Reeves at it again: PSP hard drive still being considered

Adding a hard drive to the PlayStation Portable is not entirely a new idea as Sony has been thinking about it these past few years. Though the memory stick is a good storage device, video games are also growing in size and we have to admit that these memory sticks have their limitations as well.

GamesIndustry.biz recently had a discussion with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) CEO David Reeves and the above mentioned topic was brought up. According to Reeves, the idea is still being considered even though a new PSP model is being introduced. He explained:

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. 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.

In a recent interview, Reeves was also quoted that there are plans to “move some stuff from the PS3’s PlayStation Network to the PSP”. He mentioned back then that the idea is more possible today especially that the price of hard drives are dropping fast.

Adding a hard drive to the PlayStation Portable is not entirely a new idea as Sony has been thinking about it these past few years. Though the memory stick is a good storage device, video games are also growing in size and we have to admit that these memory sticks have their limitations as well.

GamesIndustry.biz recently had a discussion with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) CEO David Reeves and the above mentioned topic was brought up. According to Reeves, the idea is still being considered even though a new PSP model is being introduced. He explained:

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. 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.

In a recent interview, Reeves was also quoted that there are plans to “move some stuff from the PS3’s PlayStation Network to the PSP”. He mentioned back then that the idea is more possible today especially that the price of hard drives are dropping fast.