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Sony Unveils PSX Details, Pricing
kevinvee writes "Following an earlier Slashdot article, Yahoo is now reporting on the actual unveiling of Sony's PSX, with in-depth details on features and Japanese-specific prices for the 'hybrid gaming machine with digital media hub', which will start at $720 for the 160-gigabyte hard disk version." Japanese site Watch Impress has more pictures from the unveiling, including close-ups of the machine, and Digit Magazine explains specific features of this "hard disk, DVD digital video recorder and PlayStation 2 rolled into one", most notably that "...recording at 24 times normal speed is possible when copying previously recorded video... to a DVD-R optical disc", while GameSpot provides further analysis.
No.
But then again, I was actually at the CEATEC yesterday, so what do I know?
Like most people, I really don't need a multi-function device- especially one that tries to address un-related needs.
It's a video game console, of a generation that is in its decline.
AND it is an early generation DVD recorder.
Not too long from now, I would be buying the next-gen console, and I won't feel so good about my multifunction device (ugly to boot) sitting in my cabinet.
Take out the Playstation, and it makes more sense to me.
No reason to lie.
I expected much less from the PSX than this. I also figured it would affordable.
I assumed they would make an affordable tivo like unit that would be at a low enough price that they would have a shot at gaining a huge market share.
This thing is so expensive its a high end niche product. I'm sure the prices will drop some, but still... not neccessarily a purchase for the average ps2 owner.
It looks sweet but is it going to break constantly like my PS2. Sony also claimed no responsibility for the crappy hardware they put into them. Makes me want to buy an Xbox.
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Actually, the cheaper PSX is 79,800 yen, not 99,800, so I think the blurb/article has it right?
The cheaper PSX doesn't have the 160Gb HD. But I am flexible here. They may have a different pricing model for the U.S. and Japan.
The cheaper (79,800 yen) PSX has a 160GB HD. The more expensive (99,800 yen) PSX has a 250GB HD. Read the articles.
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I had actually been holding off, waiting for them to announce the details of the PSX. Three weeks ago, I found a coupon and bought a PS2 for $159, which in this price-fixed industry seemed relatively good compared to the $179 MSRP. It's about what a used PS2 cost after all, and yet this was brand-new.
Now that the massive $700-$900 price tag for the PSX has been announced, I'm very happy with my decision. No way in hell I'd pay that much for a console, even if it was a DVD recorder and had a hard drive.
No, but 720 dollars is how much 79,800 yen is these days.
Apparently, you missed this sign. Perfectly understandable, I would've been drooling over the machine(and those models) had I been there.
That comment at the end of the article should probably read 2.4 (since that seems to be the fastest a DVD+R/RW can be recorded, and this is probably a DVD-R/RW that matches + speed).
I want a closeup of her!
DVD-R Drive : Good but not needed or even considered by many .mp3's
Huge hard drive : Pretty, but I'm guessing Sony won't be happy if I try to use the PSX to house
PS2 : Good, but won't I just buy a PS3 sometime in the future?
TIVO system : Fancy, but if you've got the cash to buy a PSX in the first place, you probably don't have much time to watch TV let alone play catch up
Awww those were the days. Big ole white computer to finally merge the console and the functionality of a computer for the family.
But alas, it doesn't. Would have been nice to have that plus the tivo-like features, but then the question would have been where to put it. But if they at least had a webtv-like terminal, for basic web surfing, then that would have been cool for the price.
So everyone stop posting price complaints, its NOT $720 here, that was the exchange rate from Japan!!!!! Stuff is ALWAYS cheaper here. I wouldnt be surprised if its 300-400 dollars, especially since a lot of the inside rumors pointed to it being around there.
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With all that elegance, where's the wireless controller? Cords sure aren't very elegant.
I think psx will be targeted to new ps2 users, who can buy both the ps2 and the dvd recorder. But actual owners of ps2 dont want to pay for two ps2, having now one. Ill buy a separate unit with both the hard drive and the dvd recorder ( I have been waiting for this some time...) and also a psx 2.0 based on the future ps3, thus ill buy the ps3. but this sounds redundant to me, having the ps2.
I've never owned a Sony console, but my understanding is that "PSX" is the conventional acronym (for *some* reason) for the Playstation 1.
Why would Sony produce so much confusion by calling this new system (an enhanced PS2, apparently) the same thing?
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Currently, the price for just a basic DVD/HDD Recorder in Japan is, even at the cheapest discount stores, comparableto the list price Sony are quoting. This smells of something to me - are they going to be selling some additional EPG service to bump up the price?
Also, considering the PS2 must be reaching saturation point in Japan, can there really be significant earnings to be had from people buying extra software?
Hope this will eventually replace the expensive D-VHS equipment that must be used to record Japanese satellite programs. However this is only viable if it offers a recording mode that writes the streams directly on to the hard drive, without any recompression. FYI, 5 minutes of 1024x576 MPEG-2 video takes up about 500MB space, so the 160GB hdd can record around a whole day of programs.
If you look at the close-up picture you'll see that the DVDs are slot-loaded, instead of tray-loaded. It's about time somebody did that.
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Is it just me or do the controllers hook up to the PSX the same retarded way as my Atari.
99,800 yen is for the 250GB model. It is the 79,800 yen low-end model (160GB) that will go for about 720$
... when you can save up a little more for a digital television and play all your game systems in 640p or 1024i? Heck, unless there are changes to be made in the North American version, this box doesn't even have component outputs.
most notably that "...recording at 24 times normal speed is possible when copying previously recorded video... to a DVD-R optical disc"
Gamers -- and video pirates -- around the world, rejoice!
I was also confused by the name of PSX. I always refer to the original Playstation with that acronym.
When I first read the story I thought this was about the sony portable unit... I wondered if it came with a backpack or something...
Actually, unless they start mentioning the holy Cell tech that Sony's been working on for the PS3, spawned only from divine intervention, I'm gonna put a price on Sony's head for toying with me...
With a huge hard drive and a DVD burner, how long do you think it'll take before someone (likely one of the many asian pirate companies that supply Lik-Sang) comes out with a program that will copy DVD's and/or games to the hard drive, then burns them out again? I'm sure Sony has put tons of copy protection stuff in there, but it's only a matter of time before the system because a veritable all-in-one pirating factory.
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So does this thing have your standard 90-day warranty? It's bad enough to have a $300 PlayStation 2 crap out on you after 6-12 months. I'd be looking for blood if this $700-$900 unit broke down just out of warranty.
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Combine this with Rez Vibrator Edition and you got the sexiest electronic wonder next to the BFG.