Microsoft has announced that the New Xbox Experience will require 128MB of space. This, apparently, is raising some controversy, because there are apparently still four stubborn Sallys who refuse to buy any storage for the system. If you consider yourself a hardcore enough gamer to get excited for the NXE, odds are you're hardcore enough to want to save games. If you somehow fit into the oxymoron of a paradox that is the middle ground, Microsoft apparently has a solution. Ready for it? Ready for it?

Buy a freaking hard drive.

No, not really, but here is their statement. Sally, if you're listening, this applies to you:

"The New Xbox Experience will require 128MB of free space. A hard drive is recommended for the optimal experience, to take advantage of some new features, and to be able to enjoy the great movies, TV shows and games available on Xbox LIVE. While we expect the majority of consumers to download the New Xbox Experience without a problem, a small percentage of Xbox 360 owners do not have enough memory to accommodate the update. To help ensure all Xbox LIVE members are able to download the New Xbox Experience and enjoy its new features, Microsoft will be offering storage solutions to the Xbox LIVE community. We are not sharing details of this offering yet. Be sure to check xbox.com for more details in the coming weeks."

The NXE will be out on November 19th, so if your Xbox 360 is still running the copy of Oblivion you bought a few months back and you refuse to either turn off the system or buy a hard drive, you have some time to figure out what you're going to do.

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