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[sonycowboy]

and that's MSRP. It seems like in a matter of 9 months or so, that Memory stick is quickly approaching the average cost of SD & Compact Flash (eg The $60 1GB stick deal). I guess it shows what putting multiple millions of hardware out there can do for a format.

Monday September 12, 9:00 am ET

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- At the end of September, Sony Electronics will offer Memory Stick media in 2GB capacities for about $200 or less. The Memory Stick Pro and the Memory Stick Pro Duo are used to capture and store digital video, images and music files.

Both varieties of the 2GB capacity Memory Stick Pro are available for pre-sale at sonystyle.com, at will be available at Sony Style stores and authorized retailers nationwide.

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CAPTION: The Memory Stick Duo is used in small digital devices including pocket-sized digital cameras like the Sony Cybershot DSC-T7 as well as cellular phones from Sony Ericsson, such as the K750, the Z800 and the W800 Walkman Phone. The Duo is also used with the PlayStation Portable(TM) from Sony Computer Entertainment. The 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo will soon be available for about $200

 

[heavy liquid]

Yup, and you can already preorder the SanDisk 2GB for $150, which is pretty damn good. Kind of crazy that people were paying way more than that for half the size just a few months ago.

I'm fine with my 1GB though. I might upgrade when prices for the 2GB dip below $100.

 

[123rl]

$200 for the 2gb? Bloody hell...the 1GB is still £100 in Britain!

 

[Snowball]

When should 2 GIG Sandisk be released?

Thanks

 

[Outcast2004]

Son of a.....

I just dropped $80 total on a SanDisk 1 gigger...... ergh

I shoulda waited. Dammit.

Ah well. I guess I'll make due in the mean time.

I'd actually be interested to know what all you guys have on your mem sticks...

Me? As for noew I just ahev the 32 in with one song a picture of my cat and some game saves.

 

[Vennt]

Currently I have:

Video:
Stargate 7x22 (Lost City Pt. II) XSVCD Rip. (Keep meaning to watch this, going to at work tonight)
And I'm currently ripping "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and "La Haine" for my watching pleasure next week.

Music:
The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Sugar: Copper Blue

& Gamesaves and a few of "Shadow of the Suns" awesome wallpapers.

 

[Snowball]

Currently I have:

Video:
Stargate 7x22 (Lost City Pt. II) XSVCD Rip. (Keep meaning to watch this, going to at work tonight)
And I'm currently ripping "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" and "La Haine" for my watching pleasure next week.

Music:
The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Sugar: Copper Blue

& Gamesaves and a few of "Shadow of the Suns" awesome wallpapers.

Do you have a 2GIG?
I don't understand it if it possible to buy it or not NOW.

 

[Vennt]

Nope, just a 1Gb (Sandisk)

 

[Kolgar]

I bought a Sandisk 1GB stick for $105 several months ago.

Currently, the stick contains The Matrix Reloaded, a buttload of photos and wallpapers, and MP3s of some of my favorite songs by Collide and Josh Todd.

I may also have an episode of The Office on there, but not sure because space was getting tight.

 

[Hurricane_Chris]

Howard Stringer is a man of his word!
I hope all the stuff he said he's gonna do comes true... If so expect further SONY home console dominance and SONY to attain at least 25% of the global handheld market....

PSP - meeting all your games and multimedia on the go needs
PS3 - meeting all your console and home media center needs.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

I'm looking forward to getting a 512mb when GTA comes out for the custom soundtrack. I knew waiting would be for the best.

 

[bitwise]

ohhh so glad i've been waiting to get a stick for my psp. not too much longer now and i'll get a 2gb for a song

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Good thing I've waited. Just keep dropping, I will get it in due time.

 

[Mrbob]

I'm guessing that 2 gigger Sandisk hits the end of September? Very nice.

150 in stores only nets you a 1 gig stick. Now I know why I've held onto my 32MB stick for this long, 2 gig soon!

 

[Kleegamefan]

Ok....so a 64MB flast X360 memory card costs $40..


PS3 will use Memory Stick Duos for game saves..



How large of a Duo will $40 buy you these days?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Ok....so a 64MB flast X360 memory card costs $40..


PS3 will use Memory Stick Duos for game saves..



How large of a Duo will $40 buy you these days?

