Xbox Series X's SSD Can be Easily Replaced

The Xbox Series X / S features a Western Digital drive based on a standard M.2 NVMe PC interface. The drive can be removed, which should makes it swapping quite easy.

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The SSD used in Xbox Series X was developed by Western Digital and uses the M.2 PCMe standard;
This should make it easier to replace the drive, e.g. in case of a hardware failure.

Players around the world are already receiving their Xbox Series X and S consoles. Some of them are disassembling the devices, so we can learn more about them. One interesting report concerns the SSD - it turns out to be a M.2 NVMe drive developed by Western Digital.

Importantly, it is installed in an ordinary slot on the motherboard, making it very easy to replace. By comparison, in a competitive PlayStation 5, the drive is soldered on permanently (as revealed in an official video where Sony VP of Mechanical Design, Yasuhiro Ootori, showed the inside of the console).

"Inside the Xbox Series X is a drive that uses the typical M.2 NVMe format known from the PC. A screwdriver is enough and it's in our hands. I think that such an option is more expensive than soldering it directly on the board, but it will be very helpful in case of possible repair or maybe even extension to a larger M.2 drive!," we read.

It is worth reminding that Xbox Series X has a 1 TB drive, of which 802 GB is available for users. The storage of Series S model is twice as small and gives players a scarce 364 GB (although dedicated versions of games are reported to be significantly smaller). Both Microsoft's next-gen consoles will debut tomorrow.