Will prices on PS/3's come down for the holidays?

[L.J.]

20 Gig, a $50 game, and the loss of some chip that I don't know the funtion of. I was hoping to dig up what this chip does or doesn't do. Tough to choose when I don't know what the differences will be. If it just means that I won't be able to play PS2 games, then I'll go with the 80. If it means more than that, I'll need to know what the "more" is to make a good choice for my needs, or wants.


Tex,

The Blu-ray comes standard on all the PS3 models as far as I know. It's the HD-DVD's that are add on's for the XBOX 360's.

Well here's a little info. They will both be backwards compatible, just using different methods. I have had no problems playing PS2 & PS1 games on my 60g.

""The current 60 GB model utilizes a hardware and solution for backwards compatibility, namely the Emotion Engine chip. The new 80 GB PS3 will use a software solution for backwards compatibility, similar to that currently found in the PAL model." So there you have it. The Emotion Engine chip will be phased out around August, with the release of the new model. "

[GMichael]

Well here's a little info. They will both be backwards compatible, just using different methods. I have had no problems playing PS2 & PS1 games on my 60g.

""The current 60 GB model utilizes a hardware and solution for backwards compatibility, namely the Emotion Engine chip. The new 80 GB PS3 will use a software solution for backwards compatibility, similar to that currently found in the PAL model." So there you have it. The Emotion Engine chip will be phased out around August, with the release of the new model. "

Thanks LJ,

Sense I don't own any PS2 games, I won't worry about that. Think I'll opt for the 80 Gig. I would have bought that game anyhow. A lot of people are switching out their 20 Gig drives for 160 already. With the extra 20, it may take me longer to need an upgrade and maybe a larger one will be available at that time.

Now, If we could just find out about any pricing changes that may be coming up in November, life would be good. Where's Wooch? Is that baby keeping him busy again?

[L.J.]

Thanks LJ,

Sense I don't own any PS2 games, I won't worry about that. Think I'll opt for the 80 Gig. I would have bought that game anyhow. A lot of people are switching out their 20 Gig drives for 160 already. With the extra 20, it may take me longer to need an upgrade and maybe a larger one will be available at that time.

Now, If we could just find out about any pricing changes that may be coming up in November, life would be good. Where's Wooch? Is that baby keeping him busy again?

I've had my PS3 for almost a year and my 60g is holding up fine. I picked up a 500g HD though, which is sitting in my office and I just stream to my PS3. The HD was like $149 or something like that. I've been streaming wirelessly and it holds up pretty well. Very few connection drops.

I've read that some people are taking USB powered HD's and just hooking it to one of the PS3's USB ports for quick extra storage.

[GMichael]

I've had my PS3 for almost a year and my 60g is holding up fine. I picked up a 500g HD though, which is sitting in my office and I just stream to my PS3. The HD was like $149 or something like that. I've been streaming wirelessly and it holds up pretty well. Very few connection drops.

I've read that some people are taking USB powered HD's and just hooking it to one of the PS3's USB ports for quick extra storage.

Thanks LJ,

I guess I still have some time to decide.