Sony Playstation 3 Shipping Without Hard Drive

Thursday, Jun. 2 2005 | Author: jeremy

There is a story circulating that Sony will be shipping the Playstation 3 without an external harddrive included. They claim it is to allow users to decide whether they want a large drive or a smaller one. It could also help keep the MSRP down.

However the company has never said that a hard disk would be bundled with the unit at launch, and Chatani’s comments this month seem to suggest it’s erring toward not including one – and perhaps offering the peripheral optionally in the same way it currently sells Memory Card units separately from PlayStation 2.

Chatani also said that he expected people to unplug their hard disks and move them between PS3 units, implying a similar functionality to that of Xbox 360, whose detachable hard disk units appear designed to be portable rather than optional.

This could also backfire as users may begin to feel like they are being “nickel and dimed”.

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2 Responses for "Sony Playstation 3 Shipping Without Hard Drive"

cliche

June 2nd, 2005 at 6:25 pm
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Microsoft seem to be flexing the money muscle again. They report that their console will be about $300–which I’m sure is less than half of what it cost them to build it: Initial loss of a few hundred mil is chump change.

Sony must have been thinking about $400-$500 for PS3, but now, that figure is too high in comparison to $300. They cannot sell if they’re that much more expensive than the Xbox: Though Sony hardware is supposed to be better, most people see Xbox and PS to be about the same. Better hardware means higher price tag for Sony, but not necessarily consumers. So they’re bound to lose more money than Microsoft if they match the price.

Sony has a lot of money as well, but I’m sure they’re not nearly as comforable as Microsoft with the aspect of possibly doubling their initial loss. But the choices are to keep thier high price and lose sales and marketshare, lower the price and bite the bullet, or lower the price AND remove some hardware(and buying hatred). Not the best set of options.
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