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Mysterious PS3 eSATA adapter promises massive HDD storage

Dubbed "PS3 HD Plus PHE-01," this supposed eSATA adapter latches to the bottom of any PS3 promising connectivity to an external SATA hard disk for some majorly powerful storage capacity.

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vincentvegawchz5560d ago

IF it can be used as an ACTUAL PS3 HDD, for example, if you plug in a 1TB External HDD to the PS3 you cannot save HD movies, Game saves, or anything to it directly from the ps3, I would really like this to work like i want it to, becuase my PS3 80gb is fine for now, but what about when more full games start coming out for ps3, i have Warhawk, Wipeout, and Socom already downloaded, not to mention there is the SIren series, and also Burnout paradise, which i do not have, so this will be a VERY WELCOMED GIFT FROM GOD if it indeed works like it needs to

shawnsl655559d ago (Edited 5559d ago )

unlimited storage space (future TB of course).. i like. hope they make this product.

morganfell5559d ago

I have no doubt it can be used. There were guides on the web last year showing how to solder your own cables and run them to an external drive.

http://www.myspace.com/play...

Darkseider5559d ago

Western Digital 2 Terabyte drive for use as an internal HD?! Oooh the possibilities are endless.

robep35559d ago

This has been out a while allows external drive

http://www.consolesource.co...

Rob.

Endorphin5559d ago

There is no such thing as Overkill.

oOLightOo5559d ago

not overkill at all for someone with large amounts of media.
too bad they don commercial petabytes or exabytes.

Bladestar5559d ago

Due to mandatory installs "massive HDD storage" required for the PS3.

meatnormous5559d ago

seriously why the hell is Microsofts HDDs so damn expensive? I have a pro 60 gig unit and a external 320gb hooked up to it with all the music. PS3 has a 320gb HDD installed in it that cost alittle over 80 dollars when I bought it.

Bladestar5559d ago (Edited 5559d ago )

Xbox 360 hard drive is only for game demos and DLC...

it's all relative... an 20GB xbox 360 hard drive = 200GB PS3 hard drive.

the PS3 with a 20GB would be impossible to play more than 3-4 games.

The xbox 360 does not require that much hard drive space. PS3 needs it or games become unplayable.

"PS3 has a 320gb HDD installed in it that cost a little over 80 dollars when I bought it. " and I bet you had no choice... you pay $400 for the console and then have to $80 on top of it... are you running out of space already? I am currently using 40GB out of my 120GB hard drive...

Just like you do not need a 600GB MP3 player... xbox 360 does not need to have such amount of space.

Why is the xbox 360 hard drive so expensive per GIG? why are Sony's Memory sticks so expensive per gig? Apples and oranges kid... the xbox 360 hard drive is mobile... I have 3 xbox 360 and use only 1 hard drive... I can quickly take my content and saves to my other xbox 360 or friends house... can you do that with your PS3?

meatnormous5559d ago (Edited 5559d ago )

A cheap flashdrive lets me take saves where ever I go. That feature is missing from the 360. And when I bought my PS3, it was 600.00. There are alot of features that the PS3 has I wish were on the 360 and vice versa. Why no back usb port on the PS3 is beyond me. I have alot of movies saved to he internal HDD of my PS3 that would have killed the 360 if I tried the same, hence the external I have hooked up to the 360. I am far from being a kid, wish I was actually cause 30 is creeping up on me fast. I have all 3 consoles this gen and I love the PS3 and 360 equally now. Also sony doesn't limit you to using their memory sticks, there are plenty of other manufactures that make memory sticks at a lower price. Microsoft only allows the hdd they sell to work with the 360. Also look at the price of the wireless network adapter for the 360. That thing looks very cheap.

ALIEN5559d ago

Becasue if it is, i will get one of those.

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This Gigabyte GPU is now among the cheapest RTX 4090s on Amazon after a hefty deal

On Amazon, you can't get an RTX 4090 for less than this one from Gigabyte, which now offers great value after an eye-catching April deal.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing698h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker7h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing697h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.