USB Memory Support for the Xbox 360 coming April 6th

Major Nelson - 'On April 6th, we will be releasing a system update over Xbox LIVE for your Xbox 360 that will allow USB flash drives to be used for storing profiles, game saves, demos and more. I've been testing this feature out for a few weeks, and I have to say it's really great. Once you take the system update on April 6th, you'll be able to connect your USB flash drives to your console and head over to the memory section to configure your new storage device.'

[Cajun Chicken]

Great! That'll save me on a overpriced harddrive.

[dangert12]

52gb all 2gether lol

[-MD-]

52GB sounds good to me!

[dangert12]

not great but a big improvement for a smaller price

[Convas]

Well guys, ultimately this is a step in the right direction + that's TWO rumors that've been confirmed by MS. 250 GB HDD, and now USB Memory Support.

Now there's this rumor about a Xbox 360 Lite and even bigger HDDs than the 250 GB .... hmmmmm. E3 is lookin' mighty fine, ehh?

[zeeshan]

I reallllyyy don't think that M$ will come up with a slim 360 if that's what you mean by 360 lite?

[zeeshan]

I have 360 Arcade and don't have a hard drive. My 256 internal memory has run out as Fallout 3, Bioshock 1 and 2 and a few other game saves have already claimed that teeennnyy tiny space!

Wait a second, will I need access to XBL to get USB Memory support? Cuz I am not buying XBL and use the free PSN for all online gaming/demo downloading.

[Cajun Chicken]

The reason why as a 'PS3 fanboy' I comment here is because I've been stuck with a 20GB 360 (without HDMI, may I add) for about 3 years now, I love a good XBLA game as much as a PSN game.

As you'd imagine, a 20GB HDD with a game install to avoid noise and about 6 XBLA games already and XBLA titles getting bigger all the time, it's been difficult to juggle around space and believe me, I don't want to delete and wait for any of my XBLA games to download again.

So this, again, if no catches is BRILLIANT news. No worries about not having space for Serious Sam HD FE and upcoming SE.

[darthv72]

If I may ask, why would not having HDMI be a caveat for your 360? I ask because I too have the original pro model and use the supplied HD cable to view 720 and 1080. People made such a big deal about HDMI when I see it as a convenience in a single cable. I do also have an elite using HDMI though.

On topic: this is really good news. In my case I will still use my MU to store my profile but now I can dl demos and move them between units without having to dl them to each. I am willing to bet you can install full games to it and if your GT was on there, you could play them from any 360.

We will obviously know the pros and cons once it hits and gets disected by the internets best sluthes.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

because then I will install full games to the flash memory to load. If so then my 20gb(13) will be enough for my other things. But I wonder if it will be faster than the 360 hd for oading or slower since its a usb port?

[Cajun Chicken]

Yeah, the component does the job. I was just stating how old a model it is. Actually, I'm really surprised how it's still alive.

Knock on wood.

[kevnb]

can you install games to it though?

[SuperStrokey1123]

This is retarded, first they ban peoples consoles for having 3rd party HDDs and now they are letting us use USB drives? Obviously the ban was done before xmas to push sales of hardware and nothing else. This is just rediculious that everyone isnt stomping mad!

Edit:
I should not have said that the ban was only to move units as its primary goal was to get rid of pirates, moving units was a second consideration. My bad.

[-MD-]

I highly doubt they banned people to shift more hardware.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Im sure it wasnt their prime objective but im certain it was something they considered and hoped for. they banned people right before xmas for having modded machines (which i concede the vast majority was for piracy but not all) which would allow you to use a 3rd party drive right before xmas, and then 3 months after xmas they allow you to use 3rd party drives all of a sudden... that seems on the level to you?

[darkequitus]

@super stocky. 3rd party HDD were never band, just memory cards. Get your facts straight. I have an official and a HK knock off and the knock-off works fine thankyou very much - exept orignal xbox emulation.

[YourCall]

Take you miserable whiny self back over to the wii side, and stop trolling. No one cares that you think this is stupid, your opinion doesn't alter anyone's decisions around here. All you're doing is adding to the whiny BS that plagues this place.

