Xbox Memory Cards

When you buy an Xbox console, the memory card is not included. This is because the Xbox memory card is not really essential. The Xbox console has a large 8 GB harddisk built-in, which is used to save game information etc. Thus, an Xbox memory card is mostly useful to transport your saved game data to another Xbox, eg. when visiting a friend, or for backup purposes of your most valued game saves (useful for the truly paranoid hardcore gamers).

You may have wondered where the Xbox memory cards are inserted - and curiously, on the Xbox, the memory cards are plugged into sockets on the Xbox controller! Every standard controller has two memory card slots. We don't know what the designers had in mind there. Since the memory card is not essential, players wouldn't need direct access to their cards. Nobody would be have any need to frequently change or replace memory cards. We suspect that cost effectiveness played a greater role in this design. Not for the user, mind you, since the very existence of these ports on the controller probably contributes to the significant price of the controllers. Now .. imagine the rather large Xbox controller, fully equipped with memory cards, now weighing half a ton... ok, that's exaggerated.

Summary: Unlike with the PS2, the Xbox's memory card is not an essential item, and in fact you may never need one.

Here we list Xbox Memory Cards available at Ebgames.com. Xbreporter.com keeps you informed with daily updates on price, shipping information and availability.