Gamers and microSD cards are well-acquainted at this point. For a slight markup you can get a XBOX-branded D30, which comes with a month of Game Pass, has a white stand and the light on it is green. They’re fast, easy to use, and can even be used as storage on your PC (don’t try to run games off them though).

These won’t run your PS5 or Series X games, but they will run any previous gen title perfectly, and store your newer games for use later. These drives are small, quiet, and even come with little stands so you can keep them with your console setup without messing up your neatness (if that’s a thing you care about). Western Digital sent us some of these D30 external drives to check out, and as far as freeing up space on your modern platform is concerned, they do the trick really well.

While options for storing and running you Series X|S and PS5 games are on the more expensive and esoteric side, there are all kinds of options for your previous gen library.

Storage solutions for consoles are pretty much a necessity now, especially with the latest consoles. Check it all out, and let us know what you think of this format! Gamer Gear Gift Guide WD_Black D30 Game Drives But for now, this is what we have as of publishing on November 19, 2021. It’s also possible more items might come through as we get closer to the end of the year, so if that does happen and the Stuff and Things in question are good, this spot will be updated. These are all gonna be products sent to me/us by PR companies, so do keep that disclosure in mind.

These are all items I’ve personally had my hands on, so if they’re in here I can personally vouch for their quality. Sometimes we get to try some things out for the site for various reasons, and we’ve certainly done just that for the holiday season. What’s good folks? We’re back at it again with another holiday gift guide, this time it’s a “Stuff and Things” edition.

Marsback zephyr