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Japanese Analysts Not Hot On PSX

Posted by simoniker on from the definition-of-lukewarm dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for their article discussing the potentially subdued reception to tomorrow's Japanese launch of Sony's PSX media center, which twins a PlayStation 2 with a digital video recorder and other multimedia options. According to a Japanese analyst quoted in the story: "The PSX is perhaps more of a publicity stunt. It will probably sell well for a month or two but the momentum isn't likely to hold up after that." It's also noted that "the main reason for analysts' lessened enthusiasm for the PSX is because the machine being released tomorrow isn't the same one that was unveiled at CEATEC in October", with analysts' consensus being that "lowering the specifications of the PSX hurt Sony's image."

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  1. One of the annoying things about Sony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative
    "the main reason for analysts' lessened enthusiasm for the PSX is because the machine being released tomorrow isn't the same one that was unveiled at CEATEC in October", with analysts' consensus being that "lowering the specifications of the PSX hurt Sony's image."
    They overpromise and overhype the hardware specs to generate hype only to say later on "Oops! Sorry, turns out that we couldn't deliver on it after all!"
  2. Hardware spec not changed by News+for+nerds · · Score: 3, Informative

    Part of this story is bogus. The official spec of PSX is lowered to make it ship at scheduled date as the in-house validation to the first-announced spec takes certain amount of time, but the hardware is not changed. At least Japanese media reports so. Those dropped capabilities are offered later as free firmware upgrade via internet.