WD launched the My Passport X portable drive for the Xbox One.
WD, a Western Digital company today announced the My Passport X portable hard drive for gamers. The 2TB My Passport X drive is aimed at Xbox One owners providing extra storage capacity for gamers to store up to 50 extra game titles, eliminating the need to delete previously purchased games from their Xbox One or PC hard drives.
In addition to added storage, gamers can use My Passport X to take saved games to use on friends’ systems without having to download.
“Game file sizes are expanding to 36 GB per game and upwards, and are projected to continue growing,” said Tony Tate, vice president and general manager of WD’s Content Solutions unit. “Console gamers are able to store on average only 10 games on the 365 GB out of 500 GB that is available on the onboard hard drive. The My Passport X portable drive delivers a fast and easy way to expand capacity and enables an expanded library of games on the go.”
The USB 3.0 drive lets users access and save files on the My Passport X portable hard drive in blazing-fast speed without a separate power supply.
My Passport Ultra X portable drive is available in the WD store at wdstore.com and at select retailers, including Amazon and Best Buy, and distributors in the United States only. My Passport X 2 TB drive has a Manufacturer’s Suggest Retail Price (MSRP) of $139.99 and will offer a 1-year limited warranty.