Rudeboy2025 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Japanese magazine reports that Sony's next-generation console will not come with a default hard drive; SCE president says first model will be 80GB.Sony's PlayStation 3 will not come packaged with a hard drive, reports the latest issue of Famitsu. While the machine comes with a 2.5-inch hard drive slot, consumers will be required to purchase and install the actual drive separately.The news means that Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be the only one of the three next-generation consoles that will come with a hard drive. It comes with a detachable "outrigger" 20GB hard drive by default. Nintendo doesn't plan on the Revolution having a hard drive since the console uses 512MB of flash memory for data saving.For Sony, offering the hard drive separately will cut costs for the PlayStation 3, which is expected to sell at around 44,800 yen ($410) in Japan according to a recent analysis by Merrill Lynch Japan Securities.In recent interviews with the Japanese press, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi said that he expects the initial capacity of the PS3's hard drive to be 80GB. While Sony hasn't released any figures on how much its hard drive is expected to be priced at, a 2.5-inch 80GB in the current Japanese market costs around an average of 20,000 yen ($180). Sony sells its 40GB hard drive (SCPH-20401) for the PlayStation 2 for 10,479 yen ($95).Given Sony's past strategies, it is possible the company will offer a hard-drive-bundled PlayStation 3 as well as a standard edition. When Sony launched its PSP in Japan last December, the company offered the handheld machine in two packages: a normal edition priced at 19,800 yen ($179), and a "Value Pack" edition priced at 24,800 yen ($224), which came bundled with a number of accessories, including a 32MB Memory Stick Duo for saving game data. However, in America, the PSP Value Pack is the only option available.Damn it Sony, bastards, giving Xbox advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 That sucks. It's now making the XBox seem even more value for money.By not including a hard drive they sure are asking a huge price for what seems to be a console without one of its main ingredients. Even sticking in a bog-standard 20GB HD like MS would have been almost acceptable.Shame on you, Sony. Shame.P.S - Where is the source for this news article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudeboy2025 Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 Sorry, no source found at torrentspy and did a search and found that its found at Gameindustry.http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=9265 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 still doesnt matter with either ps3 or xbox360. you will not be allowed to put your own harddrive of 250gb or bigger. for you will have to buy these tiny harddrives that are not even sold anymore. no doubt for a over price markup. looks like people will again be moding in order to get the most out of the over price systems. they just dont get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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