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Do you guys think Microsoft will use proprietary hard drives for the Next Xbox?

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Solnot
Posted 2/11/2013 4:58:45 PM
Do you guys think Microsoft will continue to use its proprietary hard drives for the Next Xbox? - Results (40 votes)
Yes, Microsoft will continue to sell its proprietary hard drives on the Next Xbox
92.5%
37
No, Microsoft will let us use any external hard drive we want for storage
7.5%
3
This poll is now closed.
The Xbox 360 started out with a 20 GB proprietary hard drive, then Microsoft eventually released 60 GB, 120 GB, 250 GB, and 320 GB hard drives for us to upgrade to.

Do you guys think Microsoft will continue to use its proprietary hard drives in the Next Xbox, or will we finally be able to use our own external hard drives like Sony and Nintendo let its customers do?
d3z1i0b
Posted 2/11/2013 5:00:01 PM
You looking like a pauper while he's running around looking GQ.
BilliePilgrim
Posted 2/11/2013 5:00:04 PM
MS allows you to use personal external drives. There are some caveats to that, but you definitely can.
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The Devourer
Posted 2/11/2013 5:02:10 PM
BilliePilgrim posted...
MS allows you to use personal external drives. There are some caveats to that, but you definitely can.


You can't grab a standard SATA 2.5" drive and throw it in. So yeah, they pretty much make you use a proprietary drive.
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jessica73
Posted 2/11/2013 5:33:29 PM
As long as it's as easy to make/buy a bootleg one next time around I don't mind either way. But I expect it will be proprietary again
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Chosen_one_41
Posted 2/11/2013 5:36:10 PM
I don't even know what proprietary means
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schmittycent2
Posted 2/11/2013 5:38:35 PM
Me either chosenone I'm assuming a built in or formatted hard drive specifically for Xbox.
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staticxtreme5
Posted 2/11/2013 5:40:42 PM
Proprietary

Adjective: Of or relating to an owner or ownership.

Noun: An owner; proprietor.

Now you know, and knowledge is power!
Slinky826
Posted 2/11/2013 5:43:24 PM
Since current rumor has all next Xbox's equip with 500GB HDD's already, this question is possibly irrelevant. Something tells me they will be built in and part of the system like the original Xbox, not removable like the 360 and PS3 HDD's are.
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The Devourer
Posted 2/11/2013 5:45:05 PM
Proprietary just means that it has to be branded by them basically. Like how you can't just buy a PS3 controller and use it on a 360 and stuff like that. Usually exclusive to a single manufacturer.

Like if the 360 instead of using USB used some weird ass connector they came up with. Or how their power plug on the 360 isn't something you'd see standard on other devices.
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