Sony's Future Analyzed - PSX, PSP, PS3?

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to Gamesindustry.biz's analysis of Sony's game console brands, called 'Playstation: Evolve, Multiply, Conquer'. The article starts with the statement that "Sony clearly sees the games market as a stepping stone to dominance of the home entertainment sector", and goes on to look at the 'Playstation 2 Plus' PSX device unveiled this week, as well as the newly announced PSP portable. The piece concludes by looking at what the Playstation 3 might be, suggesting a family of complementary games consoles may be Sony's eventual goal - "..in an ideal world for Sony executives, the question asked when you go to buy a new piece of consumer electronics will not be whether you want a PlayStation, but which PlayStation you want."

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Re:PSX - the Mass-Market PS2?

[Dot.Com.CEO]

The psx is not a games machine. It is, actually, as much a games machine as the ps2 is a dvd player. Its main function is not to play games but to be a multimedia box.

The ability to play ps2 games is just an added-value component of the psx. It is not its main function, although it will do it exceptionally well. Don't discount the time frame, as well. Traditionally, technology for the mainstream living room tends to be introduced during the Olympics - remember the VCR, at least in Europe it was sold so that you can remember the unforgetable sporting moments. 2004 is going to be the year of dvd recorders in the living room - now, if people have a choice between a generic dvd recorder and one that acts as a multimedia hub and can play the biggest library of games there is, do you think people will mind spending a couple of hundred euros / dollars more to get the psx? I think not.

It is also an excellent way for a ps2 to pass the all-seeing wife. Don't underestimate the power of nagging!