I want to format my flash drives so my Xbox can recognize them

I don't have a PC or windows to install on Bootcamp, and when I try to erase partitions or create partitions as MS Dos, it simply allows the partition to be MSDos, but the Flash Drive still remains MacOS.
What do I have to do?

Prep Flash Drive for PC
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to MBR. Set the format type to MSDOS, then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
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