At places like Best Buy and Circuit City around 128 MB. Just $10 more gets you 256 MB.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Ok....so a 64MB flast X360 memory card costs $40..


PS3 will use Memory Stick Duos for game saves..



How large of a Duo will $40 buy you these days?

Will PS3 use Duos or can it use just regular memory sticks?

Also, it'd be more accurate to compare prices once the PS3 comes out, but obviously we can do that yet

 

[Kleegamefan]

Will PS3 use Duos or can it use just regular memory sticks?

Also, it'd be more accurate to compare prices once the PS3 comes out, but obviously we can do that yet

I believe PSPs and PS3s will be able to share game save data...so, Duo for both

 

[mckmas8808]

you know by time the PS3 comes out 2 Gig for a Duo can easily be under $100. Sorry MS you lose in the memory card department. :lol 512 MB sticks will probably be sold for $40 by then.

 

[sonycowboy]

Ok....so a 64MB flast X360 memory card costs $40..


PS3 will use Memory Stick Duos for game saves..



How large of a Duo will $40 buy you these days?

Well, this past week $60 bought you a gig.

Here's a 512MB for $40

http://www.compuplus.com/insidepage.php3?refer=froogle&id=1004006

and there are a ton for $45

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q...B&btnG=Search+Froogle&scoring=p&sa=N&start=40

By the time the PS3 comes out, I'd say you could get a 1GB for $40 easily and probably a bit less if you try at all.

 

[kaching]

Will PS3 use Duos or can it use just regular memory sticks?

Even if the PS3 only had a slot for regular memory sticks, there are adapters that allow Duo size memory sticks to work in those slots.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Even if the PS3 only had a slot for regular memory sticks, there are adapters that allow Duo size memory sticks to work in those slots.

i know, but regular memory sticks are cheaper than Duos for the same size storage.

 

[Brofist]

i know, but regular memory sticks are cheaper than Duos for the same size storage.

actually not really, look at prices for a standard MS Pro on Froogle. About the same price.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

actually not really, look at prices for a standard MS Pro on Froogle. About the same price.

yeah, my surprise. I thought the bigger ones were cheaper, but that may have been awhile ago when the duos first came out.

 

[michael000]

Guess i'll just wait to upgrade my 512 stick till i can pick up a 2gb stick for ~$100. May be awhile but i've already waited 6 mos so whatever lol. Besides 2gb really seems like the sweet spot size wise for me anyways, i'm going barebones and only using about 150mb on my 512 but ideally i'd keep about a gig of stuff if possible, with a 2 gb i'd have tons of room to spare. Sony, make it happen.

 

[Fuzzy]

you know by time the PS3 comes out 2 Gig for a Duo can easily be under $100. Sorry MS you lose in the memory card department. :lol 512 MB sticks will probably be sold for $40 by then.

You should also be laughing at SCE for all the lost revenue since they made a killing on memory cards for the PS/PS2 and they won't next gen.

 

[Panajev2001a]

You should also be laughing at SCE for all the lost revenue since they made a killing on memory cards for the PS/PS2 and they won't next gen.

It depends how much is the manufacturing cost of their hardware... did Nintendo make more profit for each GCN sold at $199 or for each GBA sold at around $90 (launch GBA) ?

.

 

[Andy787]

you know by time the PS3 comes out 2 Gig for a Duo can easily be under $100. Sorry MS you lose in the memory card department. :lol 512 MB sticks will probably be sold for $40 by then.

You can get one for that much (or very close) now. By the time PS3 is out, 1gigs should be close to memory card range. At least in Sony's case, absense of an HDD wouldn't be terribly disasterous.

I've said it before, but if 1gb sticks are memory card price range by PS3 launch, Sony should just make the minimum size of stick that the PS3 accepts be 1gb, if that is possible, so then all devs can at least create their games ensured that every user will have enough space for custom soundtracks or downloadable content or whatever.

 

[kaching]

You should also be laughing at SCE for all the lost revenue since they made a killing on memory cards for the PS/PS2 and they won't next gen.

I think the writing is on the wall as far as the viability of premium-priced, console-proprietary memory cards goes. With widespread availability of several successful flash media formats that are also compatible with a range of devices on the market and with prices that are dropping through the floor, I don't see how consoles would not be impacted if they tried to run another 5 yr cycle with the more antiquated approach.