It was? None of this makes sense. How are they cutting it out of software, just for one variation?
It was? None of this makes sense. How are they cutting it out of software, just for one variation?
Anyway, my point was, a 40GB only SKU?! Is there something going on with HDDs that we're all utterly oblivious to? If it costs no more to add an 80GB HDD, and you'll have more room to sell stuff, and run that digital recording that's supposed to be coming out next year... I can see why they needa smaller HDD to make the box 'cheaper' than the 60GB, which they want to phase out, but then they're left with a restricted box. This whole multiple SKU thing is just plain sucky! Confusing and overcomplicating, especially with features coming and going.
Why was SACD removed from the 40GB?
That one makes literally no sense what so ever.
Perhaps there is a license fee coupled to it and maybe they thought it did not add the extra attraction to match the extra cost?
40GB is said to be appearing in NA in November at $400.I have the impression Sony is propose some kind of experience/testing with this new ps3 40GB * inf Europe first ,and if has good acceptance we probably will see this model in the USA, japan and others(as default model? who nows).
Good management doesn't get stuck to prior investments. Good management is all about 'where are we going and where are we now.' Whatever Sony have invested in BC, that money is spent. If they can't use that investment to generate extra income, it can only be viewed as a cost. If adding BC cost them $300 million to develop and costs $10 per unit to implement (pie in the sky figures) the choice isn't 'we've spent $300 million already so may as well use that investment and add the BC' but instead is 'we've spent $300 million already, do we really want to lose more on this?'I have no idea exactly how much they have invested in the PS1/PS2 emulator but I'm guessing it wasn't very cheap.
Are they really going to discontinue it at this point? I think not.
Oh my good, no SACD? The best SACD player will not play it anymore?http://au.playstation.com/assets/images/ps3/keydifferences.jpg
Realy I don't understand what's going on anymore with Sony.
Oh my good, no SACD? The best SACD player will not play it anymore?
I have to buy the 60GB now.
It seems Sony doesn't want you to get rid of the trusty old PS2's and PSTwo's, maybe they even want to sell some more of those to households that already bought a PS3.
It's not about cost, its about differentiation. The same goes for SACD.Anyway, my point was, a 40GB only SKU?! Is there something going on with HDDs that we're all utterly oblivious to? If it costs no more to add an 80GB HDD, and you'll have more room to sell stuff, and run that digital recording that's supposed to be coming out next year...
Yeah, SACD was always a pretty fancy high-end feature to be in the PS3, but I wouldn't imagine it would cost them much of anything to keep it in, given that the drive is capable of reading the Pit Signal Processing copy protection feature on SACD discs.
Which means, I suppose, that they are using a newer and slightly less featured drive on the 40 gig unit. Certainly it can't cost them anything to do the SACD decode with Cell, other than possibly licensing fees to Phillips (?)
Agreed - and it's not out of the question for them to offer upgrades for a fee later that unlock some of those features on lower end units.Mintmaster said:It's not about cost, its about differentiation. The same goes for SACD.