I just bought a seagate external storage and was wondering why I can hold games on it but not play them
#External storage help
spring folio
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zinc crypt
You need the expansion card to play games. External Storage is not fast enough.
spring folio
You need the expansion card to play games. External Storage is not fast enough.
Can I have both installed at the same time?
zinc crypt
Can I have both installed at the same time?
Yes. The expansion card goes into a special slot at the back of the console and has nothing to do with a USB drive.