Sony sez - "Well, the PSX really doesn't do everything we said it would"

[bernse]

From Yahoo!
Well, Sony said earlier they might be changed, but it is a bit of a dissapointment. Not that I'd buy one anyhow.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news) (news - web sites) said on Friday it had pared back specifications for its all-in-one PSX console, an entertainment system that includes a hard disk drive (HDD) and DVD recorder plus a PlayStation 2 (news - web sites) game machine.

Sony reduced the PSX's dubbing speed from its hard disk drive onto a DVD to 12 times normal speed from 24 times.

The machine also will not record or play DVDs in the DVD+RW format, as in the original plan, but it will play and record in DVD-R or DVD-RW formats.

The PSX will not play CDs in the CD-R format, as planned, and there also will be no video format support for certain Sony digital cameras and support for MP3 music playback.

The entertainment system, to go on sale on December 13 in Japan, is part of Sony's push to roll out cutting-edge products from its electronics division in the October-December quarter.

The company has rushed to get the much-anticipated PSX on shop shelves before the end of the holiday shopping season.

The original specifications were announced on October 7 at an industry event, but Sony had said then they could be changed.

Nikko Salomon Smith Barney said in a note to clients on Friday that electronics retailers were warning customers that some of the specification have been pared back.

A PSX with a 160-gigabyte HDD will sell for 79,800 yen ($731) and be able to record up to 204 hours of television.

Sony will also sell a 250-gigabyte version for 99,800 yen.

The company said the missing functions can be replaced from downloads via the Internet in the future.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

The company said the missing functions can be replaced from downloads via the Internet in the future.

Great, service packs for my game console.

- M4H

 

[royaldank]

Last I heard, most of the missing items are susposed to still be in the US version released next year.

Waste of money if you ask me.

 

[Viper0329]

I wonder why they are leaving out Mp3 playback, none the less CD-Rs

 

[Maverick]

wow they just destroyed all incentive to buy that thing. What a crock.

 

[Soccer55]

I was looking into getting myself a PS2 in a few weeks, but I hadn't heard anything about this all-in-one PSX. I'm assuming this all-in-one console will make it to the US soon enough, so does that mean that there will be PS2 price cuts in the not so distant future? If so, I'll hold off until after they slash the price on it.

-Tom

 

[royaldank]

Originally posted by: Soccer55
I was looking into getting myself a PS2 in a few weeks, but I hadn't heard anything about this all-in-one PSX. I'm assuming this all-in-one console will make it to the US soon enough, so does that mean that there will be PS2 price cuts in the not so distant future? If so, I'll hold off until after they slash the price on it.

-Tom

I seriously doubt this PSX is going to bring the price of PS2 units down. Since this thing has MSRP of $700-$1000, they are targeted at different folks. Sony has also stated that the focus of this unit was not the playstation2 capabilities. The focus is on the DVD recording and TiVo functions.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Can anyone else say "Modchip Bait"? I sure can.

First guy to make a chip for this console's gonna be a rich, rich man.

- M4H

 

[AdamSnow]

"Sez" ?

Dumbest word ever.

I hate when people talk like that.

 

[bernse]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
"Sez" ?

Dumbest word ever.

I hate when people talk like that.

HAH!

At least I don't drive a Neon!

 

[AdamSnow]

Originally posted by: bernse

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
"Sez" ?

Dumbest word ever.

I hate when people talk like that.

HAH!

At least I don't drive a Neon!

Nice.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

The company said the missing functions can be replaced from downloads via the Internet in the future.

Great, service packs for my game console.

- M4H

and don't forget the critical updates and be sure and buy Norton Anti-Virus for Playstation and install that as well

 

[StageLeft]

Absolute waste of money.

 

[arcas]

Seems like Sony has adopted the production philosophy of so many game companies these days:

1) build up excitement about an upcoming product
2) release said product in a half-baked state and promise to patch the problems later
3) profit

Hey, it seems to work for game companies, maybe it'll work for console companies too.

 

[Tetsuo]

Way too much money, and too much hype