Wow this thing is ugly....IGN play tests the PSX, sorta.

[Viper]

IGN tested out Sonys PSX recently but were unable to test it's gaming, recording or even watch a DVD on it, they like how fast and pretty its menu was........wow.

LINK (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/458/458369p1.html)

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/110503_psx5_small.jpg

[Dorbin]

I know it is a multipurpose device, but its too bulky. And all the white is a bit too much...the white remote with pastel green buttons looks gay to me.

[Hylian-Advocate]

What does it do that is so special.........it plays PS1 & 2 plus DVDs and......

[smellslikenintendospirit]

Great Looks Do Not a Great Console Make

[Viper]

The PSX includes the PlayStation 2's Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer chips and will allow you to play PS2 games. But this isn't just a games system. The PSX also comes with a TV tuner, DVD recording capability and a 120 gigabyte hard disk. On top of this are USB 2.0 and memory stick support and a built-in Ethernet adapter.

The built-in PS2 hardware will be used not just for games, but for the product's recording features.

A version with a 160-gigabyte HDD will sell for 79,800 yen ($719) and be able to record up to 204 hours of television, the company said. It will also sell a 250GB version for 99,800 yen ($899). There is no timetable for an overseas PSX launch, Sony said.

[Dorbin]

Only an absolute idiot would waste $900 on that.

[codePhoenix]

It looks bigger than an Xbox.

[Haris]

It's beautiful. The price and bulk will crap on it though.

[Viper]

It's beautiful.
Beautiful? It's a white box with gray sides. For $900.00 it damn well should look it. It barely looks above an old 70's stereo receiver.

[Dorbin]

It looks bigger than an Xbox.

That's because it is bigger than an Xbox.

It's beautiful. The price and bulk will crap on it though.

C'mon Ixion, I could make that in my garage with a box and some white spray paint ;) . Nah, but you are right on: notwithstanding your opinion on the unit's looks, when you see that price tag it will be like a monkey just threw all his feces over that pretty white exterior.

[Haris]

I mean, with the right background, it would look nice. What did you want Viper? Another purple square?

[Viper]

What did you want Viper? Another purple square? I have a black Cube thank you. And it didn't cost $900.00 either.

[japand00d]

Erm, PSX is kinda written upside down there, on the top...

[dork]

it's prettier than the hidious ps2. i'm gonna buy it with my couch money

[Viper]

Erm, PSX is kinda written upside down there, on the top...
hahaha....nice catch. I'm still curious where do the controllers go?

[Haris]

I think they're wireless.

[Barbooski]

so.. basically you pay $750 to record dvds..

I think the display is backwards.

[[[tavis]]]

typical sony, over charge for a out of line product, no one NEEDS this, but people will buy it sadly enough

[goku2057]

They should at least make it platinum.

[HolyPaladin]

If they want to launch something like this sack of crap, shouldn't they have waited a bit so that it will play PS3 games? I mean, let's say you shell out the $900 for one of these piles of crap, just for Sony to turn around and launch PS3 afterward. Tada, presto! You are now playing on antiquated gaming hardware, playing an out-dated, expired gaming line-up. No new game can be now be played on your expensive hardware. How many people can afford to spend almost a thousand bucks for this thing?

As for the appearance, the first PSX (not to be confused with this more expensive identity thief) wasn't much to look at and PS2 is an eye-sore, and now we get the most plain white box ever marketed. And, for the love of God, why on Earth did those Sony lame-brains recycle "PSX" when they've used it already? Surely they could have tacked something to the end other than "X". There are a whole lot of other letters and numbers out there, and surely they could think of some word to glue to the end of "PlayStation" to justify whatever other acronym. Maybe they could call it "PSXXL". ("XXL" as in "extra, extra large".)

[Haris]

Idiotic casual gamers will think it's a completely new system. And being a revered Playstation, they'll cop it.

I'll laugh at them. It will drop in price once Sony notices their idiots for putting it that high.

May even drop faster than N-Gage.

[Dorbin]

If they want to launch something like this sack of crap, shouldn't they have waited a bit so that it will play PS3 games? I mean, let's say you shell out the $900 for one of these piles of crap, just for Sony to turn around and launch PS3 afterward. Tada, presto! You are now playing on antiquated gaming hardware, playing an out-dated, expired gaming line-up. No new game can be now be played on your expensive hardware. How many people can afford to spend almost a thousand bucks for this thing?

Ding-ding-ding. You've hit upon Sony's all-encompassing business strategy: Sell horribly overpriced crap, get idiot to buy it, and then release a suped-up version of aforementioned crap with a jacked up price. Rinse. Repeat.

[speed stick]

That is neat, but the price is way too high. It must also have controller ports for playing games. I could not see them.

[Dahg]

I have no desire for that whatsoever. I want to play games, not record shit.

[Dorbin]

If I wanted to record stuff, I'd just buy a Tivo or something. I'm not into the set-top box thing.

[Peter]

I was thinking it didnt look too shabby, but then I saw the $900 price tag. Fcuk that with a capital F. Sky Plus or Tivo would suit me better

[ScratchedAt]

Fcuk with a capital F. Maybe it could have a capital D...

Just thinking outside the box... which, in this case, the box sucks. Put it out, as a matter of fact, make thousands, hundreds of thousands...and millions...

And then! Most of them WONT sell...BYE BYE Sony...

Ha..what a dream..

[Dorbin]

If only we lived in a world where that was possible.

Instead, Sony will still somehow make a killing on these, preying upon the ignorance and stupidity of others.

[Haris]

Sony? Going under? That's about as possible as Bowser growing a penis.

[Viper]

What really trips me out is didn't Sony just report a huge frikkin loss and lay off thousands and now they want to release this $900.00 POS and expect to make a profit?

Sales in the games division fell 37 percent and operating profits plunged 91 percent

Sony's anticipated restructuring will include a cut of about 10 percent in its global work force of 161,000 and an end to domestic production of bulky cathode ray tube TVs as the company focuses on slimmer, flat-screen models, media reports have said.

[Dorbin]

It's only the execs that want to make a profit...they'll pocket the money and hoard it, and then cite a loss of revenue and then lay off more workers. The corporate cycle is vicious.