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Hands-On With Sony's PSX Operating System

Posted by simoniker on from the very-iconic dept.

MMaestro writes "GameSpot has a hands-on report after using the OS for Sony's new PSX 'digital media hub'. They report that the OS is actually easy to use, although the real test will probably come when Joe Average tries one out himself. On a side note, for those who would like to use the built-in DVD-R drive, GameSpot reports: 'Not only does the console lack the ability to record MP3s, but it's not compatible with AVI or VCD formats either.' So for all you console hackers out there, here is one more thing to look forward to cracking." GameSpot has a screenshot of the new menu system, and Watch Impress' earlier pictures included two others, for the curious.

15 comments

  1. Yes that's great and all ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    but does it run Linux !?!

    1. Re:Yes that's great and all ... by noselasd · · Score: 1

      Give it some weeks, then you can probably run NetBSD and Linux on it.

  2. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That thing is a piece of shit.

    1. Re:fp by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 1

      >>>That thing is a piece of shit.

      Hell yeah. Let's take a look at my APEX player.. Plays MP3cd's, CDDA audio, VCD, SVCD, and DVD. For 40$.

      I'd give a price increase because a decent DVD burner runs about 200$ for the +/- . Add 100$ for extra logic for OS. Add a cheap-o ide drive that should be about 100$.. and you get 720$.

      Sony: The Microsoft of Media

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  3. Screw MP3s, does it do Vorbis? by pecosdave · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And will the Linux kit work? if that works it should play any format you want it to.

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    1. Re:Screw MP3s, does it do Vorbis? by redune45 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I strongly doubt that the linux kit will work. Besides, wasn't the jist of the linux kit the hard drive? The PSX already has one built it.

      I don't think this'll be modded nearly as much as the articles suggests.
      This isn't messing with a $199 PS2, We've got a $500+ piece of equipment here. I'd be awful nervous to go soldering away in there.

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    2. Re:Screw MP3s, does it do Vorbis? by AllUsernamesAreGone · · Score: 1

      You might be, but look at some of the overclocking nuts, case-modders and so on - those loonies are playing with thousands of dollars worth of kit with a good risk of letting the magic smoke out if they make a tiny mistake. There's sure to be enough people out there who want to mod the PSX and have either a lot of guts or more money than sense ;)

    3. Re:Screw MP3s, does it do Vorbis? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, the PSX has a claimed 24x DVD write speed and a 160 or 250 GB hard drive...seems like that might attract some attention from modders/hackers.

      As far as pricing, considering what you'd pay for a Tivo and an A/V version of a DVD recorder (as opposed to a PC unit), I think the price will actually be fairly attractive to Joe Average.

  4. No, screw Vorbis by AvantLegion · · Score: 1
    Everyone else does.

  5. OT Remotes by Enrico+Pulatzo · · Score: 1

    Sony makes some of the hardest to use remotes. All of the buttons are (pretty much) the same size, and they are really slender, but friggin tall so my average-sized hands can't access all of the buttons without moving my hands and looking down.

    Sony makes OK hardware, but their remotes make me shy away from the system as a whole.

    Oddly enough, the (first) PS2 remote was one of their nicer remote controls.

  6. probably but... by UltimaL337Star · · Score: 0

    Does banning Avi 100% mean no Divx/xvid?

  7. Joe Average? by BigDork1001 · · Score: 1
    although the real test will probably come when Joe Average tries one out himself.

    At $700+ I don't know how many Joe Average's are going to be getting these. This really seems more like a toy for geeks.

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    1. Re:Joe Average? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      More like US$300. Look for that as the price point if/when it hits stateside.

  8. Yes it does.. by tonygodar · · Score: 1

    Well I'm 95% sure it does :) The ps2 bb navigator in Japan currently uses the 2.4.17 kernel:
    http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley- Sunnyvale /1528/index.html
    so I'd bet my right knut that the user interface on the PSX is just a modified version of the BB navigator. Why re-invent a perfectly good wheel eh?

  9. and of course... that doesn't look by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    like a bag of shit, like your apex player