Hope this is Posted Yet...PS3 Confimation of Bigger Harddrive Model

[mercilessming]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38989


http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6952


According the The Inquirer and DailyTech Larger Harddrive Version Confirmed and/or Considered.

[afedock]

Might be true, but is the inquirer the most reliable source?

[Scorch]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38989

According the The Inquirer Larger Harddrive Version Confirmed.

"According to the inquirer"? :rofl:

[mykevermin]

Good news? I guess? If this ups the price, they're fools. If the price stays the same, then it will be more appealing.

Personally, I'm glad my PS3 has an emotion engine included in it. I can upgrade the HDD if I want to, so this is a fine maneuver by Sony.

[benjamouth]

Can't you use an external HD on PS3's though ? Makes releasing one with a bigger HD seem a bit of a waste of time.

That being said I kinda wish I'd got a 20 Gb one with an Emotion Engine in it when they were about. Doesn't seem much chance of that now.

[dallow]

Sorry, it's been posted and discussed.

Really, what we really want to know is the pricing structure now with the 20GB gone.

[Apossum]

This possibility has been posted and no, it's not confirmed yet:

Satoshi Fukuoka would not say how big the drive was going to be, but it is only one of the changes he is considering

as I've said, sony should just make their own branded hdd's and stick to one sku.

[dallow]

They registered an 80GB model. There was a press thing wasn't there?
Olden news as they say.

[whoknows]

Also according to the Inquirer President Bush was kidnapped by aliens and replaced with a brainless clone.

Not really...i just made that up, but if it was on the inquirer I wouldn't be surprised

[guyver2077]

yea i heard earlier about a 80gb model...i could care less however as i plan to upgrade my internal one whenever i feel its needed

[RAMSTORIA]

"According to the inquirer"? :rofl:

the INquirer is a legitimate tech website. not the national ENquirer that you see at checkstands across the country.

[AshesofWake]

the INquirer is a legitimate tech website. not the national ENquirer that you see at checkstands across the country.


pwnage

[dallow]

yea i heard earlier about a 80gb model...i could care less however as i plan to upgrade my internal one whenever i feel its needed

Which is never, since the PS3 is pretty much useless for you.

[panasonic]

I doubt sony will release it now would be fucking stupid to jack the price up for 80gb

[Static X]

Wasn't it said pre-launch that there would not be just the two launch SKU's as they would change the hardware configs and other models/configurations would be available at later dates? Not the smartest thing, but I am fairly sure this was what has been planned for a good while.

[guyver2077]

Which is never, since the PS3 is pretty much useless for you.

lol... not when it comes to linux (but even that is limited)

[dpatel]

Wasn't it said pre-launch that there would not be just the two launch SKU's as they would change the hardware configs and other models/configurations would be available at later dates? Not the smartest thing, but I am fairly sure this was what has been planned for a good while.

Yea. Honestly didn't think it would come true. Those statements came from Ken K. if I remember correctly. They made it sound like they would make a PS3 version of the PSX.

[paz9x]

ot but are the 60gb availible in store now with or without the emo engine?

[GizmoGC]

ot but are the 60gb availible in store now with or without the emo engine?


http://www.brandtarot.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/emo-779578.gif

Do I get my own emo?

[whoknows]

:lol: hey gizmogc, you have a bigger picture of that? too hard to read

[jer7583]

The reason for the death of the 20GB and the addition of another larger HDD sku is simple. Sales haven't been as good as expected, they need to start making money on that system sooner rather than later.

Adding in a fairly cheap, larger hard drive that looks good because of a bigger number allows for higher priced units, units whose price increases is double or triple the price increase of the upgraded Hard Drive vs Old. Microsoft is doing the same thing with the Elite.

[Apossum]

I doubt sony will release it now would be fucking stupid to jack the price up for 80gb


after the elite was announced, I wouldn't doubt anything no matter how implausible it sounds.

I do agree though-- the extra SKU is not needed and would appear to be a fucking stupid move. "hey everybody, we pulled the cheaper version because it wasn't selling [lies], but here's a more expensive one. yes, the public didn't buy the 20gb because they felt like they didn't have to work hard enough for it!"

[paz9x]

:lol: hey gizmogc, you have a bigger picture of that? too hard to read
go ahead and post an answer to my quetion while youre at it, thanks a bunch.

[dallow]

ot but are the 60gb availible in store now with or without the emo engine?

You won't see the EE=less PS3s in NA stores for a few months.