Sony intros 16GB Memory Stick Duo

Sony's finally getting really, really serious about the Memory Stick. The company is launching a hefty 16GB version of its loved / hated MS Duo. There's not much else. It's a Memory Stick Duo. It's 16GB. It will be available in March for $300. Enjoy.

[Ali @ Jan 6th 2008 8:19PM]

Sweet! Should be good for phones and PSP! :D

[Finityman @ Jan 6th 2008 8:23PM]

i'm pumped!

[James Ollier @ Jan 6th 2008 8:24PM]

Very nice! Not being picky or anything, but I think I'll wait for 32Gb.

[Karl Viklund @ Jan 6th 2008 8:24PM]

No one uses Memory Stick and still Sony pushes it only creating more headache for consumers in the market. It's like only Sony's products that are using Memory Stick and there is no advantage to it. They will eventually give it up, like they did with their music format. Talk about a stupid idea. Sony, start using SD!

[James Ollier @ Jan 6th 2008 8:25PM]

You don't have a PSP do you?

[Andrew @ Jan 6th 2008 8:26PM]

Yeah, what assholes, making competition, sparking innovation, keeping prices lower. Where do they get off?!

[jamma @ Jan 6th 2008 8:28PM]

Yes, No-one uses Memory Stick.....EXCEPT........

Vaio users, Cybershot users, Walkman Users, Sony Ericsson users, Handycam users, and most importantly, EVERY PSP USER

and since Sony have just released the PSP download store for PC, this is a great idea! To start using SD now would cripple Sony, because every user of every Sony product would complain

[jonathan @ Jan 6th 2008 8:30PM]

lol i dont think he does,

but can the psp support such a high storage pro duo

[Finityman @ Jan 6th 2008 8:31PM]

do you even own anything sony?

[Cash @ Jan 6th 2008 8:35PM]

I think that is the first time anyone has ever accused Sony of doing anything to keep prices "lower." Congrats.

If anything, their insistance of using proprietary formats is a way to fight competition and keep prices higher, much like Apple does with their iPod/iTunes/FairPlay threesome.

[Adrian @ Jan 6th 2008 8:38PM]

Zune/Xbox Live Marketplace come together?!!

[Andrew @ Jan 6th 2008 8:53PM]

Cash: I was referring to other formats keeping prices lower to compete with Sony. I have a Sony camera that takes both Sony MS and Compact Flash, naturally I use Compact Flash.

[SteveMB @ Jan 6th 2008 9:01PM]

Why the hell don't they include support for SD cards in the PSP? I have to buy the more expensive Pro Duo.

[KC @ Jan 6th 2008 9:31PM]

16 GB is awesome for their HDD HD camcorders.

[crow610 @ Jan 7th 2008 12:06AM]

Why the low rank? This is the very reason why I refuse to own a Sony product. The one and only time I bought a Sony product was an MD player which was a huge piece of crap. Check in, check out, ATRAC, blah blah...
It could have been a great product except for the reason above.

[skoochy @ Jan 7th 2008 2:52AM]

"No one uses Memory Stick"

wow, only takes on person in the world to prove you wrong.

I'm actually glad Sony doesn't listen to all the complainers and at least they try to do things rather than not innovate.

A lot of people aren't tied to just the cost of things (main complaint of SD advocates) and they are the ones you don't hear on the boards too much. They're also the ones that don't buy a car just because it is cheap.

[zunq @ Jan 6th 2008 8:26PM]

Thanks, but I'd rather enjoy my 16GB SDHC that I got for $80.

[Hashbrown_Hunter @ Jan 6th 2008 8:30PM]

Don't worry. Just wait a couple months and you'll be able to find this for about $60.

[Baba Booey @ Jan 6th 2008 8:45PM]

beat me to it. I'm getting an 8gb for 35 from newegg for my D2 though. Can't trust myself with the 16gb.

[James Cameron @ Jan 6th 2008 8:58PM]

@ Hashbrown_Hunter

Keep on dreaming. The 4g is still around $50 and 8 is around $100. Best you're hoping for is $200 by the end of the year.

