GC: Sony hasn't ruled out PSP hard drive - Reeves

By Tom Bramwell Published 24 August, 2007

"You might hear more later."

Sony Europe boss David Reeves says the company hasn't ruled out introducing a hard disk drive to PlayStation Portable despite the upcoming launch of PSP Slim and Lite.

"I think that it certainly is not ruled out," Reeves told Eurogamer in an interview published today.

"The only thing I would say is that the flash memory is simply so cheap - you can get an 8GB Memory Stick for under 100 Euros, and on 8GB you can get a lot of content."

"I think the big debate is - there's a point in time when you have to put a stake in the ground and say we're going to go with flash memory or we're going to go with hard drive. I don't think they've put that stake in the ground just yet," he added.

"So they're thinking about it - I think they'll get through Christmas and think about what the next step would be. You might hear more later."

Reeves also said that Sony's decision to launch service-based products for PSP at Leipzig - including satellite navigation and video-on-demand - won't stop the company investing in games software, which it's aware it needs to do.

What's more, Reeves echoed comments made at E3 that he expects some of it to come via PlayStation Network, like Calling All Cars. Asked if he sees PSN as a potential feeder service to PSP, and vice versa, he said: "Yeah, it will be."

"On PSN you get an instant reaction - 'Calling All Cars, great game, okay, can I have it on PSP?' Okay, why not?"

For more from Reeves on the PSP Slim and Lite along with the latest on PS3, check out the full GC 2007 David Reeves interview.

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Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

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Comments (16) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • lambtron #1 5 years ago

    Given that flash memory is probably the way PCs will go, the PSP2 will probably be flash memory based.

    It makes sense for a portable device especially, consumes less battery, no moving parts to go wrong, doesn't break if you chuck it around while its turned on etc etc.

  • HiddenAway #2 5 years ago

    Plus hard drives are heavier ^_^

  • space_ace #3 5 years ago

    no hard facts yet?

  • citizenHUNTER #4 5 years ago

    Yep, would seem a backwards step to be talking about hard drives for all the above reasons pointed out, plus what do they mean, some kind of add on that attaches to the PSP body... not so good really, tacky and well.. very add-on-ish. super large flash memory for the win! :p

    P.S WHY are they calling the redesigned one the 'Slim & Lite'. I kept reading that on Eurogamer and wondered why they were introducing two new models, the slim, and the lite. Lol. Got me confused, and I generally know what's happening in this industry, what about all the poor people out there wondering what the difference in the Slim and the Lite models is :p (or okay, maybe I'm just dull).

  • mattigan #5 5 years ago

    That's exactly what I thought until I just read your post.

    So the new design is the "Slim & Lite"???

    It is a bit confusing TBH

  • moggsy #6 5 years ago

    Where's Gran Turismo PSP then Reevsy?

  • JonFE #7 5 years ago

    CitizenHunter, I got confused as well, but, now, I've figured that out. They are calling it Slim because people wouldn't notice it is slimmer anyway and Lite because the name refers to NDS Lite and they want to steal some of its thunder :)

    PS. Do we have concrete info on its EU price? I've read something about 199€, but that could be for the limited Spiderman/Simpson's ones...
    Edited by 1 at 24/08/07 @ 09:37

  • Steroyd #8 5 years ago

    Maybe they're calling it slim & lite because Nintendo got there first calling it lite and they already call the PStwo slim, but yeah I thought it was two different models myself.

    Hard drive for PSP no thanks.

  • lost_soul #9 5 years ago

    Can you get an 8gig memory stick for under €100?

    I haven't even seen 8gig sticks, and the 4gig ones still seem to cost around €60.

  • SeesThroughAll #10 5 years ago

    If what happened before with 4GB cards is anything to go by, 8GB are likely to come out with a 120€ - 160€ tag.

  • Cannibal #11 5 years ago

    A hard drive would speed up the loading times though.

  • toy_brain #12 5 years ago

    "A hard drive would speed up the loading times though"

    As would cacheing (sp?) part of the game to the memory stick, and also the PSP Slim/Lite's extra memory - specifically included to reduce loading times.

    Why developers have yet to include 'cache to memory stick' options in their games is beyond me though.

  • Moz #13 5 years ago

    "Where's Gran Turismo PSP then Reevsy?"

    That's a very good point what the hell happened to GT4 for PSP surprised noones tried to do them for false advertising as it was ment to be a launch title and has now dissapeared all together

  • bdc #14 5 years ago

    And good games

  • smelly #15 5 years ago

    Geesus with all these addons, soon you'll need a backpack to carry the thing around with you

  • Ryze #16 5 years ago

    Try 2 decent analogues instead.

    fools.