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It’s an annual tradition for us here at Pure Xbox to poll the community about how you’ve been managing your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S storage over the past twelve months, and somehow it’s already time for the 2026 edition! Going back over the last few years, it’s interesting to see how the poll results have changed. (wild, right?)

In 2024, for example, more of you told us that your Xbox Series X and/or Xbox Series S internal storage was “91-100%” full than in 2025, but more Xbox Talking Point Features Storage Xbox Series X Xbox Series S Talking Point: Xbox Series X|S Owners, How’s Your Storage Looking In 2026?

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By Fraser Gilbert 5 hours ago : 59 It’s an annual tradition for us here at Pure Xbox to poll the community about how you’ve been managing your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S storage over the past twelve months, and somehow it’s already time for the 2026 edition! In 2024 , for example, more of you told us that your Xbox Series X and/or Xbox Series S internal storage was “91-100%” full than in 2025, but more people also bought some kind of extra storage option for their console in 2025.

In other words, it looks like Expansion Cards and external HDD/SDD solutions have become more popular as the years have rolled on, helping to slightly reduce the pressure of the internal storage limit for each console. Here’s a look at last year’s results if you’re interested: Related Articles Talking Point Xbox Series X|S Owners, How’s Your Storage Looking In 2025?

Why This Matters

1 Xboxian360 5 hours ago I have a 2TB HDD for older games and a 2TB expansion card for the newer games. I have nothing on the internal SSD to reduce wear and tear on it and have it only run the OS and apps. 0 2 darkswabber 4 hours ago I just had to delete 160gb of data to install Quantum Break (85gb) and its tv show episodes (75gb) 😭 The episodes aren’t streamable anymore sadly.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.

Key Takeaways

• 0 3 FrenchVaniIIuxe 4 hours ago I have an external HDD for all my One and 360 games and a Seagate for everything else.
• Jokes on me though, I fr only play Flight Som and Forza Motorsport now 0 4 Arcticpandapopz 4 hours ago Storage is a nightmare.
• I have 1tb expansion card for Series X games and a 4Tb external harddrive for Xbox One and 360 games.

The Bottom Line

Jokes on me though, I fr only play Flight Som and Forza Motorsport now 0 4 Arcticpandapopz 4 hours ago Storage is a nightmare. I have 1tb expansion card for Series X games and a 4Tb external harddrive for Xbox One and 360 games.

Are you here for this or nah?