PSX Production Stops, Development Issues Rumored? 21
Thanks to GameScience for translating the news that Sony's PlayStation 2/DVR combination, the PSX, has temporarily ceased production in Japan, apparently "since the start of April." According to Sony representatives, the company is "in the middle of deciding when production will start again, based on the current stock levels, as well as the shift in demand for the unit", but the Japanese article claims "a development problem", suggesting "...both SCE's game unit and Sony's Blu-ray team are involved in the project, and apparently things haven't been running smoothly, resulting in some of PSX's functionality being mismatched" - is this partly referencing the PSX's initial feature downgrade? However, the PSX is "still on track for launch in Europe and North America in the second half of 2004."
Why PSX, Why? (Score:2, Insightful)
Also, I think the chances of success in America are nil. As people will point out, its success is linked to limited space in Japan and the popularity of all-in-one units. At its price-point and with far more space in America, I don't see this selling well. Especially to those who ha
Re:Why PSX, Why? (Score:5, Informative)
AFAIK, after Nintendo dropped Sony's contract to create a SNES console with CD capabilities (which was referred as the Playstation [retrofaction.com]), Sony decided to create its own console using the Playstation as its base, and this project was baptized as Playstation X. When the console was marketed the 'X' was dropped fron its official name, but the press still used the X in the acronym. Dunno why... maybe because it sounded cool?
I agree that Playstation X may sound unoriginal, but since Sony of Japan never used the name in a released product in that market I don't see much trouble. I think it fits - after all the PSX is more than a PS2, but it is not a new Playstation console. Of course, they might run a bit of a problem when they try to market a PS3 with added functionality... will it be known as PSX2? Or a PS3X, maybe?
Re:Why PSX, Why? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why PSX, Why? (Score:1, Redundant)
Re:Why PSX, Why? (Score:2)
hmmm...who believes Sony? (Score:4, Informative)
With the pace of change in the hardware market, the PSX is steadily losing its feature edge. It's getting stale fast - I wonder if we'll really see it launch here in the U.S.
DEAD! (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:DEAD! (Score:1)
Re:DEAD! (Score:2)
I don't own an Xbox because I couldn't justify the purchase of it for maybe one or two games. The only system I own is Gamecube, because it was the first system I bought this generation, and nothing on PS2 has made me want to buy the system.
That said, I don't know why you feel the need to blast Xbox in a post where it was not mentioned, other than your need to
PS * X / 2log3 = ? (Score:2)
Games are what matters (Score:1, Interesting)
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Add these features and it'll take off! (Score:5, Funny)
It could be used as a portable device as long as you can strap it to your back and roll around a gas generator on a hand truck to power the thing.
Why did they miss all of these great ideas?????
The actual problem is the price. (Score:5, Insightful)
Besides a real tech savy guy only needs to do the math, they can upgrade their computer to have a video-in card ($50) a half decent dvd-recorder($150) and buy a brand new ps2 ($150) all for ($350) half the price, and enjoy the same features of the psx in the living room. (not under the same case though).
Why this doesnt look like (and actually isn't) terrible news for sony? well for starters they are heading the "console wars" for what? 20 million sales? also the PSX is just a "bundle product" not their main console? and the ps2 is selling at almost the same rate? AND they are also a huge company who gets money from just about everywhere (movies,tv,electronics,evercrack addicts)? I mean seriously feelings aside at what point Nintendo was in the same position when they had to stop producing the cube? we were worried for nintendo back then. (fortunately we now realize they have never been in trouble since they are actually getting a profit for each console, contrary to other companies. So they will still be around for a while. thankfully for their fans)
However back at the PSX maybe sony should consider a price drop. I will definetily pick one up, if they put it around $350 or $300. I will ran to the mall if its on $250 Hell would be unleashed if its $200-$150 (but thats daydreaming).
psx- not a ps2 on steroids (Score:3, Informative)
but when i checked out the price of HDD video recorders with DVD burner built in, they were all 40-60 000 yen more. so i bought it, hooked it up to cable, set it up, went to Hong Kong for a holiday and it recorded the entire series of classic 007 films while i was away, from Dr No thru to Live & Let Die. pretty cool.
the GUI also rocks. super simple. one button record. edit. burn to dvd at 24x. plug in a usb keyboard for naming all of those movies. all good.
obviously when it was released it was still in development and pushed out the door for christmas. The second upgrade for it has just come out. includes things like ability to burn DVD-+R/RW, supports some more music playback functions etc but still doesnt include what i'd like - DIVX support and the ability to network it via the ethernet port.
This is the one thing i really want- so that i can network it with my macs and upload movies into it. That is the one "feature" that Sony will not implement but i expect to appear at latest 2 weeks after it appears on the US market, no doubt via
you can of course transfer DIVX's in the old-skool way by playing them in via line in.. but once this thing can be networked it will totally kick ass..