an external drive, although not many. If buying an Xbox Expansion Card is a bit too costly at the moment then finding a fast SSD external drive could be the other alternative and then shuttle games back and forth. Although it is a bit annoying!

@newphonewhodis5708 2 месяца назад

I hate the fact I can’t play on my external storage isn’t that the point more storage to play more games????🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

@MiinDWave 6 месяцев назад

Hey thanks man. We have the same set up. As far as memory. Only difference is I have an advertised 5 terabyte wd_black external hdd. This video helped so much. I kept downloading games to the drive and I would try to play it. If it won’t play I’d uninstall it. So thanks a bunch. I can go back to filling up the hard drive with a bunch of games on demand. I can skip cloud gaming 🙄 😆

@eldersillusion Год назад

The mcc works and is x\s

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Exactly, because it is a "Durango" game ;)

@grizisback9064 Год назад

QUESTION: how come I can play assassins creed odyssey and origins on my external hard drive when they are xbox series x/s optimized?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Because it must be a Durango game! (Re-watch the video, it explains how you can find out if the game is a Durango game)

@timmy8101 Год назад

Cool vid but when anyone gonna tell us how to fix this dam shit man goin through hell right now all my games and are on this 2tb seagate drive The light doesn’t turn on when I plug it up but it sounds just fine and it still doesn’t work I tried everything

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Have you got in touch with Seagate's tech support team - www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/

@AjTheDarkestNarrator Год назад

It sucks, I recently got a new console and I was given a Samsung 1Tb external drive and now I gotta use my birthday money to get a new one cause honestly transferring games on a Xbox series s is so annoying and Best Buy has it for 149.99 and all the other places have it for 200 like idk bout anyone else but I’m down to save a few bucks. But I’m not getting a damn refurbished that’s for sure. I was gonna buy all game pass and a new controller but it will have to wait.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

It depends on how many games you are playing at one time. If you feel the need to have access to more than 5 games at a time then getting an Expansion Card might be the way forward. I totally understand if you want access to any and all of your games at any given time. For me I feel like it makes me focus on completing and playing a certain few games and then I transfer them off to my external HDD once I have completed them. Remember that Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games can all boot from your external too, as can some Xbox Series X|S games.

@Jose_Briones_Anzueto Год назад

Thank You My Friend

@-e6195 24 дня назад

i watch this like 2 times, where is the solution? im missing it

@ajtee721 2 года назад

What about apps? Can I run apps like Netflix or Disney+ from the external hard drive?

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

Yes it can! Some of my apps are installed on the external HDD, although to be fair the apps don't really take up that much space at all. Netflix is 6.9MB, Disney is 85MB, Apple TV 38MB, RU-vid 64MB, Prime Video is 3.8MB!

@bloodangle7338 2 года назад

Wait so if i had already a eternal hard drive with games already and put it on the series x and download them to the series to get optimize and put them back to the eternal hard drive could i still play?

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

No, unless they were still codenamed Durango. That means that over time some Xbox One games will receive updates which will force you to have the Xbox Series X|S version, and thus force you to have it on internal storage to play. This is due to the Smart Delivery system, which always gives you the best version for the console you are playing on, but unfortunately doesn't give you the choice to install any version you want.

@mastergamingreef7254 Год назад

So keep the scarlets on ur xbox and the durangos keep them in ur storage device?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Exactly that! I wish I said it as simply as that 😅

@lanedj801 Год назад

Dumb decision on Microsoft’s part. As a series x owner the Proprietary drive has ruined the new console experience for me. There are plenty of games that should just ask you which version to download and make a lesser but playable experience in my opinion.

@Ericsan93 Год назад

Hey good day, I have a question. I have a series S and bought a 4tb game drive expansion storage. It says I need to download games in the internal storage so I can play off of external storage. If I want to download more games, wouldn’t the internal storage be full? Thank you in advance.

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Hi Eric, thanks for watching the video. Xbox Series X/S games NEED to be on the Internal Drive to be played, with the exceptions that I mention in this video, the ones that are code named "Durango" can be played off of External Storage. There are only a few games that are Durango, but if you have any Durango games then put them on the External storage as they will work. If you want to download more games you can download them to the External Drive, and when you want to play them transfer it to the internal drive.

