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Sony To Consider Bigger PS3 HDD For Japanese Market

While Americans and Koreans sun themselves from the collective glare bouncing off their shiny, whopping 80GB PS3s, other parts of the world make do with 60GB models. Japan, surprisingly, is one of them, but Japan's Corporate News are reporting that might not be for much longer, Kaz Hirai saying that Sony are considering "boosting" the Japanese model's HDD capacity, and also that they'll take user requests into account when making the decision.

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BloodySinner6088d ago

Why bother? Especially if you can upgrade the HDD yourself.

nasim6088d ago

an 80gig HDD roughly costs the same as 160gig to produce.

plus 80 gig have become obsolete so why not attract more japanese consumers with a new HDD.

It will not matter for x360 only since it is a dead console in EU and JAPAN

Kleptic6088d ago

yeah seems pointless...

although my 60 gig is already near full...been waiting for a better price on a 200+ gig...that way it will probably never need replaced again...

bootsielon6088d ago

I wish there was a 2TB HDD, but it would still not last, especially when I start downloading everything in HD. However, Sony should focus on making PS3 CHEAPER, not more expensive.

risk6088d ago

hitachi has released the 1TB HD not long ago, you can pick it up but itll set you back $400

TruthBTold6088d ago

I think they should just sell HDD for people that want to upgrade their current PS3's. No more models, but you couldn't be anymore correct. A lot of people are still waiting to purchase their PS3. Those people are waiting for a price drop. I don't believe bringing a new model with a higher storage capacity would be a good idea now. Perhaps later down the road when there is a larger group of PS3 owners then they could possibly go for a much more expensive unit, but for now, stick to improving what you have available. Im sure user base will grow during this holiday season, so many great games coming. My pick three are R & C tools, HAZE, and Drakes. Wait forgot about PES, those are the must haves for now, more would mean speding more money. I might add one more but already speding what... $240.00 plus tax.

MrSwede6088d ago

Why not promote the fact that it´s upgradable instead? A big sign next to the pile of PS3s saying "Not enough space for you? Go XL" and have another pile of 250GB HDD next to that.

kn6088d ago

How about a smaller cost. The cost has been shown to be the barrier to expanding install base. Why does Sony keep dancing around the issue with more pack-ins, additional SKUs, etc. Just push the price lower...

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12 PlayStation 3 Hidden Gems

With over 5144 games on the PS3, it is easy to miss out on some great games. Here are some of the best unknown games on the PS3.

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Rangerman12082d ago

Thought I was the only one who remembered Trinity lol very underrated

Yui_Suzumiya1d 5h ago

WET and Quantum Theory were both phenomenal

P_Bomb1d 3h ago

I remember Stranglehold! One of the first DLC packs of its time. A bit expensive, but cheap by today’s standards.

Chocoburger1d 2h ago

Another PS3 hidden gems list, and yet again Time Crisis 4 and Time Crisis Razin' Storm get snubbed. Such fun games, that shouldn't be forgotten. If only we got a home port of Time Crisis 5: Mastermind Edition.

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WET is something I wish they'd remake, they had so many great ideas but not all of them were executed properly

It had a lot of potential

Also Wanted Weapons of Fate is another game that had some new fun gameplay ideas.

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6 Games That Make You Feel Overpowered As Hell

While some video games overwhelm you with sheer scale, titles like Asura's Wrath and Doom Eternal make you the boss player right upfront.

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where is GOW (original trilogy)?

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Is The Last Of Its Kind

Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.

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SovereignSnaKe5d ago

It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.