Xbox Series X and S owners are getting their best shot at affordable storage expansion in months. Seagate and Western Digital have slashed prices on their proprietary storage cards during Amazon's October Prime Day, with some hitting all-time lows that beat July's pricing.
Xbox gamers know the struggle all too well - you buy a shiny new console only to discover that modern games like Call of Duty can devour over 100GB of storage space each. That reality check comes fast when you're constantly juggling which games to keep installed on your Xbox Series S or X.
Microsoft's consoles ship with limited internal storage, and while you can store games on regular USB drives, you'll need to transfer them back to play - a process that can take hours depending on your internet speed. The only real solution? Proprietary expansion cards from Seagate and Western Digital that plug directly into the console.
These aren't cheap upgrades, which makes the current Prime Day pricing particularly noteworthy. Western Digital's 512GB WD Black C50 expansion card is down to $85.99 at Amazon - just $8 off its regular price but still the second-lowest we've seen since May. The sweet spot 1TB version drops to $119.99, marking its best price since July's Prime Day event.
Seagate's competing cards start at 1TB and are seeing even steeper discounts. The 1TB model hits $123.49 at both Amazon and Best Buy, beating last Prime Day's pricing. But the real standout is the 4TB card - the largest configuration available from either company - now at $379.99, a massive $120 discount that represents a new all-time low.
These cards aren't just convenient storage - they're engineered to match the Xbox's internal SSD speeds, meaning games run identically whether they're on internal or expansion storage. No cables, no compatibility headaches, just plug-and-play expansion that slots into the back of your console.
The math on storage needs gets brutal quickly. Popular games like Fortnite require over 86GB, while smaller indie titles like Stardew Valley barely touch 1.53GB. Most AAA releases land somewhere in the middle, but day-one patches can add dozens of gigabytes before you even start playing.
For subscribers, expansion storage isn't just nice-to-have - it's practically essential. adds new games monthly to the service, and many subscribers find themselves in constant delete-and-download cycles without additional storage capacity.
