Major Nelson: Announcing the 320 GB Media Hard Drive

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Mythe said:

kowenicki said:

Mythe said:
I could get a 500GB for $50 for my PS3.... this seems like a rip off.

I'm pretty sure this HDD wont work with PS3...   

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I mean if you can get a hard drive that goes into laptops and ps3s for $50 with more hard drive space, it really shouldn't cost way more for less hard drive space on a 360. You can say "oh it's specially made for the 360 and it can't work on anything else" but Microsoft clearly made sure people could only buy their hard drives so they can make a higher profit and charge whatever they want. It's pretty much what Dell does with their computers.

I'm not against Microsoft making money, hell they can charge whatever they want, it's their company. But business wise this move isn't right when their main competitor offers a much cheaper option.

Yes you can put in a 500gb hdd on PS3 but last time I checked Sony doesn`t offer hdd`s for PS3 at all.

I agree that the hdd is too expensive however. Sony doesn`t actually offer a cheaper option nor do any 3rd parties actually sell PS3 harddrives. If you don`t know how to open the PS3 up and install a non-propietary hdd than you are out of luck unless you`re willing to buy a whole new PS3 for more space.