Continue reading “Running The Xbox Series S On A USB Powerbank” → Posted in Xbox Hacks Tagged portable xbox, power delivery, USB C, usb c power delivery, USB Power Delivery, xbox, xbox portableĪnyone who’s owned a game console from the last couple of generations will tell you that the machines are becoming increasingly like set-top computers - equipped with USB ports, Bluetooth, removable hard drives, and their own online software repositories. has big plans for the future of the project, though, and we can’t wait to see what those are. While we’d love to see the whole setup duct-taped together into a ersatz Xbox portable, it would probably be a little messy. Running the Xbox off the powerbank, along with an external screen, is able to play Cyberpunk 2077 for an about hour before the juice runs out. Subbing in your own 12 volt supply here is enough to run the console without any problems. Just two wires connect the power supply to the Xbox’s motherboard. A buck converter is used to step down the voltage to 12 volts.Īs for the console itself, a lot of disassembly is required, but minimal modifications. The reason for this is that the only way to get the full power out of the powerbank is to run at its maximum voltage. It’s set up to run at 20 volts, which is too much for the Xbox, which prefers 12 volts. It’s hooked up to a ZY12PDN USB-C trigger board, which enables the powerbank and tells it which voltage to output. The project starts with an Anker USB-C powerbank, chosen for its ability to deliver a mighty 140 watts.
hasn’t built a fully handheld Xbox Series S, but he has demonstrated one neat trick: making one run on a USB powerbank.
Home consoles were never intended to be made portable, though enterprising hackers have always pushed the boundaries with various tricks and innovative builds.
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