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Sony drops Router Functions from PS3

Posted by Zonk on from the make-it-cheaper,-then dept.

astrokid writes "Well, it has begun. Sony announced that the PlayStation 3 will no longer act as a home network router. How long before more news trickles in about the downgrading of other features?" From the GI.biz article: "Whether that means the bank of network ports on the back of the box has actually been reduced to a single port is not clear, however, as the company has previously hinted that it has other plans in mind for the multiple network ports."

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  1. Dropped to make cheaper by TheRedHorse · · Score: 4, Informative

    If you RTFA, you'd find they dropped it because it was too expensive to manufacture, so I would think they are removing at least 1 if not 2 of the gigabit ports, what does your average consumer need 3 gigabit ports for anyway?

    I'd much rather see a more affordable PS3 than a do-everything PS3.