Sony Continues to Baffle the World!
It seems that the only difference between the $499 and $599 PS3 isn’t just the HDD size.
the $499 model will lack support for Memory Sticks, SD and Compact Flash cards, no built-in Wi-Fi and will surprisingly have the HDMI output removed (necessary for achieving the much bragged about 1080p screen resolution).
I figured that Sony’s entire rationale for a $500 game console was that it could be marketed as a cheap Blu-ray player…but now you won’t even get 1080p out of the $500 model…they’re forcing [all 10 people who have 1080p capable TV's] to buy the more expensive one. Even ignoring that, the games will look worse.
Honestly, I would expect something like this from Microsoft, but I kinda thought Sony was a little more on the ball.
“Spend $600 or your PS3 won’t look as good as mine”…I wonder how many $500 they’ll even make. Seems to me it would cost Sony even more money by producing two units with actual physical differences, not just a HDD.
Source: 1Up
May 9th, 2006 at 11:21 am
Maybe sooner or later you’ll get the idea out of your head the Microsoft sucks, and finaly realize they know what they are doing and make very good products.
May 9th, 2006 at 2:14 pm
but….this post is about sony mike???