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March 24, 2004

PS2 Gets Internal Hard Drive

Sony announced that it will be enhancing the PlayStation 2 gaming experience with a 40G harddrive, now available in most retail outlets.

The much talked about hard drive carries a pricetag of $99 and comes pre-loaded with Final Fantasy XI, the first massively multiplayer online game in the much-beloved series from Square Enix.

The hard drive attaches to the gaming machine's network adaptor (available for $39.99), and the conglomoration then slides into the console's expansion bay.

Sony expects the hard drive to boost appeal of the PS2's online gameplay component, as well as a place to download game updates. No word yet on if players will be able to save games on the hard drive as per the Xbox.

LINK: http://www.us.playstation.com/pressreleases.aspx?id=186

Posted by gamegal at March 24, 2004 01:45 PM