it isn't just cost, but durability. hdd's output a good bit of heat, and they're large so they increase the size needed for the console itself. sd cards are solid state, no moving parts to wear out, and you can throw them down a flight of stairs while they're running and nothing will happen. i don't mind moving away from the hdd, so long as they offer up a suitable alternative. Especially if they allow the use of an external usb hard drive, which will enable us to use our ...
$30-40 for one part in a console that contains many, many parts isn't cheap. you have to look at the big picture. They want to keep costs low so it'll appeal to a wider audience. They're better off letting the end user choose their own storage medium and size as an add on than spending that much on putting a hard drive in the console.
Also, HDD size isn't a metric to use when it comes to cost, as a 20GB drive will cost you a lot more these days to buy than a ...
I'd imagine it supports external storage. Hard drives are expensive to manufacture, and not having one allows ninty more room for more powerful hardware. you always can toss in a SD card or external USB hard drive and have the same functionality.
This article was written by an idiot who tries to pass off opinion as fact.
hmm.. ok. let's look at the measures Sony has taken to prevent ps3 from being hacked, as you say.
1. they used a random key code that is generated at the hardware level to secure ps3... but that "random" number just happened to be the same number every time. once that was figured out, ps3 had been cracked at the very core.
2. they were warned that PSN had very big holes in it's security 2 months ago, and that credit card numbers were vulnera...
oh yeah, Anon sure bitch slapped Sony good with this one (assuming it was them... but even if it wasn't they definitely kickstarted this whole thing that eventually spun out of control). I agree there. And I hate them for it. I hate them very much. All I'm saying is there is proof that Sony ignored warnings which left us vulnerable, which means they are partially to blame for doing that.
Oh no, if you read the comments from the idiot fanboys in this article, Sony isn't to blame at all. Nevermind that hackers had warned Sony about this back in February and they did absolutely nothing to fix it, as the article states.
http://n4g.com/news/751903/...
I've always been one of Sony's biggest supporters, you...
So, if you put your kid in day care, and while they're all playing inside the building, an intruder comes in and snatches up your kid from the middle of a room full of kids and daycare employees, and runs out the door. The daycare said they locked the door, but it was a lock that could be picked with a toothpick in 5 seconds. Should the daycare be held liable for your child being kidnapped? After all, they were the victim of the intruder, so it's not their fault right? Nevermind that ...
So that gives the people who are in charge of keeping that information private the right to slack on the job, provide inadequate security systems to protect that data, and expose our personal data to hackers by leaving holes in the security big enough to toss the Titanic through?
Yes, credit card fraud happens every day. That doesn't mean we shouldn't hold those who enable it accountable when our personal data is compromised.
One reason why I was careful to detail Anon's role in sharing the blame, explaining exactly why they were at fault.
Anon really did screw Sony up bad with this one. This is far worse than a bloody nose from the network being down a week... This is serious damage to Sony's reputation and the trust of it's customers. It's going to cost them dearly. It's sad really, they've come a long way since this gen began, even about to pass up the 360 at the current...
Shit does happen, but this is far from being a "drama queen". We PSN users are now at risk of having our cash stolen from us. This isn't just whining about something we should just let go of and "move on". This is a serious threat to our credit, bank accounts, etc... Now we all have to issue fraud alerts to our banks, credit agencies, etc... which will make ordering things online or getting loans a pain in the ass due to the additional checks and balances in place afte...
They already said "Sony did it".
http://news.yahoo.com/s/dig...
You don't even know what's under this one's hood...
you could make a PC, but then you'd miss out on all their killer franchises, and you'd spend enough to buy all 3 HD consoles (including this one) to build a PC that could run games better than it will.
PC's are office machines retrofitted for gaming... having a closed system always has it's advantages. just because it's parts might not be as powerful doesn't mean you won't get as much out of it as you would a good PC. I don't think anyone out ...
Joel... the typical definition of a consumer who consumes just for the sake of consuming. "NEW! NEW! MUST HAVE NEW!"
the pics are likely not the actual console, but a miniature mockup.
I disagree, as if that were the case you'd see a similar shine around other edges around that logo as well (especially on the zig-zag line in the center). That logo is definitely reflective.
compared to this (more legit looking) pic that was leaked, the design is the same but the nintendo letters on the side are not silver. this is either a smaller than full size model made as a proof of concept, or a very elaborate fake. There's no way in hell it'll be that small though.
http://www.gamertagradio.co...
could just be a mock up, kinda similar to how the ps3 slims that leaked out in the wild prior to launch were nothing more than hollow cases, but were made by Sony just to show what the final system would look like.
The article wasn't published... it's been fixed.