Copy to a USB flash drive If you cannot connect your Xbox 360 console to the Internet, you can copy the console update from your computer to a USB flash drive and then install it on the console.

That doesn't mean there's no value in an external hard drive or SSD; instead, you'll want to use your chosen external device for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Original Xbox games via backward compatibility.

Support for external hard drives ... device. Xbox One, in addition to Xbox 360 and original Xbox, titles are supported, but tend to load a little slower than those on the internal drive.

If you've got tons of games installed on your Xbox, you might be worried about running out of space. While Xbox Series X|S consoles support up to 16TB external hard drives (which is more than ...