Major Nelson,director of programming for Xbox Live, has posted a blog which reports that Microsoft plan to enable users to save to a USB memory device. This will allow those that own an Xbox 360 to store Xbox files such as profiles, saves and game demos on removable media. The support will be released as a system update for Xbox live subscribers, and will roll out on April the 6th.
When a USB memory device is connected, the memory configuration screen will let you configure the drive. All you do there is check it?s working properly and then set the amount of memory you want to use. There is a cap on the amount of memory you can allocate however. 16GB is the max on a single device, but you can have two devices connected at any one time, which will give you 32GB.
As well as providing a more affordable alternative when the proprietary HD runs out of space, it means that flash memory can be used. Which will improve performance massively. And it?s going to make the whole experience more portable. Allowing files to be transported easily and content sharing opened up. Microsoft are working with SanDisk to release a branded drive. the Xbox 360 Flash drive will be out in May after the update.
