New PS2 Design, =\ Options

[donkeybeatz]

Looks like a capsule toy version of a PS2.
The price they have on there is ludicrous. But of course this is pre-order... for the Japanese console.
From what I gathered, the final price for this is $149 (I also found out that the Nintendo DS is the same price).

Anyway, it seems the network adapter is now built-in but this design made it impossible to install the HDD.
Why can't all the consoles have built-in modems =T

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[Crushinator]

Don't you guys remember the PSOne? Genesis 2/3? Redesigned SNES and NES? As technology advances, you can create the same power of console with smaller, more cost effective technology.

Console manufacturers always cut out "unused" expansion ports and such when they make these upgrades. Yes the HDD is integral to FFXI, but in the long run of the PS2 FFXI is not such a big deal, and how many other games actually REQUIRE the HDD?

This product isn't marketed towards people that have a PS2 already, or the hardcore gamer set anyways. Sony already has that market. This is a step toward capturing the market of people who haven't adopted it yet, and a low price+neato design is the perfect way to do it.

Remember, consoles and games are always way more expensive in Japan. This thing will probably be $100 by next year, if it comes out in the US.