Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One’s hard drive cannot be replaced by users.

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According to Engadget , “hard drives in the Xbox One are non-user-serviceable,” though Microsoft senior director of product planning Albert Penello did confirm that the system’s USB 3.0 port will support external storage, “which can be used for everything the internal storage can be used for” (including game installs and downloads).Xbox One was announced earlier today and includes 8GB of RAM, an 8-Core CPU, a 500GB hard drive, a Blu-Ray drive, HDMI in and out ports, USB 3.0, 802.11n wireless and moreBe sure to check out more information on the Xbox One Wiki

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