A recent issue of Famitsu contains confirmation that the PS3 will ship with a slot for a hard drive, but no actual hard drive included. The magazine has a feature in which all facets of the next generation systems are presented for the non-technically inclined (this is done through some hilarious cartoon drawings -- pick up issue 864 to see for yourself!). As part of a section detailing the hard disk functionality of the systems, the magazine states that, while Xbox 360 will ship with a 20 gigabyte hard disk included out of the box, the PS3 hard disk will be sold separately from the main system.<
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>Sony Computer Entertainment has been hinting at this approach for some time now, but hasn't specifically stated its intentions one way or the other. In a recent interview with Nikkei Electronics, a bi-weekly electronics magazine in Japan, SCE president Ken Kutaragi hinted that we could expect an 80 gigabyte size for the PS3 hard disk. Given the added cost of such a large hard disk, Kutaragi's comments seemed to all but confirm that the device would be sold separately.<
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>The question now turns to the cost of the hard disk peripheral. In Japan, Sony currently sells the PlayStation BB unit, which bundles a network adapter and 40 gigabyte hard disk together, for 12,800 yen.<
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>Famitsu is a Japanese magazine, of course, so this confirmation applies only to the Japanese market. We'll have to wait for comment from Sony Computer Entertainment America on the possible stateside inclusion of a mass storage device with the PS3.<
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HARD DRIVE NOT INCLUDED?
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CLOUDBOND007
Re: HARD DRIVE NOT INCLUDED?
Quote:while Xbox 360 will ship with a 20 gigabyte hard disk included out of the box<
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>I was hearing that there would be two versions, a more expensive Xbox that has the harddrive and a cheaper one without it. Maybe in Japan, you can only buy the one type.<
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>So the PS3 will be $400 AND have no harddrive? Overpriced.... <
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>I was hearing that there would be two versions, a more expensive Xbox that has the harddrive and a cheaper one without it. Maybe in Japan, you can only buy the one type.<
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>So the PS3 will be $400 AND have no harddrive? Overpriced.... <
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Indeed, CB! There will be two versions of the <
>X-box 360 and they are not limited to be r-<
>leased for importers either - for we her-<
>e in the states (aka US) will also have<
>the option to invest in either X-box<
>360 unit from my understanding!<
>Also, a third one is expected i-<
>f memory serves me well wh-<
>ich will house a 50 gigabyt-<
>e harddrive, but that re-<
>mains to be discussed<
>for the moment. De-<
>pending on what t-<
>he PS3 is capabl-<
>e of and the n-<
>ember of ga-<
>mes availa-<
>ble, it ve-<
>ry well<
>may<
>be wor-<
>th the inv-<
>estment, but<
>I personally wou-<
>ld not care to purch-<
>ase a PS3 without a ha-<
>rddrive unless the HD sep-<
>rately is less expensive than<
>the combo which I doubt much!! <i></i>
>X-box 360 and they are not limited to be r-<
>leased for importers either - for we her-<
>e in the states (aka US) will also have<
>the option to invest in either X-box<
>360 unit from my understanding!<
>Also, a third one is expected i-<
>f memory serves me well wh-<
>ich will house a 50 gigabyt-<
>e harddrive, but that re-<
>mains to be discussed<
>for the moment. De-<
>pending on what t-<
>he PS3 is capabl-<
>e of and the n-<
>ember of ga-<
>mes availa-<
>ble, it ve-<
>ry well<
>may<
>be wor-<
>th the inv-<
>estment, but<
>I personally wou-<
>ld not care to purch-<
>ase a PS3 without a ha-<
>rddrive unless the HD sep-<
>rately is less expensive than<
>the combo which I doubt much!! <i></i>