Japanese Analysts Not Hot On PSX

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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Product in search of a market...

[cgranade]

It's not that the PSX is a bad product, but who's the target market? The /. geeks decry the price, lack of MP3 support and DVD-RW support, ordinary folks will say, "eww... a PlayStation- now folks will think I hate Haitians," and gamers don't often watch TV- too busy playing games. Can it PVR and play at the same time? If so, then maybe gamers would want it, but if not, then what's the point? Point in case, they haven't aimed for a specific market, which is a nessesity in any marketing.