The prototype of Microsoft’s next-gen console could be hinting at how we could expand the storage…

We already wrote about the first photos of the Xbox Series X, but we need to show one of them again, as there’s one port that we need to discuss.No, we’re not talking about the HDMI out, nor the Ethernet port, and especially not the USB ports. No, there’s something to the left of the Ethernet port that we didn’t mention so far. Thurrott’s Brad Sams believes that this port is going to be used to expand the console’s storage space. It sounds logical: both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 will receive fast (or at least fast in comparison to a regular HDD…) SSDs to try to eliminate the loading times. We might not be able to replace them that easily. Sure, in a PlayStation 4 Pro or an Xbox One X, we can swap the HDD out to a 2 TB one for example, but it might change.

Sames thinks the port’s size is about 31×4 mm. That is about the same size as a CFExpress Type B memory card. Here’s an example of that from Sony – 1700 MB/s reading and 1480 MB/s writing speed…

This card is supported by Phison’s PS5019-E19T SSD controller. We wrote about how it could be used by the Xbox Series X.

The CFExpress cards are fast, but they cost a fortune – WCCFTech writes that a 128 GB card costs 200 dollars. If you want a 512 GB model, prepare to empty your wallets, as that one is 600 bucks! (That’s even more than the potential price of the Xbox Series X! We don’t think it will cost 600!) The other possibility is an NVMe M.2 SSD in a unique case. It’s still expensive (150 dollars will net you a 512 GB model), but it has a realistic price.

The Xbox Series X will launch this holiday season.

Source: WCCFTech

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