

Quite a few drives on the list below are compatible with the current-gen consoles, and some are even the best Xbox Series X hard drives. Regardless, if you get 1TB or more of expanded storage to play with, you'll have quicker access to them all. This late into the Xbox One's lifespan, chances are you have a pretty long list of games in your library, especially if you subscribe to Xbox Game Pass.

So in some cases, you may even find that using an external SSD gets you faster load times. Even in external hard drives, the speed of SSD vastly outperforms the fastest HDD. External SSD options are numerous these days and have become a lot more affordable of late. While you may not be able to install one of the best SSDs for gaming in your Xbox One, you don't have to go for a cheap and cheerful HDD.
