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Final Fantasy XI-Bundled PS2 Hard Disc Explored

Posted by simoniker on from the moogle-boondoggle dept.

Thanks to IGN PS2 for its article discussing a hands-on look at the U.S. PlayStation 2 hard drive, bundled with Final Fantasy XI, which launches on March 23rd for $99. The article notes: "What's the big deal? ...well, let's just say that the Network Adaptor was the first step for players to get online, and the HDD is the next step... But in the short run, the HDD really only has one main purpose, which is to get players online playing Square Enix's potentially enormous MMORPG." The drive also comes with other advantages, as it's explained: "Players... can copy data from the (SCPH-10020u) memory card to a folder on the HDD", and it's speculated (although this is unconfirmed), that "SCEA might give gamers the choice to save data with games that require HDD use to either [memory card or HDD].

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  1. Double check FFXI... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    A little bird at Sony said that, since the PS2 HD is coming out on the 23rd/24th, and since you get a free month of FFXI, your free period will expire around April 24th. Your next month will run from the 24th until...the 30th?!

    Is Square-Enix serious in charging by "months" as opposed to 30 or 31 day periods? Can anyone shed some light on to rumors that your FFXI subscription is NOT prorated, and therefore subject to a monthly fee for a full....6 days (for that first month, assuming you activate your account at the launch)?

    1. Re:Double check FFXI... by OnyxRaven · · Score: 4, Informative

      At the end of your free 30 days, you will recieve a bill from S-E prorated from the time of the end of your free period to the next billing cycle. Then its business as usual for that.

      I payed something like $3.21 for my first bill on FFXI.

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  2. It's a minor nit-pick... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...but it releases on the 23rd, not the 30th.

  3. Re:Linux Hard Drive; by Lorien6 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I forget where I saw it, but I do remember reading it somewhere that newer games won't work with the linux harddrive...google it and you're sure to find it, I did it earlier in the week. So I think you're stuck on that point :)