E3: ‘Low-end’ PS3 to ship with wired controller and non-upgradeable HDD? (false)
Published May 17th, 2006 in Gaming, Technology, Wireless
So more speculation has arisen after it became clear that the ‘cheaper’ PS3 (the $499 one) will not have WiFi, a card reader or HDMI. This time Games Radar say that the $499 PS3 will not have wireless controllers, and instead ship with boring de facto standard controller, much like the core 360 system. They say a Sony rep stated that it will have a 20GB hard drive, but it is non upgradeable (unless you disassemble it). This is bad news for those who would just like to slap on a meatier hard drive. At least that is an option in the core 360 system. But, I think those that are serious gamers and want the bigger HDD would go for the $599 system anyway. It’s like how we thought the 360 was marketed at, but at least that was cheaper!
UPDATE: As one of my readers have noted, this is infact not true. “Both configurations will support bluetooth PS3 controllers. You can upgrade to whatever size of drive you like. The only non-upgradeable feature of the 20GB configuration will be the HDMI output.” [link]
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This is old news and has been proven inaccurate. The HDD IS upgradeable, and the machine will have wireless controller capabilities.
Thanks for that, I thought that it might not be true but I couldn’t find the link. I did say it was a rumour.