Final Fantasy XI-Bundled PS2 Hard Disc Explored

Posted by simoniker on Saturday March 20, 2004 @06:52PM 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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It's a minor nit-pick... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-20 19:19 · Score: 4, Informative

...but it releases on the 23rd, not the 30th.
Re:Double check FFXI... by OnyxRaven · 2004-03-20 20:23 · 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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