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Seagate and WD_Black Xbox Expansion Cards Hit Deep Discounts During Amazon Gaming Week

The plug-in NVMe cards add full-speed storage without game transfers.

Overview

  • Amazon cut the Seagate 2TB Xbox Storage Expansion Card to about $275, with the 1TB at $185.99 and the 4TB at $549.99.
  • Western Digital’s 2TB WD_Black C50 expansion card fell to $212 on Amazon after a listed price of $625.
  • Most of these offers align with Amazon Gaming Week, which Windows Central reports runs from April 27 to May 4, 2026.
  • The licensed cards plug into the Xbox Series X|S rear slot and match the internal SSD’s speed through Xbox’s Velocity Architecture with Quick Resume support.
  • The cards let players install and launch games directly from the expansion slot, avoiding the file shuffling required with external USB drives.