@joseagc1 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming is there a list of some kind that show what games have the Durango thing?

@Bwa Год назад

@@joseagc1 yeah because I’m was saying what’s the point of and external harddrive

@ATrueLilac Год назад

@@Bwa sorry for being late to answer, but I think the point of the external is to make it fast for you to switch games on and off of your Xbox. If you have (for example) warzone on your external and want to play it internal, it actually makes it faster to download the game as you're just moving it. Try planning what games you'll play before moving. If you don't have an external, then you would have to take time reinstalling games on the Xbox which is longer than just moving games between drives which is faster.

@br0s4ver56 Год назад

I missed the part where it's shown how to play series x and s games from external storage. Please someone explain it to me. What I understood: - The normal way is to transfer the game from the external storage to the internal storage and you can play it. - You could play an xbox one version of the game but you can't download it in the Xbox ecosystem it's not an option to download xbox one games on the series s/x

@BlickTBH Год назад

yes the fuck it is an option to download xbox one games on a series, whoever told you otherwise LIED

@BlickTBH Год назад

i have a series and i have xbox one games downloaded…

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

There are a few, and only a select few, Xbox Series X/S games, that are slightly different. (This is what I am talking about with Scarlett vs Durango). I give some examples of which are the Durango games in the video. These games, and other Durango games can be played off an External Drive. I have no idea where you get where I said you cannot play Xbox One games? Xbox One games are fully compatible with the Xbox Series X and S, whether installed on the Internal or External drive.

@br0s4ver56 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming Thanks for the answer! What I meant is that it's not possible to download Xbox one version if you have series X. But since then I've found out that you can choose which version you want to download, at least for Call of Duty.

@conyboy5027 Год назад

Can you get an adapter for an external drive to work?

@johnchief7501 6 месяцев назад

My only concern is: do I essentially own the games I buy since they’re installed on the hard drive? If Xbox were to ever shut down or servers went down, would I be able to plug in the drive and play my games directly off it, provided they’re compatible to be played directly off the drive? I understand that if the games are installed onto you internal drive you can access them offline, but what about external drives? Ownership of the games I buy is such a big deal to me. Thank you for any help 🙏🏼

@roninstormYT Год назад

have you heard of smart delivery on the series x & s games some older tittles from the xbox one era have this look on the back of the box look up what smart delivery is it is a free upgrade too the next gen consoles ????

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

Smart Delivery is just a term that Microsoft use to let people know that the correct version of the game is being played on their console of choice. That means if there is a cross generation title of a game Microsoft may have up to FIVE versions of the same game, (Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X) but your Xbox will automatically do this for you. (Some people don't like this idea though, because sometimes file sizes are much larger, e.g If you have a Series S but are happy playing the Xbox One version) I like Smart Delivery, it is a clever system but it would be good to have the option to download any of the other versions if you prefer to do so.

@stickypickle1656 Год назад

They need to fix this

@augustoscheffelmeier2313 4 месяца назад

Now in 2024, how do you know before downloading the Xbox Series optimized game that it will work on the external hard drive? can you help me

@Rosegaming27YT Год назад

My question is there. Any ssd storage hardrive that will play series x/s games?

@distribute.4780 Год назад

at 0:45 seconds he shows it and it’s god damn 200

@bubbleskitz9028 7 дней назад

What if ordinary external?

@carmenenriquez8444 4 месяца назад

So what's the purpose... Of buying external if internal let's you have 3 games max and the others can't be played from external??

@ninjaarcades7356 Год назад

Great spot

@deangeloturner1508 6 месяцев назад

Damn so basically the games I have consistently has updates

@stevoderpiestking8150 2 года назад

So, what if I had a game that was series x/s compatible and I put on on my external drive, would I still be able to play that game online?

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

If that Xbox Series XS game was a "Durango" game, then you can still certainly play it online via an external HDD/SSD. There would be no issues with that. However, have in mind that they can always upgrade game to XS, such as the Resident Evil games (2,3 and 7) which have just got updates.

@stevoderpiestking8150 2 года назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming ok thanks for the info

@gregtaylor40999 Год назад

Ok my question is do games work on the Xbox expansion card than you can buy? Or does it have the same problem as a normal external hard drive plugged in by a cord?

