{"id":531479,"date":"2026-04-15T03:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531479\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:37:11","slug":"your-xbox-storage-expansion-cards-can-have-a-life-after-the-console-as-it-turns-out-you-can-use-it-as-pc-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/531479\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Xbox Storage Expansion Cards can have a life after the console; as it turns out, you can use it as PC storage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, the notorious Xbox Storage Expansion Card. It is easily one of my least favorite parts of the Xbox Series, especially when you consider you cannot just use a standard NVMe drive like you can on the PlayStation 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Instead, Xbox relies on its proprietary solution, and that remains a sore spot, particularly given the price, which still sits firmly in triple digits.<\/p>\n

If you did end up buying one and no longer use your Xbox, there may be a way to get some value back. A user on Reddit, u\/Dramatic-Shape5574<\/a>, recently discovered that a cheap PCIE adapter can let you use that expansion card as storage on a PC.<\/p>\n

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Despite being proprietary, these cards can be connected to CFexpress ports. (Image credit: Future)<\/p>\n

Now, as I said, or rather moaned earlier, the Xbox Series storage expansion solution is far from ideal. While it is more practical and less awkward than the PlayStation 5 approach, it significantly limits your options, and the price markup over a standard NVME is noticeable enough that some people simply cannot justify it.<\/p>\n

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With that said, if you are an avid gamer, these cards can still be a worthwhile investment. They are expensive, so it would be a shame for that spend to go to waste, especially if you have moved over to PC for your gaming.<\/p>\n

That is where this comes in. Reddit user u\/Dramatic-Shape5574<\/a>, posting in the r\/Xbox community, shared how a relatively inexpensive PCIe adapter can enable full use of an Xbox Expansion Card on PC.<\/p>\n

The adapter itself is a CFexpress Type B card reader, and based on their testing, the speeds come in at around twice as fast as a typical SATA SSD.<\/p>\n

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Now, keep in mind you will need a spare PCIe expansion slot in your PC for this to work.<\/p>\n

If you do have one available, though, this feels like a great way to make use of an Xbox expansion card you might have lying around.<\/p>\n

If this ends up helping you out, be sure to let me know in the comments as I\u2019d love to know how you\u2019ve got one if you try it for yourself!<\/p>\n

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