160GB PS3 to be launched on Halloween

KKLEIN wrote:The good thing about the PS3 though, especially with PSone titles, is it makes them look reasonable on a HD screen. Without that upscaling it's a blurred mess.

Tis true but still it's not 100% so again they should shelve it until they 100% BC with all their home consoles.

suzzopher wrote:

KKLEIN wrote:To be honest I wouldn't miss the BC in the 60GB model. It's simply a broken, poorly implemented feature.

PSone BC is in all systems, anyway.

But not 100% though so again. The best solution is a Slimline PS2 and PS3. Which costs a fair bit combined.

Most people with PS2 games to play will already own a PS2 anyway. I've never really seen the big deal with BC. I don't own a PS3, but if I do ever buy one the fact that I'd have to keep hold of my PS2 wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

Why are people being so short sighted when it comes to SKU's with bigger HD's?

As I see it both Microsoft and Sony believe downloadable content is the future, not restricted to games (which are getting bigger) or music files but also video services. That kind of content delivery will need a huge amount of space. In addition to that Sony will be launching PlayTV to record TV directly to the HDD.

To have these features you need more space, right? People who just want to play games can buy the 60GB/80GB version of each platform and the people who wish to migrate media over to a single box they can buy the 120GB/160GB of the very same platforms.

It's planning for the future.

outoftime101 wrote:

sw26 wrote:

outoftime101 wrote:Maybe BC will come back now that PS3 software is beginning to shift in decent numbers. It was only ever taken away in order to help bolster PS3 software sales as the lack of decent software saw many users treating their PS3 as a very expensive Ps2 a lot of the time. When you are playing God of War on your PS2 you are not playing Lair and Ratchet etc.

There really are no technical or cost-efficiency implications to it at all: it is all down to when Sony thinks the time is right to reintroduce it.

Personally I think the more likely scenario is for them to sell PS2 games on the store for download. It wouldn't be a popular decision with those who have a big library of PS2 games but I wouldn't put it past them.

Your comments are pretty feasible mate, but the timing doesn't make sense. They don't really have the infrastructure in place to deliver the Ps2 catalogue in online form.

Yeah they may wait until PS2 sales slow down, but I think it is definitely a possibility for the future if they can get PS2 games running fully through software emulation. We've definitely seen the last of hardware BC though, which is a shame in my book.

I believe the RSX is just so different to the PS2 GS that a software only solution is nearly impossible, it will be a long time if ever before we see PS2 games running on PS3 through software.

So don't hold your breath.

cooldawn wrote:To have these features you need more space, right? People who just want to play games can buy the 60GB/80GB version of each platform and the people who wish to migrate media over to a single box they can buy the 120GB/160GB of the very same platforms.

It's planning for the future.

Ok fair enough, there are also plenty of people who won't realise you can update your hard drive or who won't want to open their PS3 to do so.

However that doesn't explain releasing a new SKU 2 months after another one with a much bigger hard drive with extras at not much more money. Surely that is just going to piss off any one who buys an 80gb version over the next couple of months.

Is 160GB really necessary?

One general rule of data storage. No matter how much space you have, it's never enough in the long run. Something Nintendo is now finding out the hard way.

cooldawn wrote:Why are people being so short sighted when it comes to SKU's with bigger HD's?

As I see it both Microsoft and Sony believe downloadable content is the future, not restricted to games (which are getting bigger) or music files but also video services. That kind of content delivery will need a huge amount of space. In addition to that Sony will be launching PlayTV to record TV directly to the HDD.

Nothing so high and mighty, it's just the easiest feature in a console to bump up for a new (higher priced) SKU. Something big, and noticeable, that you can put on the box.