Earlier this month, both Amazon and Best Buy marked down the 8TB Seagate Starfield Game Drive Hub to just $150 (originally $240). The sales at both retailers sold out quickly, but Best Buy’s discounts are back for its July Black Friday sale. The three-day sale will kick off tomorrow (July 16) in conjunction with Amazon Prime Day 2024.
8TB $150 (originally $240) | 5TB $110 (originally $170)
Compared to a 5TB hard drive, the 8TB Starfield Game Drive Hub is quite thick. As a “hub,” the 8TB version comes with USB-A and USB-C ports, while the 5TB portable external hard drive only has a USB-A connection cable.
In addition to an eye-catching Starfield-inspired design, each drive comes with a one-year warranty and customizable RGB lighting effects.
As mentioned, Amazon is sold out of both the 5TB and 8TB hard drives, and unlike Best Buy, Amazon isn’t restocking them. However, you can still buy the 2TB portable model for $90.
The Seagate Starfield HDD is officially licensed and you can also use it as an external drive for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Use Play Them – Xbox One or PS4 games can be played directly from the drive – so this may not be the best solution for console games unless you’re playing on a last-gen console or have a slower internet speed. For some users, deleting and re-downloading games on the console may be faster than transferring games back and forth between the console’s SSD and an external drive.
Instead, you can use the 8TB hard drive to store your largest PC games and other data.
Gaming is bigger than ever these days, so before all the big games come out this holiday season, consider upgrading your storage with one of these cheap external HDDs. The 8TB model will be the most versatile thanks to the extra USB ports.
