Michael Bluth
10-07-2003, 08:35 PM
In attendance at the annual CEATEC electronic show in Japan, Sony showed off the new PSX. The PSX is a very high end PS2 that also works as a DVD recorder, analog TV, a digital photo album and music player. The unveiling of such a system is an attempt to enter a bigger market that electronic manufacturers believe is the future of home digital entertainment. A set top box that basically does it all.
The PSX, which is about the size of a PS2, will go on sale in Japan later this year with two models being offered. The first model will sell with a 160 gigabyte hard drive that will enable a user to record approximately 200 hours of DVD and will retail for 79,800 yen ($720 USD). The second model will include a 250 gigabyte hardrive that will record approximately 325 hours of DVD. This model will retail for 99,800 yen ($900 USD).
Sony's chief executive was cautious about the PSX and even refused to give projected sales figures for the new electronic device. "We want to sell as much as possible," he said. "We want to create a new genre"
Many analysts believe that a system such as the PSX will not last in the market place based on the life cycle of the components that they are "boxing" together, such as a game machine and audio visual equipment. The main argument is that AV equipment tend to need upgrades sooner than a video game console, which normally last approximately 5-6 years.
"The markets don't match," said Kazumasa Kubota, analyst with Okasan Securities Co. in Tokyo. "The PSX may sell in numbers when it first goes on sale, but it'd be tough to keep the sales going."
The PSX is slated to go on sale in the US and Europe sometime next year.
http://sony.gamerfeed.com/gf/news/4399/
The PSX, which is about the size of a PS2, will go on sale in Japan later this year with two models being offered. The first model will sell with a 160 gigabyte hard drive that will enable a user to record approximately 200 hours of DVD and will retail for 79,800 yen ($720 USD). The second model will include a 250 gigabyte hardrive that will record approximately 325 hours of DVD. This model will retail for 99,800 yen ($900 USD).
Sony's chief executive was cautious about the PSX and even refused to give projected sales figures for the new electronic device. "We want to sell as much as possible," he said. "We want to create a new genre"
Many analysts believe that a system such as the PSX will not last in the market place based on the life cycle of the components that they are "boxing" together, such as a game machine and audio visual equipment. The main argument is that AV equipment tend to need upgrades sooner than a video game console, which normally last approximately 5-6 years.
"The markets don't match," said Kazumasa Kubota, analyst with Okasan Securities Co. in Tokyo. "The PSX may sell in numbers when it first goes on sale, but it'd be tough to keep the sales going."
The PSX is slated to go on sale in the US and Europe sometime next year.
http://sony.gamerfeed.com/gf/news/4399/