{"id":477263,"date":"2010-03-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:545244"},"modified":"2010-03-26T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T13:00:00","slug":"usb-memory-support-for-the-xbox-360-coming-april-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/477263","title":{"rendered":"USB Memory Support for the Xbox 360 coming April 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\">&#160;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>On <strong>April 6th<\/strong>, we will be releasing a system update over Xbox LIVE for your Xbox 360 that will <strong>allow USB flash drives to be used for storing profiles, game saves, demos and more<\/strong>.&#160; I\u2019ve been testing this feature out for a few weeks, and I have to say it\u2019s really great. Once you take the <strong>system update on April 6th<\/strong>, you\u2019ll be able to connect your USB flash drives to your console and head over to the memory section to configure your new storage device. Once you do that, the system will conduct a one time performance and integrity check to confirm the drive is working properly. You will then be able to configure how much storage to use on the device, up to 16 GB. The remaining space on the flash drive will be accessible by your PC or Mac. USB Hard drives may work, but like flash memory, you\u2019ll only be able to use up to 16GB of space. Since performance on flash based USB storage is usually better, I <em><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">highly<\/span><\/em> recommend using flash based instead of spinning media like a hard drive\u2026it\u2019s just going to give you a <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><em>MUCH<\/em><\/span> better experience. <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also enhanced the memory management functions, so you\u2019ll be able to have better control on what you want to copy or move between storage devices. <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>A couple of points:&#160; <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can have 2 devices connected to the console at a time, enabling up to 32GB of simultaneous storage. <\/li>\n<li>The system won\u2019t just configure the device once it is connected to the console. You\u2019ll need to head to the memory area in system settings, select your USB Device, and choose from Configure Now (Format and Configure the Full Device), or Customize (you can choose how much memory you want configured for Xbox360 from the free space on the device.)&#160; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While any flash drive can be used, we are partnering with <a href=\"http:\/\/sandisk.com\/\" >SanDisk<\/a> to release an Xbox 360 branded USB flash drive in May that comes pre-configured out of the box and ready to go. I\u2019ll provide links to those drives once they\u2019re available. Until then, <strong>starting April 6th (when we release the system update) <\/strong>you can pop any flash drive over 1GB into your Xbox 360 and configure it as storage. <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/majornelson\/sets\/72157623576662307\/\" >I\u2019ve posted a bunch of screen shots that show you what the experience is like with a USB flash drive<\/a>, as well as a look at the new memory management screens.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Xbox 360 USB Mass Storage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/majornelson\/sets\/72157623576662307\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Xbox 360 USB Mass Storage\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/2730\/4463368603_3f31048232_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160; <\/p>\n<p>We hope you\u2019ll enjoy this flexible new way to manage your Xbox 360 profile and game data.<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\">&#160;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/majornelson.com\/aggbug.aspx?PostID=545244\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?a=EYLwf1MMDnQ:CFxzo68xAYg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?a=EYLwf1MMDnQ:CFxzo68xAYg:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?a=EYLwf1MMDnQ:CFxzo68xAYg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?a=EYLwf1MMDnQ:CFxzo68xAYg:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MajorNelson?i=EYLwf1MMDnQ:CFxzo68xAYg:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/MajorNelson\/~4\/EYLwf1MMDnQ\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#160; 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.&#160; I\u2019ve been testing this feature out for a few weeks, and I have to say it\u2019s really great. 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