According to a report cropping up in Japanese gaming weekly Famitsu, the hard drive element of the PlayStation 3 might not be included with the console as standard: shock news, as this feature was heavily touted during E3.
Sony Computer Entertainment chief technical officer Masayuki Chatani, when asked if a hard disk will be included with the system out of the box on day one, replied, "This has yet to be decided,” a strange comment given that any games in development right now must be working to a spec that either definitely does or definitely doesn’t involve hard disk usage.
Chatani-san went on to state that the devices will be removable to enable users to upgrade the amount of space they have for storage, as well as making it possible to transport data between PS3 consoles. It’s perhaps worth pointing out that Sony is a pioneer of providing inadequate storage, with the tiny 8MB Memory Sticks shipped with some devices in past serving more as a bad joke than a data solution.
The PlayStation 3’s controller was also discussed. The pad was universally slammed when first displayed, with even the most loyal PlayStation fans conceding that it does indeed look like a rejected SideWinder design from 1995. Or a poorly-made dildo. Or a robot banana. “I don't think there will be any fundamental changes..." said Chatani-san, when quizzed about the possibility of a controller design revision, "...but it's a prototype, so there could be some small adjustments.”
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