80GB PS3 Rumors - Blu-ray Forum

McBain · 03-29-2007, 07:18 PM

Rumors of a larger PS3 hard drive:

"Sony Working On PS3 'Elite' Model?"
http://kotaku.com/gaming/sony/sony-w...del-247972.php

haushausman · 03-29-2007, 07:21 PM

I doubt it.. maybe just some Xbox Elite backlash. Preparing for the worst kinda thing...

And has anyone come close to filling up a 60 gig?

nhaase · 03-29-2007, 07:23 PM

If this were to be the only difference, oh well. Now, I would be pissed if it included IR capability.

Jaren613 · 03-29-2007, 08:28 PM

I think Sony should at least wait for 65nm chips before they make another sku. Don't follow MS mistakes...

DezNutz · 03-29-2007, 08:47 PM

kotaku.com is almost as bad as joystick.com when posting enormous rumors.

PS3 already has interchangeable hard drive, anyone can "upgrade" it for alot less cost than 360.

theknub · 03-29-2007, 09:29 PM

or sony doesn't do a damn thing... why piss people off 4 months after launch? stupid and unnescessary

Smallville206 · 03-29-2007, 09:56 PM

I doubt I'll ever fill my 60GB so 20 GB would mean nothing to me.

dialog_gvf · 03-29-2007, 09:57 PM

One of the reasons I bought a PS/3 20GB version was I wanted to boost the hard drive beyond 60GB.

I went with a 120GB drive. CAD$100.

Gary

Sfblups3 · 03-29-2007, 10:38 PM

i switched my ps3 HHD to a 120gb from about 2months now.... lol

pbnbcr · 03-29-2007, 10:47 PM

That has to be a rumor and only that. Anyone could have made the picture. It would just be ridiculous, four months out, to add just 20GB. Anyway, I upgraded my PS3 to a brand new 100GB hdd for $50 (searching around eBay sometimes works!).

Nismobeach · 03-29-2007, 11:02 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if Sony does come out with an updated PS3 with a larger hard drive as hard drive costs come down and their capacities go up.

Sony could offer the updated PS3s at no additional costs to new end users as they don't have to reengineer anything to get it to work.

IMO there would be minimal fallout from current PS3 users as they have the 'choice' to upgrade to whatever sized drive they want to and still have a backup of EVERYTHING on their old drive.

Blackraven · 03-30-2007, 02:09 AM

This 80GB model makes perfect sense.

The 60 GB model will be the new base model (since Sony stopped 20GB model production) and this 80 GB model will be the new top-of-the-line model.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaren613

I think Sony should at least wait for 65nm chips before they make another sku. Don't follow MS mistakes...

I do hope they follow with this.

With this announcement, I don't even know when MS would make their move to 65nm chips (as those 90nm chips were scorching hot and noisy).

Dammit, MS, hurry it up with the hardware transition!!!

nobody · 03-30-2007, 04:20 AM

Why do you need to buy a new version of a PS3 to get a larger hard drive. Don't you know they're upgradable.....if you wanted to, just go buy a 200Gig hard drive for your PS3.

degas · 03-30-2007, 08:41 AM

I think it would be a strange choice to only "boost" it up to 80gb for a new model.
Too little is gained, a 120 gb model would be more likely in this scenario.

Garconis · 03-30-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nobody

Why do you need to buy a new version of a PS3 to get a larger hard drive. Don't you know they're upgradable.....if you wanted to, just go buy a 200Gig hard drive for your PS3.

Exactly. If anything, Sony would release a separate official PS3 hard drive, that was like 200GB. Sure, Sony doesn't make the hard drives, but they don't make half the parts in the PS3. They'd team up with someone to make an official one.

Gamekid · 03-30-2007, 07:30 PM

It doesn't really make sense to make another ps3 with an 80GB hard drive inside because we could take an 80GB hard drive by itself. Now if sony were to redesign the ps3 to be smaller with an 80GB hard drive, that would be a different story. I think that sony should work on a newer model for the ps3 because that would attact a bigger crowd then a larger hard drive. There's been rumors of a new PSP model in the works, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Maybe sony would reveal both a newer ps3 and psp model at the same time.

theknub · 03-30-2007, 08:00 PM

what i dont get is why we need a new ps3 already? lord alive, the thing is less than 5 months old and we're already having a debate. this isn't miscroshaft

Gamekid · 03-30-2007, 08:01 PM

Is it to lower costs?

slaizer2000 · 03-30-2007, 08:08 PM

It could be to lower cost. The other possibility is that now the 80GB hard drive is the same cost as what the 60GB hard drive was 6 months ago. So now they give you more drive for the same price it costs them.

Also sometimes the manufacturer of the parts discontinue a particular part or increase its size/spec. If Sony used up all their 60GB sata drive already or the manufacturer discontinued that model they probably decided to go with the 80 cause they had no choice or they got more bang for their buck.

Also possible Sony's buyer worked out a great deal on the 80GB drive so they were able to lower their overall cost since they do sell these units for a lost. So if they find a lower cost alternative they recoup some of their cost.

We should complain if they decided to put in a 40GB drive, not an 80GB one.

If you really wanted you could buy an 80GB drive and then sell the 60GB drive to keep in spec with the latest model.

And yes according to the manual it shows you how to change the hard drive so it would be supported. Just make sure you put in one that has the same speed and access times or better else you might slow the system down.