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

The Expansion Card acts as an extension to the Internal memory, so if you get one of these then you won't need to keep transferring games back and forth. However, they are quite expensive in comparison to USB External SSDs and HDDs. Maybe you might find a good Black Friday deal!

@winfredjaycooper3495 8 месяцев назад

Merry Christmas

@pipirafono 4 месяца назад

Is there a way to know which gen is the game before dowloading it? for example, for games in the store. I don't want to buy them to find out

@reignzmane 2 года назад

So if I buy a storage expansion card I can play series x and a games on that right? And wouldn’t need a external

@NeilFlynnGaming 2 года назад

That is correct, the Expansion Card is additional storage that can play any game off of it, however it is more expensive than buying a standard hard drive or external SSD.

@AdamsBrew78 2 года назад

The expansion card is as fast as the internal storage.

@graysonarnold6432 Год назад

@@NeilFlynnGaming are you saying there is literally 1 choice for storage if you refuse to have to copy games over and jus want to play them whenever ?

@chiphughes8823 2 месяца назад

So my 2 TB hard drive is useless...... cool

@Weekend658 Месяц назад

It’s not only this, now X series X games are $70 plus tax new. wtf. Who can afford even 5 games now, plus this additional cost ?

@user-cl4zk7ic3f 10 месяцев назад

My thing doesn’t have the 2 arrows i don’t know if it’s the same thing but when I go to my games it just shows a cloud or nothing

@braedenr836 9 месяцев назад

So if I’m only playing one game rn I can move the rest of my games to storage without losing content?

@aydengutto1910 7 месяцев назад

Wow I wish I would’ve known before buying an expensive hard drive 🤦🏽‍♂️

@tonyvision3097 2 года назад

Seems like a cash grab for a $200 memory expansion

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

It is a case of not having external drives that are fast enough, most SSDs don't match the internal speeds of the Xbox, so I would suspect this being the reason. Personally, I am ok with having external drives and just moving them to the internal drive when I am going to play them. At the same time if I had one of the Expansion Cards I'd love it for the convenience!

@blozri9903 Год назад

So if my internal storage is full if I download games will you go to the external storage? I’m new to Xbox

@x-ler2066 Год назад

if my external hard drive have games installed in it, can it work on the xbox series s and also can i take my games of xbox series s and add it to my external hard drive?

@ginohinds 6 месяцев назад

I bought a seagate for his x box series S. So he can’t play games from The drive since the economy has space for 2 -3 games?

@megatronus0959 2 года назад

Most digital games come with both versions of the game Xbox 1 and Series X/S and you can choose Xbox 1

@NeilFlynnGaming Год назад

As far as I am aware, there is not a way to legitimately turn off the Smart Delivery system. If you are on Xbox Series X or S then it will download the best version of the game for that system. Happy to be proven wrong though!

@mr.pappy2601 5 месяцев назад

I appreciate the info

@Drxyzoh 8 месяцев назад

The amount of unnecessary info in this video is actually crazy. You could not have made this more confusing

@Jkarl74 Год назад

I noticed I had a game on ssd and it was a x/s and was not transferred and worked for me was strang didn't know why thanks

@TyrantNemesisUmbrella 7 месяцев назад

I have a question i bought my first xbox one series s can the drive inside be changed like the other xboxes

@oneshotgaming1719 Год назад

Why does it say I have 1.5tb left but won’t let me download games and saying u need more space in enteral storage

@TheYearganFamily24 6 месяцев назад

So pretty much we can just move the games back and forth to play

@HarryM1876 Год назад

My Xbox is full so if I transferred my games to external storage, how long would it take to re download them on to internal storage my internet isn’t amazing only about 100 mgbs

@blankname6629 Год назад

I think the external hard drive that you also have applies to how quickly it can be transferred over as well

@christiansantamaria7233 Год назад

@@blankname6629 yeah it really quick only 20mins for a 100gb transfer idc what anyone says thats Fast! With my wifi downloading gta again would take me 20hrs-28hr cause my wifi is that slow so i can happily just watch youtube for 20mins and it will be done transfering

@HarryM1876 Год назад

@@christiansantamaria7233 20 mins is very fast compared to the 6-7 it would usually take