Sony says "no" to the PS2+HDD+Modem bundle rumors.

Originally posted by IronFist
http://www.coremagazine.com/news/5771.php3

I don\'t even know why Sony is trying anymore.  Their HDD plans will not be successful.  It is impossible to make the HDD sell well enough to get a lot of support from developers.  They should just forget those ideas, release the modem alone for like $35, and have their online games be online only to the extent that the Dreamcast games were or THPS3 was.  I wonder how big of a flop FFXI will have to be to make Sony realize this.

What makes you say that IronFist? Usually you have a basis for such strong opinions and you can\'t be going just by the old ‘console add-ons have never been successful\' axiom. The situation is distinctly different from the past and entirely unique for making such a rash assumption. So what gives?

[Living-In-Clip]

Final Fantasy XI stands a chance of being Square\'s first huge flop. I\'ve posted first opinions by the beta-testers, reviews of the beta\'s from various sites and everything states that it is not going so well.

Add in a couple factors for the HD/ Modem  and its certain death.

• NO bundle?!?
• Add-ons never work. Never the less two of \'em sold seperatly.
• A lot or should I say MOST homes still don\'t have access to a broadband connection.

THat is just a few of \'em..Online gaming won\'t happen this generation.

Originally posted by Heretic
What makes you say that IronFist? Usually you have a basis for such strong opinions and you can\'t be going just by the old ‘console add-ons have never been successful\' axiom. The situation is distinctly different from the past and entirely unique for making such a rash assumption. So what gives?

The situation may be different, but the general gamer\'s opinion of add-ons sure isn\'t.  Do you honestly a $100-$150 add-on will be successful?

Originally posted by IronFist

The situation may be different, but the general gamer\'s opinion of add-ons sure isn\'t.  Do you honestly a $100-$150 add-on will be successful?

Will it be successful? I\'m not sure. Can it be? Yes, without question. If online gaming were the only option, I\'d probably be as skeptical as you. Surfing the net, downloading music or movies  may eventually draw enough interest to make it work. I personally don\'t like sitting a few feet away from a monitor but a limited use, stand alone, webtv type product will never make it into my house, this PS2 add-on most likely will. There are also murmurs of a low budget 10 gig HD option, possibly cutting the $100-150 price tag way down to size.  Online gaming doesn\'t interest me at the moment but having it sitting there ready to go, I\'ll surely be tempted to at least give it a try at some point. Who knows, I could get hooked even on a crappy 56k connection with the right game.

Just don\'t completely dismiss it before it even goes on sale. It would be best to look at the trend over the first few years after its released before declaring it a hopeless failure.

"A lot or should I say MOST homes still don\'t have access to a broadband connection." - L-I-C

WHAT?! FFOnline is going to be broadband only? WTF? I thought it was going to be compatable with both 56k and BBA? I might as well not advance my plans to get a PS2.. I\'ll jus wait for a 100 dollar price drop at the least. It\'s not like you even NEED a broadband connection anyhow.. not for an RPG. I would have thought that PSO and Everquest would have proved that point. Post a link man, I have to see this for myself.

If it\'s true I guess I\'m sticking with PSO for awhile.

Candy is going to be PISSED. She dosen\'t have BB and FFOnline is the reason why she bought the PS2 in the first place!

[videoholic]

You guys are so funny.  You see nothing wrong with spending 50 bucks for a game that you are usually done with in less than a week.  Two weeks tops.  Yet you go nuts when sony wants 100-150 for something you will use for a few years.

lol

[Living-In-Clip]

Originally posted by SonyFan
"A lot or should I say MOST homes still don\'t have access to a broadband connection." - L-I-C

WHAT?! FFOnline is going to be broadband only? WTF? I thought it was going to be compatable with both 56k and BBA? I might as well not advance my plans to get a PS2.. I\'ll jus wait for a 100 dollar price drop at the least. It\'s not like you even NEED a broadband connection anyhow.. not for an RPG. I would have thought that PSO and Everquest would have proved that point. Post a link man, I have to see this for myself.

If it\'s true I guess I\'m sticking with PSO for awhile.

Candy is going to be PISSED. She dosen\'t have BB and FFOnline is the reason why she bought the PS2 in the first place!

I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly, Sony is basing their own online plan on broadband connections.

Someone please post some information on this to clarify it. I may be very well wrong.

Sorry, Sonyfan, you know I wouldn\'t purposefuly mislead you.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip


I may be mistaken, but if I remember correctly, Sony is basing their own online plan on broadband connections.

Someone please post some information on this to clarify it. I may be very well wrong.

Sorry, Sonyfan, you know I wouldn\'t purposefuly mislead you.

I seem to remeber reading that at one point they planned it so it didn\'t matter if it was 56k or broadband.  The information would only need to travel at about 56k to make the game run smooth.

lol, I posted in the wrong thread...

but anyway, Sony wants more money...