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Xbox 360 USB File Limit Increased

In March 2010, Microsoft allowed users to connect USB and hard drive devices to the console but only allowed a maximum storage space of 16GB. The new dashboard update this fall has increased the size to 32GB.

"The more our customers use their profile and download digital content, the larger the file size necessary to store that content and move it between consoles gets," a Microsoft spokesperson said. "Therefore we increased the size of the memory to enable our customers to take more of their Xbox profile with them on the go."

This story was first reported by Joystiq.

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  • well whoop-dee-friggin'-do
  • Good...Good

  • This changes everything.

  • Now they can compete with the Wii U capacity (I keed, I keed)...

  • So when the Xbox 1440 releases, people will finally be able to use their portable in terrabyte harddrives on the 360 then? Because at this point, it's looking lik eit.

  • It's like a whole new system. :D

  • I guess that's cool.

  • I'm never gonna fill up my terabyte hard drive at this pace :(
  • Alright then.

  • copying Wii U
  • As someone who practically depends on USB-based storage, I am really happy about this update.

  • Owned a 360 for 3 years, and I did not know it accepted flash drives. This will help my storage issues.

  • Wait, I've been using my 1tb external for a little over a year now. What am I missing, cause once I re-formatted my drive into FAT32 (which is retarded) it worked just fine and I've been using it ever since.
  • THANK GOD.

  • Geez, why all this song and dance? With my PS3 I just switched out the HDD with a bigger laptop drive and I was done.
  • About freaking time!

  • More is always better.

  • Staff
    Why is there a limit at all? Free our hard drives from this needless bondage, Microsoft!
  • Yay!

  • Great news for us Arcade owners.

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