PS2, Possible to hook up a hard drive to it?

[Bain]

Hey you all,

Simple question here, the extra bay area on the PS2... Would it be possible to hook up a hardrive to it? Do you think this is possibly a feature we've yet to see from Sony? Will it only accept a certain hardrive from Sony?

- Just some questions I was wondering.

The biggest thing I like about the XBox is the 40GB hard drive, no need to continue purchasing little 8MB memory cards, 40GB's is enough to hold a lifetime of video game saves :)

It would be killer if we could hook a hard drive up to our PS2!

[velocity3k]

The extra bay in the PS2 is for the Broadband Modem which is going to be released Mid 2002 in America for around $100.

[PM5K]

Umm... I'm no gaming guru, but I believe the x-box comes with either a ten or eight gb drive, not 40, but I could be wrong....

[Roger H. Veteran]

Originally posted by Bain

Hey you all, .....

The biggest thing I like about the XBox is the 40GB hard drive, no need to continue purchasing little 8MB memory cards, 40GB's is enough to hold a lifetime of video game saves :)

......

whoa.. where did you hear that? It's advertised as 10GB but it's... for most people.. only 8GB. That's still alot of game saves but i'm just wondering where you heard 40GB?

[digistil]

The hard drive will sell for $150, and the broadband adapter will sell for $30-$40. The hard drive is scheduled for release in Q2 of '02, and will be 40 GB. The broadband adapter is scheduled for release in Q1 of '02.

[PM5K]

Actually it's the other way around, at the last minute they changed it from ten to eight, but some people still got ten.

[Bain]

lol, I'm not too sure where I heard that the XBox had a 40GB in it, I know I heard it somwhere.. probably from one of my mis-informed buddies or something.

Ya, that would be great if SONY were to release a hard drive for the PS2, no more 8MB memory cards!

[mDagar]

Sony has released a HDD for the PS2 already in Jap. They SOLD OUT!!! :) And right now ... they are only selling Jap. Compatable Version.

http://www.psx2.com/features/hdd2.shtml

Readup on it , or see some pics (scroll to the middle of the page.) I think It is Very cool looking :)

40GB and with an ethernet 100mbit connection.

External Version:

Internal Version:

EDIT : There is an Internal (Goes in the expansion bay) and an external (the one you see in the pics above). Both have, I think, the 40gb hdd and and ethernet connection.

[X]

Cool.. Im going to be buying a ps2 just for FF XI and some other games :)

[mDagar]

Metal Gear Solid 2 and Grand Turismo 3 .. Two great games ... Just those two games alone could keep me going for a LONG time :)

I have never played any Final Fantasy games .... ever ... maybe should try start ... I think I'll be missing something seeing how I didn't play the first 9 :)

[EmuZombie Veteran]

Originally posted by DamN

Cool.. Im going to be buying a ps2 just for FF XI and some other games :)

you do realize that FFXI is rumored (not sure if it's been comfirmed yet) to be an online only, "pay-to-play" game...

I say if that's true, stick with FF X ;) not that I wouldn't mind an online only one.... just the price ya know? Not all of us are rich :p

[Bain]

xcert,

that is dead sexy and I will be one of the first one's to make the purhase when it launches in the US :) Thanks for the info mate!