Gamekid · 03-30-2007, 08:11 PM

I agree with what you're saying. I really don't have a need for an 80GB hard drive right now. I have the 60GB model now. Adding updates to the ps3 only takes up about 10 GB of hard drive space. If you upgrade the hard drive, how do you transfer all the data to your new hard drive?

03-29-2007, 07:18 PM	#1
McBain Senior Member Member since:Oct 2006	80GB PS3 Rumors Rumors of a larger PS3 hard drive: "Sony Working On PS3 'Elite' Model?" http://kotaku.com/gaming/sony/sony-w...del-247972.php

03-29-2007, 10:38 PM	#9
Sfblups3 Member Member since:Jan 2007	2.5" hard drive i switched my ps3 HHD to a 120gb from about 2months now.... lol

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03-29-2007, 07:21 PM	#2
haushausman Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews: 5	I doubt it.. maybe just some Xbox Elite backlash. Preparing for the worst kinda thing... And has anyone come close to filling up a 60 gig?

03-29-2007, 07:23 PM	#3
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	If this were to be the only difference, oh well. Now, I would be pissed if it included IR capability.

03-29-2007, 08:28 PM	#4
Jaren613 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006	I think Sony should at least wait for 65nm chips before they make another sku. Don't follow MS mistakes...

03-29-2007, 08:47 PM	#5
DezNutz Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:24	kotaku.com is almost as bad as joystick.com when posting enormous rumors. PS3 already has interchangeable hard drive, anyone can "upgrade" it for alot less cost than 360.

03-29-2007, 09:29 PM	#6
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	or sony doesn't do a damn thing... why piss people off 4 months after launch? stupid and unnescessary

03-29-2007, 09:56 PM	#7
Smallville206 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Seattle, Washington	I doubt I'll ever fill my 60GB so 20 GB would mean nothing to me.

03-29-2007, 09:57 PM	#8
dialog_gvf Moderator Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:320	One of the reasons I bought a PS/3 20GB version was I wanted to boost the hard drive beyond 60GB. I went with a 120GB drive. CAD$100. Gary

03-29-2007, 10:47 PM	#10
pbnbcr Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:INDIANA	That has to be a rumor and only that. Anyone could have made the picture. It would just be ridiculous, four months out, to add just 20GB. Anyway, I upgraded my PS3 to a brand new 100GB hdd for $50 (searching around eBay sometimes works!).

03-29-2007, 11:02 PM	#11
Nismobeach Senior Member Member since:Dec 2006	I wouldn't be surprised if Sony does come out with an updated PS3 with a larger hard drive as hard drive costs come down and their capacities go up. Sony could offer the updated PS3s at no additional costs to new end users as they don't have to reengineer anything to get it to work. IMO there would be minimal fallout from current PS3 users as they have the 'choice' to upgrade to whatever sized drive they want to and still have a backup of EVERYTHING on their old drive.

03-30-2007, 04:20 AM	#13
nobody Active Member Member since:Jan 2007	Why do you need to buy a new version of a PS3 to get a larger hard drive. Don't you know they're upgradable.....if you wanted to, just go buy a 200Gig hard drive for your PS3.

03-30-2007, 08:41 AM	#14
degas Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 iTunes collection:1319 Blu-ray reviews:3	I think it would be a strange choice to only "boost" it up to 80gb for a new model. Too little is gained, a 120 gb model would be more likely in this scenario.

03-30-2007, 07:30 PM	#16
Gamekid Power Member Member since:Feb 2006	It doesn't really make sense to make another ps3 with an 80GB hard drive inside because we could take an 80GB hard drive by itself. Now if sony were to redesign the ps3 to be smaller with an 80GB hard drive, that would be a different story. I think that sony should work on a newer model for the ps3 because that would attact a bigger crowd then a larger hard drive. There's been rumors of a new PSP model in the works, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Maybe sony would reveal both a newer ps3 and psp model at the same time.

03-30-2007, 08:00 PM	#17
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	what i dont get is why we need a new ps3 already? lord alive, the thing is less than 5 months old and we're already having a debate. this isn't miscroshaft

03-30-2007, 08:01 PM	#18
Gamekid Power Member Member since:Feb 2006	Is it to lower costs?

03-30-2007, 08:08 PM	#19
slaizer2000 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Mooresville, NC 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:1117 Trading Score:21	It could be to lower cost. The other possibility is that now the 80GB hard drive is the same cost as what the 60GB hard drive was 6 months ago. So now they give you more drive for the same price it costs them. Also sometimes the manufacturer of the parts discontinue a particular part or increase its size/spec. If Sony used up all their 60GB sata drive already or the manufacturer discontinued that model they probably decided to go with the 80 cause they had no choice or they got more bang for their buck. Also possible Sony's buyer worked out a great deal on the 80GB drive so they were able to lower their overall cost since they do sell these units for a lost. So if they find a lower cost alternative they recoup some of their cost. We should complain if they decided to put in a 40GB drive, not an 80GB one. If you really wanted you could buy an 80GB drive and then sell the 60GB drive to keep in spec with the latest model. And yes according to the manual it shows you how to change the hard drive so it would be supported. Just make sure you put in one that has the same speed and access times or better else you might slow the system down.

03-30-2007, 08:11 PM	#20
Gamekid Power Member Member since:Feb 2006	I agree with what you're saying. I really don't have a need for an 80GB hard drive right now. I have the 60GB model now. Adding updates to the ps3 only takes up about 10 GB of hard drive space. If you upgrade the hard drive, how do you transfer all the data to your new hard drive?

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