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Title: Playstation 2 hard drive?
Post by: cucountry on July 26, 2001, 06:47:09 AM
Anyone have any recent info on the Sony Hard Drive. I have heard rumors of GT4 being online and i was just wondering how much longer i have to wait to get going. Im so bored with online games with my pc.
Title: Re: Playstation 2 hard drive?
Post by: on July 26, 2001, 10:51:44 AM
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Originally posted by cucountry
Anyone have any recent info on the Sony Hard Drive. I have heard rumors of GT4 being online and i was just wondering how much longer i have to wait to get going. Im so bored with online games with my pc.


Then buy a Dreamcast! ;)

No new info here, sorry.  

What exactly was the last we\'ve heard?  Was it 2nd Quarter 2002, and $150 for the bundle?
Title: Playstation 2 hard drive?
Post by: CygnusXI on July 26, 2001, 11:10:48 AM
NO.
The US HDD will be available this fall, presumably in November since that\'s when the first online game (Socom Navy Seals) will launch by it\'s side.

No us price has been announced. The $150 is for Japan, and as is with their games (and consoles) they always pay more. The US price will be LOWER than 150, but by how much, who knows.
Title: Playstation 2 hard drive?
Post by: on July 26, 2001, 11:14:19 AM
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Originally posted by CygnusXI
NO.
The US HDD will be available this fall, presumably in November since that\'s when the first online game (Socom Navy Seals) will launch by it\'s side.

No us price has been announced. The $150 is for Japan, and as is with their games (and consoles) they always pay more. The US price will be LOWER than 150, but by how much, who knows.


My bad, maybe it was FFXI that was coming out 2nd Quarter 2002.  Or some big online game.  That is when I plan to buy it, when there are a couple online games to play.
Title: Playstation 2 hard drive?
Post by: Duffman on July 26, 2001, 12:28:08 PM
do you have to have the hdd to play online?

I dont care about faster loading times or putting my own music onto the games for that much money.  All I want to do is play online.

is that possible without the hdd?
Title: Playstation 2 hard drive?
Post by: CygnusXI on July 27, 2001, 03:13:36 AM
No prop Trog:)

They will probably (guess) sell the HDD/ethernet together, but may offer just the HDD or just the modem.

If not, rest assured that Pelican, Interact, or other 3rd parties will come out with a usable modem. Probably 56k though.