26.09.04 - Die von Sony vorgestellte neue PlayStation2 wird die Festplatte nicht länger unterstützen, die von dem Online RPG Final Fantasy XI benötigt wird. Gegenüber Gamespot hat sich Produzent Hiromichi Tanaka von Square Enix dazu geäußert.
Demnach zieht man bei Square Enix u.a. einen möglichen Plattformwechsel in Betracht, da die Final Fantasy XI Spieler irgendwo hin müssten.
gamefront.de
Original Text:
When the slim-downed unit was revealed, keen-eyed observers asked, "where's the hard-disc drive bay?" We posed the question to Sony, which confirmed new unit would not have an HDD bay. However, Sony assured gamers that the lack of an HDD bay "was NOT a sign of Sony Computer Entertainments change in philosophy regarding the hard disc drive" and that the company is looking into "other memory options." So where does that leave PS2 players of Final Fantasy XI, which requires the HDD? According to Sony, there's no problem, because "consumers who want and use the hard disc drive are typically the more hard core gamers, and with more than 27 Million PlayStation 2 units already sold in North America, we feel that a majority of those HDD interested consumers already have their PlayStation 2 units." However, a statement by FFXI producer Hiromichi Tanaka to a British game site didn't sound nearly as upbeat. "We're still preparing, and looking into perhaps even changing platforms, because once the PlayStation 2 is phased out, [the FFXI] population will have to move somewhere," he said.
damit habe ich gerechnet! und ich hoffe das Sony jetzt so sehr die knie schlottern das da schnell ne änderung folgen wird. auf der andren seite könnten sie NUR zu Nintendo gehen (hat zwar auch keine HDD) aber M$ fällt wegen dem geschlossenen Netzwerk flach, dann wären Xboxer allein auf den Servern und dann wäre da nicht allzu viel los (wird wohl kaum jemand kaufen)
Demnach zieht man bei Square Enix u.a. einen möglichen Plattformwechsel in Betracht, da die Final Fantasy XI Spieler irgendwo hin müssten.
gamefront.de
Original Text:
When the slim-downed unit was revealed, keen-eyed observers asked, "where's the hard-disc drive bay?" We posed the question to Sony, which confirmed new unit would not have an HDD bay. However, Sony assured gamers that the lack of an HDD bay "was NOT a sign of Sony Computer Entertainments change in philosophy regarding the hard disc drive" and that the company is looking into "other memory options." So where does that leave PS2 players of Final Fantasy XI, which requires the HDD? According to Sony, there's no problem, because "consumers who want and use the hard disc drive are typically the more hard core gamers, and with more than 27 Million PlayStation 2 units already sold in North America, we feel that a majority of those HDD interested consumers already have their PlayStation 2 units." However, a statement by FFXI producer Hiromichi Tanaka to a British game site didn't sound nearly as upbeat. "We're still preparing, and looking into perhaps even changing platforms, because once the PlayStation 2 is phased out, [the FFXI] population will have to move somewhere," he said.
damit habe ich gerechnet! und ich hoffe das Sony jetzt so sehr die knie schlottern das da schnell ne änderung folgen wird. auf der andren seite könnten sie NUR zu Nintendo gehen (hat zwar auch keine HDD) aber M$ fällt wegen dem geschlossenen Netzwerk flach, dann wären Xboxer allein auf den Servern und dann wäre da nicht allzu viel los (wird wohl kaum jemand kaufen)