You're just another anti microsoft dude trying to spread you hatred.

[SuperStrokey1123]

No many people with 3rd harddrives were banned (it required a mod to do and thus MS banned them), you need to do a mod to get them to work and they banned people for it, so prehaps it is YOU who needs to get their facts straight. Im not pissed that they banned them, cause a mod is a mod and EULA says you cant do that, im ok with that (even though its LEGAL in my country), what pisses me off is that they banned people for it and then they turn around and say that its ok now. Its two faced and really really not cool. No one here should accept this action from any company, be it Sony, nintendo or MS.

Also @ yourcall

No one cares what i think? Well you have 1 bubble and are ignored by 18 people... so yeah im the one no one wants to listen to lol. Crawl back into your hole.

Also, the wii side? Why would i go there? Ive enjoyed all the systems (until my 360 for banned... for being modded to use a 3rd party harddrive) and if anything i would go to the ps3 "side", but as i love all the consoles and call BS on any of them when they do stupid things. Like Nintendo going all casual, that sucks for hardcores, MS doing BS things like this and Sony screwing up i speak the truth.

Im not anti xbox at all (i think the 360 has great games, hell i love halo and gears) but when a company does this crap... well its not ok and you shouldnt say it is either.

[KingME]

Having a bunch of bubbles typically mean 1 of 2 things around here. You either say bad things about the 360 or good things about the PS3. Your theory about people wanting to listen to you simply base on your bubbles is just silly. You have obviously not been here long or you have multiple accounts.

[SKUD]

There's going to be a catch some where. I just wonder how bad its gonna be. This is MS were talking about here. Maybe they will have some sort of "Approved compatibility list" for the external drives. Then those drives will cost you an arm and a leg.

[hamoor]

next
Make us use third party HDD

[divideby0]

good step...I have a 16G flash drive at home...now let me be able to use my 250G USB harddrive, like I do on my PS3

[Consoldtobots]

WOW

this is a MAJOR about face for MSs xbox division that seems to be quietly flying under the radar. Funny how pressure from the competition suddenly give greedy execs clarity of vision. lol

[Kingofalltrolls]

Now it wont be so hard to get your saves to the next xbox you guys buy after the one you're using now dies.

[darx]

All you have to do is swap the HD from the broken one to new one. What a dope!

[zeeshan]

This is good news.

[rexus12345]

Why the size limit?

[horris36]

I wonder Will I be able to use an arcade 360 withouth a hard drive to download games directly to a flash drive?

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

The whole point of this is to replace memory cards. Only now your memory card can be up to 16 gigs and most people already have some sort of usb flash drive already.

you can also install full games. Its usually around 6.8gigs max per disk maybe a little more. Some games like borderlands was only 3.2 gigs for the full install tho.

[AliTheBrit19]

Awesome.

[Zero 007]

on PS3 not allowed too used PS3 demo or arcade games too USB drive Buhahahahah
only for game saves

[Richdad]

How is MS becoming so good all of the sudden simple SOny is offering them cutthroat competition.

I would say this feature should have been on 360 since its launch. It's still a bit late but it's good enough for me.

[JohnnyHalo]

Another win for micro

[thehitman]

I didnt know that you couldnt use usb w/ 360... the things I take for granted on my ps3..

[bjornbear]

this is a given for me...i'd expect no less, but we have been spoilt my friend =)

i do this when i go t friend's houses t have my save game ...so this is like peanuts

but to 360 owners, i'm sure its great news to back up games n take em t you friend's house or wtv =)

[squallsoft]

wow, bought a 500 gb hdd for my ps3 for 60 bucks on new egg... MS ups the price for their drives... ripoff kings over there.

[labwarrior]

Because you definatly could not install more than 512MB games before, you needed a HDD

[maniactadpole]

that i can copy my movies, songs etc onto the xbox 360 hard drive via a usb drive?

[Meryl]

lol this is lame the PS3 had usb memory support from day one, ms keeps on adding extra, to cost you more and more because in reality the x360 is like owning a barebones pc