[eddib @ Feb 12th 2008 4:02AM]

100$ for a 8gig, i'd buy one immediately.
unortunately, here in belgium, they just replace the dollar sign with a euro sign, so i end up paying 100€ (or about 150$) for a 8gig. maybe prices will drop a little with the new 16 gig coming.

but now, of course, i want the 16 gig

[Hashbrown_Hunter @ Jan 6th 2008 8:29PM]

$300?! But I'm poor!

[Bravo @ Jan 6th 2008 8:32PM]

I know thats a lot of money for a little thing that can store that much, im confused on wether to save or be outraged.

[ryan @ Jan 6th 2008 8:29PM]

yeah I have a psp and a SE phone but i wish i didn't have to buy a memory stick to expand them, they're just too expensive

[enjoi_yourpanda5 @ Jan 6th 2008 8:30PM]

Way too expensive for 16 gigs, I've never liked the Memory Stick Duo. I still have a 512 MB for my PSP.

[Finityman @ Jan 6th 2008 8:32PM]

yeah new memory is always expensive. a few months it will be half that

[jason w @ Jan 6th 2008 8:34PM]

16 GB rocks for the PSP. You could put several dozen PS1 games there and make the thing truely portable. When hand helds can become cart or umd free then they will truely reach the next level.

[BigDave @ Jan 6th 2008 8:37PM]

I agree. The only thing that really bugs me about sony products is this damn memory stick. SD is a much better format. Just start using it. Geez. Other than that, GO BLU!! lol.
$300? I just bought a 16gb SDHC for under $100. If only I could use it in one of those very nice new Sony HD camcorders...

[scrap104 @ Jan 6th 2008 8:38PM]

I'll wait a while. By the time 16 GB is worth $20, 128 GB will be out.

[Wolfticket @ Jan 6th 2008 8:41PM]

This'll be sweet in my trusty K750i. Plus it will make it probably the oldest, most storageded (?) phone in the world (TM). Micro memory cards, pfft.

[James Cameron @ Jan 6th 2008 8:51PM]

$300 is a bit too expensive. I mean the 16g itouch is around $400. The PSP is around $200 and this 16g is make it pretty unreasonable buy of $500 total(you're better off with a PS3). I use to bitched about a phone or mp3 with no memory stick but when I look at the price I have to paid for the Sony Ericsson phone and on top of that the overly expensive memory stick.

[SteveMB @ Jan 6th 2008 9:04PM]

But the PSP has a better screen, plays games, and cleans your house, especially with homebrew.

[thethirdmoose @ Jan 6th 2008 11:03PM]

...because the PSP, PS3, and iTouch are even in the same market?

[Broo @ Jan 6th 2008 9:10PM]

16GB? thats almost 9 full UMD ISOs on one card; nice!
$300? thats a decent 7-8MP digital camera Aand a 16GB SDHC; gotta love Sony!

[Ayrkain @ Jan 7th 2008 4:06AM]

It's even better if you CSO 'em!!!

:D

[ZeroCorpse @ Jan 6th 2008 10:45PM]

I don't think the PSP even supports these. I thought the limit on PSP memory was 4GB by Memory Stick, according to Sony.

So why are all the PSP users dancing in the streets? Did they change this limitation or something?

[Ayrkain @ Jan 7th 2008 4:08AM]

Firmware updates added support for the 8GB MS, so one can guess that they'll probably do the same for the 16GB MS.

[Ed @ Jan 7th 2008 6:58AM]

Even with some of the firmware updates, home brew has to be run from the first 4 gigs. That effectively limits it still.

[myuu @ Jan 6th 2008 11:22PM]

@ZeroCorpse: Yes they did.

[Hellion @ Jan 7th 2008 12:18AM]

WOW, I hope DA or anyone of the other devs can get this to work with the PSP!!!

[Ed @ Jan 7th 2008 6:58AM]

That's great. Maybe now the price of the 8 GIG will fall down a bit.

[hardran3 @ Feb 26th 2008 12:48PM]

As Dark_Alex has already said, PSP with a current firmware can support up to 1TB of drive space, and 1.50 homebrew has been patched to support the same amount as well. Yay 16GB