PS2 Hardrive, ethernet adapter, keyboard, mouse ALL REVEALED

the package is not the online package and psera never said it was , they simply put up info and pics of the add-ons that will be available for the ps2.

Actually, the HDD on pricewatch all have a 3 year manufacturers warranty so they aren\'t refurbished.  A retail 40gig HDD is only around $130 for a 7200rpm, the 5400rpm are even cheaper.

Even if that is a Linux programming package, you can still get a good idea of how much it is going to cost for the online package.  If they charge that much for this package I\'d guess the online package would be ~$150 or more which is still too much.  Like I already said, since they will be selling a separate ethernet adapter I will just get that and hopefully it won\'t be super expensive like the DC ethernet adapter.

The HDD looks cool.

Originally posted by ViVi
The HDD looks cool.

I second that.

The HDD is the jap machine hdd where it sits by the ps2\'s side.  Ours in the UK slot into the back so we can\'t see it!  When I had my jap machine people said the HDD would be ugly but now everyone say\'s it\'s cool!

This is a pic of the 1000 unit japanese release of the linux dev kit.  I don\'t know what the final cost of a simmilar (non dev) package would be, but I would venture the 120-200 dollar US range.

[Bobs_Hardware]

most deals of this kind would fail.  why pay $250 for all that just as an add on to an existing machine.  Sony better make a sweet deal.  But then again...it does have the backing of Final Fantasy 10 and many other highly anticipated games

[edit]  helps if i read the whole thread before replying

I wonder if sony are planning to charge extortionate prices to us UK guys again.

Lets do a sony maths lesson.....

US Price Aprrox $250(£172)
Probably UK Price £250($362)

lets hope they charge us properly this time around

[BizioEE]

Originally posted by CygnusXI
You know what???

All you all, including psera are completely off base. This is NOT the "online" ps2 package .

This is a Linux programming package......A TOTALLY different animal!!!

Yes...""See the cheapest PS2 dev-kit you cannot use...""

SCEI has announced a Linux-based programming environment for would-be game makers. Going by the name of "PlayStation 2 Linux Kit Beta Version," the product is set for release in June for 25000YEN, much less than the average first-party Playstation 2 development kit.

This kit comes with just about everything the hardcore gamer has been asking Sony for ever since the PS2 launched:

Installation Disk

External 40GB HDD

VGA Monitor Adaptor (about time!)

USB 106-key Keyboard & USB scroll-wheel Mouse
Note that the kit comes with an external HDD, meaning it is probably incompatible with both the SCPH-30000 and the US Playstation 2 models...

http://www.ps2web.com/article.asp?id=1471

...are you all joking?  isn\'t it ?       This is NOT the "online" ps2 package !

now everyone thank BizoEE for squashing the drama, everyone jumps to conclusions wayy to fat, of course this wasnt the online kit, i mean its an external modem, and the U.S. has the expansion bay for INTERAL modems, get the picture, though it would be nivce to recieve a similar looking online kit, with a cheaper price of course