Although Microsoft sells official hard drives for the Xbox 360, users can use many standard HDs if they know how to do it.  That is no longer the case, as Microsoft will disallow unauthorized storage devices with the new fall update. According to Major Nelson, “If you continue to use an unauthorized Memory Unit after the update, you will not be able to access your stored profile or saved games.”

If you’re currently using a memory unit that is not branded with Xbox 360, then you’re out of luck. Either lose all of your saved games, or go buy a new offical Xbox 360 hard drive.  This is a pretty cheesy move by Microsoft – not supporting third-party hard drives is one thing, but straight-up disallowing them?  This is bound to tick a lot of people off.

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