A player received their Xbox Series S a week before the official launch of the new Microsoft consoles and found that the free storage for games and apps is limited – especially with large games, the Series S quickly reaches its limit.
Where does the info come from? On November 10, 2020, the next-gen consoles Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will celebrate their release worldwide. Some media representatives and influencers have already received the new consoles from Microsoft in advance.
And on Reddit, a regular player has now spoken out, who apparently received their Xbox Series S a bit too early. He has now revealed some details about the console – including the free storage space. However, keep in mind that this information has not been officially confirmed by Microsoft.
By the way, MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese also received an Xbox Series X and S in advance: Xbox Series X Unboxing – We unpacked the next-gen for you
How much free storage does the Xbox Series S offer? The Xbox Series S comes with a 512GB SSD. According to the report on Reddit, the small next-gen console from Microsoft effectively provides 364GB of free storage for games and apps.
What does that mean concretely? Concretely, that means that the Series S should have space for about 3 large games and some smaller titles, when “large” is defined as 100 GB or more. Although games on the Series S are reportedly up to 30% smaller compared to the Series X, as it operates at a lower resolution and textures are correspondingly smaller. Yet some titles like RDR2 or Modern Warfare including Warzone are already over 100GB on last-gen (or still current-gen). Other last-gen games are also nearing this limit.
And the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is supposed to be 136 GB with everything included on the new next-gen consoles from Microsoft.
In short: there will essentially only be room for up to 3 larger games and some smaller titles – how many exactly depends on the size of the respective games.
What do the players say about it? This information is currently being discussed in several large Reddit threads and there is considerable criticism.
Many find the free storage to be too limited, which is the general sentiment. Especially considering the fact that the Xbox Series S is a purely digital console without a disc drive. Therefore, an expansion of storage is almost mandatory.
Some also see the focus of the console already on the game streaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming, where no installation of games on the local hard drive is required.
How you can expand the storage: If the available free storage of the Series S is not sufficient for you, it can be expanded optionally – both with conventional hard drives (USB 3.1 is required) and with special memory cards designed for the new Xbox models.
More about this can be found here: You need an SSD for your Xbox Series X/S for 240 € if you love MMOs as much as I do
