Microsoft to release a 320GB hard drive for the Xbox 360

October 12, 2011 By Ryan Fleming

A new 320GB Xbox 360 hard drive will first be released later this month, and include a code for Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

The new Xbox 360 models are about to receive the option of an upgrade. Microsoft has announced through Eurogamer that it will be releasing a 320GB hard drive for all Xbox 360 S models.

For those that haven’t tried, replacing the hard drive in a new Xbox 360 is a simple matter of opening the protective door and gently pulling it out. As for the transfer of data, it wasn’t expressly mentioned, but odds are the new hard drive will come packaged with a cable that makes the transferring of all the data off the current 250GB hard drives included with the new Xbox 360s, a simple task. For those that purchased the new arcade model with the 4GB hard drive, the 320GB drive will be an even easier fit.

The 320GB hard drive will cost $129.99, and is expected later this month. As an added bonus, included on the hard drive will be an Xbox Live download code for Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

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agafaba at 12:35pm 12th October 2011 Likely the best use of an old 360 hard rive would be selling it, then using that money to buy a better hard drive for your computer.
1. Ian Bell at 1:09pm 12th October 2011 Sounds about right.
2. TechFreak at 1:43pm 12th October 2011 Well, the Xbox just uses a standard hard drive with their own interface to plug it in right? So you should have able to take it apart and put the hard drive into a separate external case, format it, and then us it anywhere I would presume.
  1. andrew at 3:19pm 12th October 2011 Sounds about right....xbox sells a transfer cable for it too, i bet there is some way to hack that.
  2. agafaba at 3:20pm 12th October 2011 Ya but you could sell the 360 hard drive for 10% less then retail, then with that cash go buy a much better hard drive and external case.
jesterking at 11:57am 12th October 2011 but yes, I agree, waste of money... 320 gb drive for $130? Too expensive.
Ian Bell at 11:10am 12th October 2011 Is there a way to still use the old drive you are replacing as maybe an external drive? Otherwise it would be a complete waste right?
1. jesterking at 11:57am 12th October 2011 Well... What would you use it as an external drive for? Game save, DLC content? I don't own an xbox, but I am fairly certain you can't do this without hacking it.