MSXBox.com meldt dat Seagate door Microsoft is uitverkozen tot premiere XBox harddisk supplier. Aanvankelijk werd gedacht dat Western Digital deze positie zou vervullen, maar zij zijn slechts tweede leverancier. De keuze voor Seagate is op zich niet vreemd aangezien Seagate al jaren de grootste producent van harddisks is. Het contract dat Microsoft heeft gesloten loopt van juni 2001 tot midden 2003 en heeft betrekking op de levering van 5400rpm drives uit de Seagate U-serie. Deze schijfjes zijn erg stil en zijn bovendien voorzien van Seagate's '3D Defense System', wat de schokbestendigheid moet vergroten indien pissige console gamertjes met hun Xbox gaan smijten:
Seagate Technology has been chosen as a strategic supplier of hard drives for Microsoft's Xbox. Microsoft awarded Seagate a multi-year contract to provide hard drives for the Xbox, beginning in June 2001 and continuing through mid-year 2003.
[...] "This is an important design win for Seagate as we work to increase our Consumer Electronics leadership," said Brian Dexheimer, Seagate executive vice president of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. "The popularity of video games as entertainment is undeniable. Currently, there are about 29 million game console players. Eighty-six percent of U.S. families with teens have one or more game consoles. As a category, games represent 50 percent of consumer PC software sales. This is an opportunity for volume growth in disc drive shipments, as the Xbox attracts a large portion of this audience."
Western Digital is another Hard Drive supplier for the Xbox. Because of the large quantity of consoles expected to be manufactured, several Hard Drive providers are required to meet the demand.