cleveland124 on 15 July 2008
| Rainbird said: This model has nothing to do with the current 80 GB model. I can't understand all the people who say that the reason for why the 80 GB sold better than the 40 GB is because of the BC. I agree, that is true. But when they upgrade the PS3 to have double the harddrive space for no extra cost, how will it not be a good thing? I can understand that people want BC, I do too, but they are not going to bring back hardware BC. It's not the current 80 GB model that has been downgraded, it's the 40 GB model that has been upgraded. |
The cost difference between a 40 gig HD and an 80 gig HD is.... $4.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822116046
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822116035
What this means is backward compatibility has become buy a PS2 and a PS3. And when the 40 gig, launched you at least got Spiderman 3 on Blu-Ray (approximately $20 value). So this isn't there best deal. This is confirmation they are taking options away from consumers. And a $4 upgrade, which won't matter for people that are not hardcore and will not be enough space for those that are.
