Can i use a USB key (USB Flash drive) as a memory card for Xbox 360?

Can i use a USB key (USB Flash drive) as a memory card for Xbox 360?

if not is there a way to get my profile to carry over to my friends xbox so i can gain gamer points when we play together?

many thanks either way,

Ok but will a USB Flash Drive work?

or will it only go with an offical xbox memory card

oh bollocks, ill just stick to xbox live and points on my own, mabye get a mem card down the road but doubt it

oh bollocks, ill just stick to xbox live and points on my own, mabye get a mem card down the road but doubt it

Redman05

Memory card is defintely overpriced, I'd really suggest getting a 20GB harddrive.

but the xbox already has one, but if i replace his with mine, it wont load his

its all to difficult to do this process

if you could use a usb flash drive, then why would M$ even sell the memory card? This topic was probaly done for the PS2 like 4 years ago i bet you. The wii on the other hand doesn't have a nintendo brand memory card (or a Hard drive). They just use SD cards from what i know.

Get an aftermarket memcard, its cheaper.Cujo31

who makes a cheap aftermarket memcard for the 360 ? I havent seen any yet

This is a Microsoft developerd system - what do you think?

Unless your device or accessory has a striking Microsoft logo on it, you don't even need to ask

I just don't get why this is such a big deal. Yeah, I'll admit that the 360 memory units are a little overpriced for the size that they are, but come on, they still cost peanuts. I mean you managed to afford the $300 - 500 cost of the console, even more if your in other parts of the world, and each individual game costs between 60 -100 bucks depending on where you are in the world, I would assume everyone has bought atleast a few games to play on thier system.

The 64 mb card is easily found for $20 bucks new, between 10 and 15 used. The 8x (512 mb) unit is only 35 new and around 20 to 25 used. That's pretty dirt cheap. Just don't buy a morning coffee for a couple weeks, and your there.

If it's not worth it to you, fine, but this cheap memory unit debate is kind of pointless, they aren't that much.

I live in Sweden, and just two months ago I paid $100 for the 512MB chip, while the 64MB chip costs about $75.

Of course, the inflation rate is outta whack right now because the dollar is so low, but the prices are not even remotely as low as that which you mention here.

Even so, $20 for a 64MB chip is a complete ripoff, when you can get a 1GB chip for around $10.

If might not sound like much in small ratios, but as the numbers get bigger, it increasingly adds up.

I live in Sweden, and just two months ago I paid $100 for the 512MB chip, while the 64MB chip costs about $75.

Of course, the inflation rate is outta whack right now because the dollar is so low, but the prices are not even remotely as low as that which you mention here.

Even so, $20 for a 64MB chip is a complete ripoff, when you can get a 1GB chip for around $10.

If might not sound like much in small ratios, but as the numbers get bigger, it increasingly adds up.

UncleLev

I hear you, I know in some countries it's insane how overpriced some of the stuff is, but I was mainly referring to North America and the US prices, since around 60% of the install base is there.I can't know what a given item costs in every country.

Correct me if I'm wrong though, but if that's the case for you, then I'm guessing the games and the console are significantly higher priced there too? Which still I go back to my first point, that if you can fork over all that money for the console and the games, a memory unit is still a relatively small price if you have a use for one.

Again they are overpriced for what they are, no argument there,

Yeah, you are correct - the games and systems are way overpriced here as well, so that point is valid.

The Xbox 360 Elite cost me (4500 kronor) $700 and the PS3 cost me (6000 kronor) $935. Hell, even the Wii was a rip off at $430!

Most games cost around 600-700 kronor, which is up to $110!

Though, this is due in part to two major factors - 1) inflation - when I moved to Sweden the dollar was worth about 11 Swedish kronor, today the dollar is worth a mere 6 Swedish kronor, 2) tax - Sweden has one of the highest tax rates in the world at 25% sales tax.

Fortunately, PS3 is backwards compatible so I do most my game shopping for that on ebay. It sucks with the 360 that most games aren't backwards compatible though because these prices are obscene.

Can i use a USB key (USB Flash drive) as a memory card for Xbox 360?

if not is there a way to get my profile to carry over to my friends xbox so i can gain gamer points when we play together?

many thanks either way,

Redman05

You dont need a memory card to transfer a profile. Just recover it at your friends house.

Yeah, you are correct - the games and systems are way overpriced here as well, so that point is valid.

The Xbox 360 Elite cost me (4500 kronor) $700 and the PS3 cost me (6000 kronor) $935. Hell, even the Wii was a rip off at $430!

Most games cost around 600-700 kronor, which is up to $110!

Though, this is due in part to two major factors - 1) inflation - when I moved to Sweden the dollar was worth about 11 Swedish kronor, today the dollar is worth a mere 6 Swedish kronor, 2) tax - Sweden has one of the highest tax rates in the world at 25% sales tax.

Fortunately, PS3 is backwards compatible so I do most my game shopping for that on ebay. It sucks with the 360 that most games aren't backwards compatible though because these prices are obscene.

UncleLev

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!!!!! That's rediculous!!! And you guys still play games? I would've givenup AWHILE!!! ago living over there. lol WHOA!!!!!!

6th april 2010 update you can now use usb for all storage upto 16gbdigiflip

I'm sure the person who started this thread back in 2007 is eagerly watching these boards in wait of such a reply to his topic:roll:

Old thread resurrection....Just....WOW:shock:

[QUOTE="digiflip"]6th april 2010 update you can now use usb for all storage upto 16gbSerial_Killa

I'm sure the person who started this thread back in 2007 is eagerly watching these boards in wait of such a reply to his topic:roll:

Old thread resurrection....Just....WOW:shock: