

In fact, you can only do so from the console's own SSD or proprietary cards sold by Microsoft. It's worth pointing out that you can't load Xbox Series X games from most external HDDs or SSDs.

That'll totally change the game for Xbox. As mentioned above, their SSDs are incredibly quick. Something both systems have is speed, though. That's quite a way behind Xbox's 12 teraflops, even if the Series X equivalent's 52 CUs are running at 1.825GHz. More specifically, the PS5 graphics are comprised of 10.28 teraflops and 36 CUs at 2.23GHz. Although Sony's new CPU is only a few points below (it's otherwise identical), the GPU is lagging by a few teraflops. Indeed, if you dig into the numbers, the PS5 lags just slightly behind the Series X. To translate, that's enough grunt to give the Series X an advantage over its competitors, Google Stadia and Sony's PS5. This accompanies 16GB RAM, the option of expandable storage/external hard drives, and a 4K UHD Blu-ray disc drive. Xbox Series X design impressions: You know the specs, but how does the hardware handle in the wild? Here's our extended impressions on the Xbox Series X console and its industrial design.
