Xbox Series X/S expandable storage is expensive....

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Pemalite said:

eva01beserk said:

I looked into the direct storage and I never claimed the ps5 had 4 extra PCIE4 lanes, I said it had 4 PCIE4 lanes and the xbox has none.  What xbox claims as direct storege is an API solution but that again is more software. But again I could be wrong I just could not find any mention.

The Xbox Series X has 4x PCI-E lanes. It's actually identical to the Playstation 5 on this front.
Microsoft's approach isn't just software.

The Xbox Series X has only 2x PCIe gen4 going to the internal SSD and  2x PCIe gen4 going to the external expansion slot. So not identical to PS5 on that front.

source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-xbox-series-x-architecture-deep-dive

the expansion card is also only 2x PCIe gen4

source: https://www.hardwaretimes.com/xbox-series-x-storage-expansion-will-use-pcie-4-0-x2-seagate-reveals/

https://www.seagate.com/au/en/consumer/play/storage-expansion-for-xbox-series-x/