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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss, David Reeves, pointed out to Eurogamer that Sony is actively seeking to expand data storage capacity for the PS3. According to the interview, Sony initially launched with a 60 GB HDD built-in, but was forced to switch to smaller 40 GB HDDs in order to cut costs.
Now Sony wants to provide consumers with a first party, post-production option that will allow users to expand their device’s memory. Right now consumers can install SATA HDDs internally, or plug third party external drives via USB. The problem with this is that they are not certified to work with the PS3. Accordingly, Sony wants to deliver a simple solution that is guaranteed to work. “We’ve played the games with the hardware, with different hard drives and things like that, and we want to keep it very, very simple. We know that works,” said Reeves. “We’ve got a very, very low return rate on the machines that are out; we’ve got a great supplier, so we’ll keep that simple. We’re just going to play the tunes with the games, both at retail and online.” |
