They'll show up eventually. Like they did when they didn't launch the 20Gigs in Europe, they eventually dropped them here. But there are still 60 gigs around so it's going to be a while.
There are 2 ways to tell new systems from the old. #1 will be model number on the system itself. #2 is going to also be a site of system thing. The 40gigs have 2 less USB ports (so only 2 instead of 4) in them.
I'd take a guess and say that the box is going to mention a lack of any kind of PS2 backwards compatability as well, but i'm not sure as i've not handled a PS3 box and looked to see any mention of BC on them or not.
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I don't think I'll have any problems spotting the stripped down models if or when they get released in N. America. My main issue is telling the the difference between the ones with the EE chips and the ones that use software emulation. But as of now, only the Motorstorm bundled PS3's use emulation, right?
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What I don't understand is why they're ditching the BC in the 40GB model. What changed so significantly that they're not putting the software on the hard drive? Is there a security hole that they haven't disclosed? Something that allows for pirated software to be played from the hard drive?
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Especially since it says right on the front of the box 20/40/60/80gb
They all use some level of software emulation, it's just that the 80gbs have to emulate the Emotion Engine chip as well. They do it fairly well and there's some unexpected benefits in some games, as people have reported titles like Shadow of the Colossus to actually run a bit smoother than they did on the PS2/20/60gb.My main issue is telling the the difference between the ones with the EE chips and the ones that use software emulation. But as of now, only the Motorstorm bundled PS3's use emulation, right?
They stripped out a few more chips that the backwards compatibility relied on and they don't want to spend the time or money on trying to extend the emulator's capability. They may be right that it's not worth the investment, but I still think it's kinda crummy.
If they wanted to strip out something worthless, cut out the wireless and the flash memory ports then sell officially branded accessories to readd those functions for the people that want them. Hell, Xbox360 owners are gullible enough to shell out $100 for a wireless adapter so why not follow Microsoft's lead? Sell it at $50 and appear generous in comparison (while still making shitloads of monies off of it)!
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all 60 and 20gb models have the EE.
the 80 gb doesnt have EE but still backwards compatible (through software only)
the 40gb will not sport any form of BC
wifi is close to free these days. it cost the end user barely 15-20 dollars to have it integrated into a laptop, which means it cost the company probably a couple dollars.
teh expensive stuff in the ps3 is the cpu, gpu, bluray and various other new chips we arent familiar with.
USB is pretty much free these days but they're chopping off two ports (rightfully so..who the hell needs 4 usb ports on a PS3?). A couple of dollars across a couple million PS3 is like...a lot of money. At least if they remove the wireless, they can pull in some cash from people buying the officially licensed wifi attachment. Win-Win!
Sure, anyone with an ounce of tech savvy will realize it's a waste of money and will probably just get a second router to get a little WDS setup going at half the price (and have their 360, PS3, PS2, and Xbox all on the same router), but most people won't know any better and will gladly plunk the coin on an official adapter.
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