I disagree cherrypie..people do like to collect things they can actually touch. mp3's have been around for a long time now, but people still collect cd's or vinyl.
I myself own alot of blu-ray and regular dvds and will continue buying them even if they figure out a way to stream equal quality HD in the future.
That beeing said, I am really looking forward to this update. Having more options never sucks.
I remember my brother introducing me to this. It was a very face paced game, and I really sucked at it.
i agree, makes me want to go find my dreamcast and play some Skies of Arcadia.
R.I.P. Dreamcast
this article is so wrong it's amazing this guy is supposed to be a "veteran games industry marketer".
Maybe a self-proclaimed title.
The most obvious argument for no security at all would be it is and has been failing since the beginning of time. the games are cracked within a few days, or as in this case, before release.
the only thing these security measurements are doing, is creating more reasons not to buy the product. As stated many ...
you can get the 120gb at amazon for 129$
then sell your old 20gb on ebay for 30$ to get some of that overpriced harddrive money back.
100$ for 120gb is still alot, but I think its going to be worth it to own an official microsoft harddrive in the long run.
and if you chose to "mcguyver" a non official harddrive in place of your 20gb your only saving about 40$ but also voiding the warranty.