Microsoft to Crack down on Non Microsoft Produced Accessories

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inverted3reality said:
I dont think this is a valid point because no one produced a hard drive that would be compatibile with the ps2 besides Sony, it wasn't needed for thousands of games, and the only way to technologically make an MMO feasible on a console at that time was a hard drive.

Resident Evil outbreak used it too, but it was primarily designed for final fantasy XI.

 

PS2s could use standard drives, but sony chose to lock them out for FFXI -- Infact FFXI was only sold bundled with that HD. Third party HDLoader software could utilize most standard IDE drives for backing up ps2 games. I have a 60gb seagate in my fat ps2 containing a bunch of backed up games.

The point is that Sony had a proprietrary hard drive implementation, but it effected few users while Microsoft's decision to use and enforce use of their proprietary drives effects many users and is a textbook example of nickel and diming. What Microsoft is doing is far worse than what Sony did. How else can I spell it out so you understand?