Sony developing 200GB PS3

Quote:

"After sending out e-mails, instant messages, making a few phone calls, and doing a ton of reading through Sony's research and development charts, I found out that a 120GB model was in the works, but would not be a good choice considering the recent upgrade to the Xbox 360 of the same size -- not to mention the PS3's lifespan needs to incorporate a larger drive for future needs. A 200GB hard drive fits this model that Sony wants to offer.

A few other drives have been tested in between this 120 to 200GB range, but 200 seems to be the magic number. While that is thoughtful of Sony, it is also a little disappointing that they missed this when creating a console supposedly having a 10-year shelf life. The price point of the PS3 was in fact a large part of the reason. I am assuming that Sony is under the impression that we want to spend more. The U.S. market shows this with just under 10% of the PS3s being purchased at the lower price point."

http://n4g.com/ps3/News-35762.aspx

I thought TEH BLU-RAY was all that the PS3 needed.Titan_of_NYC

THE PS3 IS HUNGRY! IT NEEDS TO EAT MORE MONEY!!!

GS Hater Mods, F.U.P.

why? just, why? isn't the hdd user upgradable in the first place? why create a new model with a 200gb hdd when sony could just put out the hdd by itself with a lower price. let's have a look at the recent stupid mistakes made by sony:

1) add blu-ray so they can beat toshiba in the format war.

2) charge $200 more than the competition for something that has less exclusives, more ports (poor ports), barley any games out, the one "killer app" (rfom) is a generic shooter.

3) drop the lower-cost model just 5 months after launch.

4) say rumble is last gen then say their putting it in the future.

5) introduce a "true hd" game console and include sd composite cables.

6) now they want to introduce a 200gb model for what, $650, $700.

sony is probably trying to flop out of the system wars on purpose. when the new version of the ps3 flops, expect it to take down bd as well and cause sony to go bankrupt. 

why? just, why? isn't the hdd user upgradable in the first place? why create a new model with a 200gb hdd when sony could just put out the hdd by itself with a lower price. let's have a look at the recent stupid mistakes made by sony:

1) add blu-ray so they can beat toshiba in the format war.

2) charge $200 more than the competition for something that has less exclusives, more ports (poor ports), barley any games out, the one "killer app" (rfom) is a generic shooter.

3) drop the lower-cost model just 5 months after launch.

4) say rumble is last gen then say their putting it in the future.

5) introduce a "true hd" game console and include sd composite cables.

6) now they want to introduce a 200gb model for what, $650, $700.

sony is probably trying to flop out of the system wars on purpose. when the new version of the ps3 flops, expect it to take down bd as well and cause sony to go bankrupt.

latinrage69

[QUOTE="latinrage69"]

why? just, why? isn't the hdd user upgradable in the first place? why create a new model with a 200gb hdd when sony could just put out the hdd by itself with a lower price. let's have a look at the recent stupid mistakes made by sony:

1) add blu-ray so they can beat toshiba in the format war.

2) charge $200 more than the competition for something that has less exclusives, more ports (poor ports), barley any games out, the one "killer app" (rfom) is a generic shooter.

3) drop the lower-cost model just 5 months after launch.

4) say rumble is last gen then say their putting it in the future.

5) introduce a "true hd" game console and include sd composite cables.

6) now they want to introduce a 200gb model for what, $650, $700.

sony is probably trying to flop out of the system wars on purpose. when the new version of the ps3 flops, expect it to take down bd as well and cause sony to go bankrupt.

pimperjones

agreed. but it still doesn't make up for sony's ineptitude as a consumer based company. they just made way too stupid mistakes and idiotic decision in a short time frame.

why? just, why? isn't the hdd user upgradable in the first place? why create a new model with a 200gb hdd when sony could just put out the hdd by itself with a lower price. let's have a look at the recent stupid mistakes made by sony:

1) add blu-ray so they can beat toshiba in the format war.

2) charge $200 more than the competition for something that has less exclusives, more ports (poor ports), barley any games out, the one "killer app" (rfom) is a generic shooter.

3) drop the lower-cost model just 5 months after launch.

4) say rumble is last gen then say their putting it in the future.

5) introduce a "true hd" game console and include sd composite cables.

6) now they want to introduce a 200gb model for what, $650, $700.

sony is probably trying to flop out of the system wars on purpose. when the new version of the ps3 flops, expect it to take down bd as well and cause sony to go bankrupt.

latinrage69

Do you have any idea how many billions of dollars it would take for SNE to even begin to legally seek bankruptcy protection? 

http://www.ps3center.net/story-393.html

It seems that the 60GB Sony PlayStation 3 could soon be a thing of the past according to new reports coming out from the spokesman of Sony Computer Entertainment Satoshi Fukoka.



Satoshi stated on Tuesday that a new PlayStation 3 may not be far off by saying that "For users who vigorously store (games and other entertainment content) in the PS3, 20-giga is probably going to be too small, and even 60-giga may not be big enough eventually,"



The PlayStation 3 launched with two skus for the Japan and North American launches back in November with the 20GB model priced at $499 and the 60GB model priced at $599. Since then Sony has recently announced as it has been reported here at PCN, that the 20GB model of the PlayStation 3 has been discontinued and will no longer be produced.

 

[QUOTE="latinrage69"]

why? just, why? isn't the hdd user upgradable in the first place? why create a new model with a 200gb hdd when sony could just put out the hdd by itself with a lower price. let's have a look at the recent stupid mistakes made by sony:

1) add blu-ray so they can beat toshiba in the format war.

2) charge $200 more than the competition for something that has less exclusives, more ports (poor ports), barley any games out, the one "killer app" (rfom) is a generic shooter.

3) drop the lower-cost model just 5 months after launch.

4) say rumble is last gen then say their putting it in the future.

5) introduce a "true hd" game console and include sd composite cables.

6) now they want to introduce a 200gb model for what, $650, $700.

sony is probably trying to flop out of the system wars on purpose. when the new version of the ps3 flops, expect it to take down bd as well and cause sony to go bankrupt.

ramey70

Do you have any idea how many billions of dollars it would take for SNE to even begin to legally seek bankruptcy protection?

sony's doing a great job getting there as quick as possible. they're about to fire 2,000 people from SCEE (that's 10% of the workforce at SCEE), they're tv sales are going down the crapper (they're losing out to samsung and philips), the ps3 continues to lose $240 per console (doesn't sound like much but if they produce 1 million console and actually manage to sell them, that's a $240,000,000 of lost revinue, to make up for this, they gain money from the sales of software (not much out or coming out), micro-transactions and advertisements (hello, HOME!)). blu-ray, while somewhat sell well, sold only 160,000 units than rival hd dvd (860,000 to 705,000 according to sony's recent bd/hd sales report composed from nielson/videoscan numbers). sony is bleeding themselves dry and they will have to start selling off smaller, less profitable subsidiaries to make up for the losses. that's why they stopped manufacturing semiconductors (like the cell). it will cost them less to buy them than to make them.

Whats the point of having 200 GB? Educated_Gamer