phixion
05-28-2003, 11:38 AM
At an industry press conference held in Tokyo this morning, Sony vice-president Ken Kutaragi unveiled the PSX, a new consumer electronics device that combines DVD and digital video recording facilities with the ability to play PlayStation 2 games. The system will be launched in Japan by the end of the year, with a U.S. and Europe release targeted for 2004.
The PSX, as Kutaragi was quick to point out in his statements, is not just a game system but instead a brand-new fusion of game technology and consumer electronics. The unit is built around PlayStation 2 hardware and is fully compatible with all PlayStation and PS2 titles. In addition, though, it also works as a set-top box, with a broadcast satellite tuner and the ability to record to DVD and the PSX's 120-gigabyte internal hard drive built in. The slot-insertion system (compared to the PS2's disc tray) is compatible with all current recordable-DVD formats, and the unit also has input jacks for Memory Stick storage, Ethernet cables, and USB 2.0 devices.
As Kutaragi explained, the "X" in PSX represents not only the "extreme" evolution of PS2 technology the system symbolizes, but also its position as a "crossover" console between games and consumer accessories. "Our idea here was to see how much of a home appliance we could create with the PS2's technology," Kutaragi said. "In a way, it's also a presentation of how much digital appliances can change when you use the [PS2's] engine."
i am very impressed by this......looks like im gonna end up buying it, and selling my current ps2.
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The PSX, as Kutaragi was quick to point out in his statements, is not just a game system but instead a brand-new fusion of game technology and consumer electronics. The unit is built around PlayStation 2 hardware and is fully compatible with all PlayStation and PS2 titles. In addition, though, it also works as a set-top box, with a broadcast satellite tuner and the ability to record to DVD and the PSX's 120-gigabyte internal hard drive built in. The slot-insertion system (compared to the PS2's disc tray) is compatible with all current recordable-DVD formats, and the unit also has input jacks for Memory Stick storage, Ethernet cables, and USB 2.0 devices.
As Kutaragi explained, the "X" in PSX represents not only the "extreme" evolution of PS2 technology the system symbolizes, but also its position as a "crossover" console between games and consumer accessories. "Our idea here was to see how much of a home appliance we could create with the PS2's technology," Kutaragi said. "In a way, it's also a presentation of how much digital appliances can change when you use the [PS2's] engine."
i am very impressed by this......looks like im gonna end up buying it, and selling my current ps2.
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"smoking weed, smoking weed doing coke, drinking beers
drinking beers, beers, beersrolling fatties, smoking bluntswho smokes the blunts?we smoke the blunts." -Jay