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Apr 6, 2010 5:30 AM
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Xbox 360 Consoles Now Have USB Memory Support
The calendar says April 6, and that means, as promised, your Xbox 360 consoles now have a little upgrade waiting for you: the ability to save data to removable USB memory drives.While Microsoft's own first-party USB sticks, due next month, are pricey, it's important to remember that you don't need to use them. You can use any flash drive, so long as you're aware that the maximum amount of data moved or stored is 16GB on any one device.
So go on, have a play around, get those all-important Mass Effect saves off your Xbox 360's over-priced hard disk and put them somewhere a little safer. Let us know how you find it!
a.)Can I connect to XBL and play online if I buy an Xbox 360 Arcade and use just a flash drive(s)? Is 16GB enough needed to store all the updates and required files? I need a new 360 and I'm on a low budget.
b.)Can't you technically use a total of 48GB worth of flash drive storage since there's a third USB port on the back? I don't remember if they said 2 flash drives was the limit.
a) Actually, the arcades come with 512mb built in, so you wouldn't even need a USB.
But I would recommend that USB anyways because for a lot of games theres free DLC and stuff that you might want, 512 isn't going to cut it.
b) I think I remember a 2 flash drives limit somewhere, but unsure.
a.)Yes you can connect to XBL and play online with an Xbox 360 Arcade and a flash drive of just 16 GB. The new Arcade consoles ship with a built-in flash storage of 512 MB, which contains the NXE update. A friend of mine had been playing Street Fighter 4 online with just a 256 MB Memory card after the NXE update. However, if DLC is required to play the game online, for example Burnout Paradise requires a 2 GB download, then you will have to have downloaded those files first.
b.)No. 32GB is the max. Microsoft stated that only 2 flash drives can be connected to the Xbox 360 at a time. However, You can format more than 2 flash drives for your Xbox 360, but you'll have to swap them constantly if you wanna use more than 32 GB.
Also i guess u would be fine as the lowest original size of the HDD was 20GB. using 2 memory sticks wouldnt be a problem either i guess.
Dell has the Arcades for like $160 right now.
I really wish I could trust the 360 because there are a few games I do want (Death Smiles for instance) but I suppose I can live without it for a little while longer ...
"only used for the wifi adapter and the HDD transfer kit."
You can use the back usb port for anything. It's the same as the front 2.
Using a memory stick won't serve as a substitute for a hard drive performance-wise nor in terms of backwards-compatibility.