Xbox Series X Controller + 1TB Expansion Card Hands-On

So today is an exciting day. I am going to give you a quick preview of some of the upcoming Xbox Series X hardware

Now, I'm kind of limited on what I can show you at the moment. As you know, they've begun to trickle out, but there are restrictions on what we can talk about at different moments in time

However, this is something I can show you and I think you're going to be interested in

In front of me, I have the brand new controller for the Xbox Series X

So I'm going to do a quick comparison. And believe it or not, I know at first glance

it looks a lot like the old version, but there are some changes that have taken place

I've also got on the desk, the expansion card. This is a one terabyte module

for expanding the storage on your Series X. So I'm gonna talk a little bit about that

and actually show you how that inserts into the system as well. Let's kick it off with the controller

The shape of it is nearly identical to the old version. I picked this up and then this one

and it's going to be a very familiar place for anyone who's ever held an Xbox One controller

However, upon a closer inspection, you start to notice the differences. First, for me at least, was the D-pad

So the D-pad has changed into this sort of circular piece with these little ridges

as opposed to having the typical cross setup And it got a slightly more tactile clickiness to it as well comparatively

Now the other thing you're gonna notice on the front of the controller, and again, I can bring in this white one

also from the Xbox One to compare, this button in the center here

that is gonna be your share button. This button is gonna allow you to share directly

from your Xbox, whether it's a screenshot or a clip of your gameplay

Otherwise, the other two buttons on the front are the same as they were in the past

Now the other thing that struck me immediately was a slight difference in texture

The new model has a real grippiness to it. It's got these micro dots on it

that gives it a gritty feel almost, but it's gonna give you some confidence

when you grip onto it. The previous version had something similar, and maybe once I use this more extensively

would end up being a little smoother like this. But for the time being, this has a grippier feel to it

Another difference on here is up on the top. So now we have USB type C for connection

Oh, actually, maybe that's why I felt that this one was grippier because the triggers

have grips on them now too. If we run this comparison top to bottom

these were glossy on the old model. Now the triggers have a similar texture to the rest of the controller Getting back to the USB type C connector of course they had to modernize it It was micro USB on the old model However they opted to still go with removable batteries

How you feel about this, it depends on how you use your device. You can of course still pick up a charge kit

for this controller, it's around 25 bucks, which will put rechargeables in there

and then allow you to take advantage of the Type-C connection, but in a pinch

just like has been the case for Xbox controllers for a while. You can throw double A's in there and get some battery life when you need it

The bottom of the device remains roughly the same as well for your audio connection point for your headset and whatnot

And then the other difference is on the Xbox logo itself, which, as you can see, is just the styling is just a little bit different as well

So that's pretty much everything I can tell you about the new controller for the moment

That will change as embargoes lift, and I can go into more detail on the rest of the hardware as well

But next up, what I am allowed to talk about is the expansion unit

So this little guy right here, which is not all that much bigger than like an SD card

is actually one terabyte of very fast storage provided by Seagate by the looks of it

And you can see right here, it is one terabyte of storage. Now of course a lot of people are going to be running their games off the internal drive and therefore are gonna be interested in expansion I believe we actually have a price on this thing too now I think it going to be and I can very quickly show you how it inserts into the system I can turn it on

at the moment so as mentioned it's a quick preview but over here you have a storage expansion

location near your HDMI port and your USB ports. There's a protective cap on here. You remove that

It uncovers this metallic. It all feels very sturdy and structured. And then this just slots in. A little bit of it still hangs out

I don't mind it. It actually makes it easy to grip and remove and take with you if you choose to

Or to potentially have multiple storage devices if you're crazy and just have a huge library of games

So this is going to be small, convenient, fast storage and a superior solution

You will need to pay for it, but a more portable solution than carrying around a portable external drive and then just connecting that via USB

So there you have it, a quick preview. More Xbox Series X content to come, so make sure to subscribe for that

But for now, that's a quick glimpse at the upcoming controller for the Series X and the expandable storage

Thank you