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Jan 8, 2007 12:16 AM |
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Originally Posted by Slayer X
(Post 359168)
Also if there is more content like the Ghost Recon AW expansion pack which was around 1.2 Gigs for future games your 12Gigs (because you don't get access to 8Gigs) will run out fast. Also Final Fantasy 11 takes something like 3 or 4 Gigs itself too. However the whole HDD thing was a scam from the get go when they advertised that you get a 20Gig HDD but don't tell you that you really only get to use 12Gigs. Heck for the price of a 12Gig HDD for my 360 I could get a 120Gig HDD for my PS3, MS isn't being too competitive now are they?
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14 gigs available, actually. I hardly think not being able to use a PC harddrive for a console suddenly makes it "not competitive". More storage space isn't something which is either a selling point (at least it shouldn't be) or requirement for games. And I hardly think it's a "scam" to advertise 20GB when the extra space is taken up by data caches that are required for games. Same way a typical PC advertises a "100GB" harddrive but then has 2GB taken up from the binary conversion, 2GB taken up by Windows, 1GB taken up by virtual memory, 5GB taken up by a recovery sector, etc.
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Originally Posted by StarmanDX
(Post 359219)
As if Microsoft didn't know about this well before launch, although it was obviously in their best business interest not to mention it. But hey, if you think paying $100 for a 20... no, wait, apparently 12... gig hard drive, and then having to pay even more for a bigger one not more than a few years later because your first one filled up far more quickly than it should have is a good deal, then that's your opinion.
Now, if the 120GB HD ends up actually costing ~$600, then there's a different problem here entirely. But somehow, I doubt that will be the case.
Anyways, it's not so much the people who bought one at launch I feel sorry for - it's obviously risky to get a launch console these days, and they've had more time with it. It the loads of people who only recently got one for Gears of War or for Christmas that should be angered by this. I think it's a safe bet that they wouldn't have sold nearly as well last holiday season if this had been known then.
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I still don't see how you're "required" to get a new harddrive as soon as you fill up the old one. Everything that takes up space on the harddrive aside from gamesaves and soundtracks can be redownloaded from the marketplace, so it isn't absolutely vital to be a packrat with the harddrive. If you were required to install data to the harddrive to play games, then it would be a much bigger issue, but the only game that requires that is Final Fantasy XI and every other game just uses the space that's already set aside on the harddrive for that purpose.
Yes, obviously the harddrive is a ripoff. Console (and handheld) storage formats are always going to be horrible for the price. $35 for 8MB PS2 cards, $25 for 512k Gamecube cards (then $30 for 2MB cards a year later, then $35 for 8MB cards another year later), $80 for 2GB PSP memory sticks, etc. At least the current Xbox 360 harddrive is large enough that most people won't have a problem with NEEDING to get another one as soon as they fill up, which I really can't say the same for about other consoles (the 20GB PS3 should be fine though as long as you're willing to delete the install data for games).
But like you said, it's more of a pissing match with Sony. 95% of Xbox 360 owners probably aren't even using up half the harddrive, but being able to slap a "120GB" on the box makes it look more impressive sitting next to a 60GB PS3 that costs $200 more. It isn't something that's supposed to attract educated consumers as much as it's supposed to sway people that are debating between the two consoles and look at which has the bigger numbers. Compared to a price drop (which was probably the only other option they were considering), it doesn't really screw over current owners any more than the alternative. And weren't a lot of people expecting a price drop soon anyway? I figured they'd have one within a few months after the holidays were over.
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