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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.
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.
They mean 24 times video speed. A 2x DVD burner can actually burn an entire DVD in about 20 minutes, 6 times as fast as playback speed (assuming 2 hours a disk at decent quality). It's not unreasonable to assume that it will ship with an 8x +R; these are already on the market. I don't know why you say that 2.4x is the fastest, because 4x has been on the market for quite some time.
Here's a handy chart:
2x = 6x Realtime @ 2 hours a disc
4x = 12x Realtime @ 2 hours a disc
8x = 24x Realtime @ 2 hours a disc
With all that elegance, where's the wireless controller? Cords sure aren't very elegant.
Is it just me or do the controllers hook up to the PSX the same retarded way as my Atari.