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  1. 11-12-2006 #1
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    PS3 dissected, plus HDD user-upgraded

    Watch Impress has gotten their PS3 in Japan and have already dissected it. This was reported by engadget.com/ today:



    Another user was able to upgrade the Hard Drive to his PS3 with a standard 2.5" HDD (instructions are found in the included PS3 manual):





    The user-replaceable HDD will be cost-effective and helpful when it comes to storing whole music and picture albums, dL-ed movies (like Microsoft's dL service), and dL-ed PSX games (Sony's dL service).

    Yikes! :love2:


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    http://gaming.engadget.com/2006/11/1...rive-upgraded/



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    does upgrading the hdd void the warranty?or is there a screw-less way to do the swapping?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barc0de
    does upgrading the hdd void the warranty?or is there a screw-less way to do the swapping?
    Yeah, there's a special flap that let you access the hdd, and the hdd only.
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    My spider sense tells me pirates will rip this bitch open and load it with bittorrent-ed ISOs...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowlayer
    My spider sense tells me pirates will rip this bitch open and load it with bittorrent-ed ISOs...
    w00t??? really???? :lol:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowlayer
    My spider sense tells me pirates will rip this bitch open and load it with bittorrent-ed ISOs...
    I expect the ISO's stored on the HD to be encrypted, but you never know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barc0de
    does upgrading the hdd void the warranty?or is there a screw-less way to do the swapping?
    no, upgrading the HDD does not void the warranty. The flap is located on the side of the unit:









    Here's some videos engadget found of somemore "culprits" disassembling a PS3 :banghead:
    http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/12/p...bled-on-video/


    warranties voided already.... shame shame :lol:


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    Quote Originally Posted by liquitt
    w00t??? really???? :lol:
    I suppose, since a spider bite me last night, and I'm starting to see red circles and all kind of weird shit.

    It must be the superp0w3rs!:dance:

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    Yeah, but we're still waiting on that new PSP with internal hard drive you've been going on about for 6 months, eh? :p
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taucias
    Yeah, but we're still waiting on that new PSP with internal hard drive you've been going on about for 6 months, eh? :p
    Nah, that was IronMan, not me:nod:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowlayer
    My spider sense tells me pirates will rip this bitch open and load it with bittorrent-ed ISOs...
    why does it have to be pirated isos? I used HDloader to put my purchased games on the HDD I have in my ps2. It's a legit thing to do, as I find it much better than using the shit dvd drive and waiting for loading stuff.

    But I can see this ending soon, as some games coming out already won't go on a HDD without patching the iso and shrinking it and all that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Vodka
    why does it have to be pirated isos? I used HDloader to put my purchased games on the HDD I have in my ps2. It's a legit thing to do, as I find it much better than using the shit dvd drive and waiting for loading stuff.

    But I can see this ending soon, as some games coming out already won't go on a HDD without patching the iso and shrinking it and all that.
    HD Loader is great. It's basicly a DVD emulator (something like Daemon Tools). It's perfect for games like GTA series, Mercenaries and Yakuza, that are constantly loading stuff (and killing the shitty quality PS2 laser).

    In Japan a lot of games supported the official HDD with the exact same purpose. SCEA did this only with some games (check the wiki PS2 HDD topic i wrote). So i thank HD Loader creators.
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    I know all that, is just that, for example in the Xbox a lot of people used the HDD for piracy since it was built in and easy to upgrade.

    And a PS2 with HDD rocks, but both the old big PS2 (in good conditions) and the NA are pretty difficult to find, at least for me...

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    Try looking in Bestbuy. They had loads when I got mine in the summer. Brand new, $20.
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    Nope, all mayor retailers are out of stock, and I still need the big PS2...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowlayer
    Nope, all mayor retailers are out of stock, and I still need the big PS2...
    ebay. I got mine off there for $44 like a year ago.
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    I pray that the ps3 doesnt get pirated. If it does, everyone will get a Ps3 , just as they got a Ps2 and Ps1, and sony will be the accidental winner again ><
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    I know what you mean, but back then the Dreamcast was even easier to pirate, and the Xbox not only didnt need a modchip but since it had an HDD you didnt need a DVDR to burn the games.

    So unless the PS3 is very easy to crack (which the X360 already is) I doubt piracy will help sales.

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