PS2 HARD DRIVE REVEALED
June 8, 2000

At a conference today in Japan, Sony unveiled two pieces of hardware. One was a portable PSX, the PSone (more). The other was a hard drive for its PS2.

The hard drive will be released this winter in Japan as an external add-on to the system. A US version is expected shortly after the launch and will most likely use the internal drive bay and expansion unit.

The hard drive will allow for broadband (cable and DSL) connections, which will be suitable for large downloads (hopefully not patches). It also gives Sony the option of selling games online (via download) should they so desire. This is very likely considering Sega's plans and also Sony's desire to expand its e-commerce reach.

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