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The article leads with this, the drives from Microsoft had a massive upcharge compared to regular HDD rates at the time. They were making a pretty penny with these.

Microsoft also knows if you have USBs connected to your console (: If any are connected, it will report back the sizes.

The later generations of Xbox allow any external hard drives to be used.

With breathtaking USB 2.0 speeds, yay.

I don't believe that's true? Xbox One and up use USB 3

Just get a usb extension cord