Xbox One Hard Drive Not Removable, Supports External USB Drives
The reason why Xbox 360 owners could not use third party hard disks was because of a sector on the disk known as the "security sector" or "security blob" which is signed by Microsoft with a private key would be invalid. Disks could possibly be encrypted this time around with a unique per-box key, similar to how keyvaults worked.
If Microsoft did choose to encrypt the hard drive, that would mean it would be more difficult to obtain game files since every game must be installed to the hard disk. Sony has proven with the PS3 that disk encryption adds very little to no noticeable latency when performing I/O operations.
With all of the cloud integration into the Xbox One it is really not surprising that the HDD is not removable. In their talk with Albert Penello, Engadget also confirmed that removable media will be supported for expanding storage on the Xbox One. What hasn't been confirmed though is whether or not it will work similar to the Xbox 360's expandable storage in that only FAT32-formatted devices can be utilized.
It can be assumed though that most modern file systems such as NTFS and the FAT variants will be supported on the Xbox One. If Microsoft also wants full control over the management of their files, they will again take the Xbox 360 approach by creating files with the chosen capacity, and writing their own file system layer on top of that.
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xboxfan7892Posted:
This reveal has been a disaster it has been so dissapointing every game they showed didnt look even close to how good the one the ps4 revealed and no removeable hard drive another dumb move by microsoft and all the tv stuff is just stupid and gimmicky i can switch between gaming and watching tv in like 5 seconds with 2 button presses on the remote so i dont see all that hand motion stuff coming into much use... It has already been shown with the galaxy s4 that the hand gesture stuff is just a pain in the but and a gimmick
DaydreamingPosted:
I don't like this most people hack on old games anyway and running out of space is gonna suck.
ChiPosted:
I don't think this is very smart.
Like Fans said, what if we run out of space? lol.
And I usually like to take my hard drive over to my
friends house sometimes.
Well see how it goes..
Like Fans said, what if we run out of space? lol.
And I usually like to take my hard drive over to my
friends house sometimes.
Well see how it goes..
AlphabetsPosted:
We'll see how this works out. Though still asking myself what if I run outta space -.-
ExoticWolfsPosted:
Good then bad, I usually move my HDD to friends houses and what not, but then less hackers. :)
Red-Sox-NationPosted:
IVIurdax941ITGWavelength Doesn't really bother me if it's removable or not.
to me yeah because if I wanted to play my stuff at a friends house, I would have to bring the console which is a hassle
Not Really Because It Looks Like They Don't Have A Power Brick It Looks Like A Ps3 Plugin Supply.
It will probably be the same as the current slim power brick.
generalhunterPosted:
Whyyou guys do you think they called it xbox one so people will think they're saying "xbox won"???
TTG_GYPSYPosted:
Well this bother some people but it doesn't make it uninhabitable it can still be hacked
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