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Sony takes big step into home entertainment - PSX Announced
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![]() ![]() ![]() What do I see from this? -Big price tag ($499?) -Ability to play PS2 and PSone games -Ability to play DVDs, DVD-Rs, CDs, CD-Rs -Ability to record anything from your TV (shows, movies, etc.) onto either DVDs or the HDD :beat: -USB 2.0 technology opens possibilities of connectivity with things like the upcoming PSP, Digital camcorders, digital cameras, Sony's EYE TOY technology, etc. -a late 2006 PS3 launch And I must say...that is one sexy piece of hardware. The blue LED light looks great, and it would fit right into my home entertainment center :) |
That looks cool, but I'm not messing with the hefty price tag. Hopfully Ps3 is much like this... or has a version like this from the gate at least.
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Interesting, but I doubt I will be getting that.
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I need a TIVO type of system. If my Ps2 ever breaks down I'll consider buying it actually.
Haha... the topic title makes me laugh. Sony has been in the Home Entertainment business for years. |
That will cost a bomb. 120 GB h/d + DVD recording abilites + ability to play PS2 s/w (while also backwards compatible with PSOne games (maybe even PSP games?!)) + broadband modem (I think that's right), and who knows what else.
I don't know how much it will cost by the time it is released, but say if it were released now, it wold cost in excess of £600 methinks. It does look quite sexy, definately as sleek looking as the Panasonic Qube. Makes you wonder how Panasonic will reply to this. There could be a possibility of them releasing an updated Qube, with similar capabilities to the PSX. (That is rather confusing, don't people call the old PSOne the PSX?). |
Yeah. I thought for a moment that Stu had dug up an article from 1995 to show us how much the world has changed since then.
Also, I knew Sony was in trouble, but I didn't know things were that bad. I thought they were making a profit, but it turns out they're losing money. Then again, that's the entire corporation, not just the gaming division which is probably profitable. |
Maybe I should have said that they took ANOTHER big step into home entertainment...
anyway, could this be any indication of what features PS3 may include? At some point in the future, I'd love to record television programs and movies onto DVDs and a HDD. With all of the technology involved in this ambitious system, one could only imagine what kind of features it will one day offer. Hook up your digital camera, keyboard and mouse and create your own movies. Add photoshop-like software, attach your digital camera and a photo printer and make your own photo album or pieces of art. Throw in full internet support and possibilities are literally endless. Sony (see: not SCE) is smart by incorporating the all-powerful Playstation name with their electronics field. The PS2-playback feature could be a big selling point. |
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This sounds as bad as that thing MS wanted to do, only it's no longer just an idea :( |
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I see this as the VCR of the next generation. Was the VCR a bad idea? If you wanted all of the features the PSX offers, you would need to buy a DVD player, a Playstation 2 (the new models that are coming out soon), and a TiVo with DVD recording abilities. These are all features that are part of the future of home entertainment, and Sony is offering all of them in a single piece of hardware. Where's the ":unsure: bad idea :(" part? |
What gekko, that HOMESTATION thingy? lol.. i remember that
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Some analysts were skeptical about PSX's prospects. Jed Kolko of Forrester Research said the machine was trying to do too much. The overlap between game-players and people who want DVD recorders tends to be small, he said. "The actual demand for the device is likely to fall short of expectations," he said. Sony officials acknowledged the company overall is falling behind the competition. Even Sony's prized Vaio personal computers have lost their edge and domestic rival Matsu****a Electric Industrial Co. outsells Sony in DVD recorders in Japan. Like other Japanese electronics makers, Sony has taken a beating from emerging competition in Asia, especially China, that can produce gadgets at cheaper prices. " also, Perfect Stu, in your previous post it sounded like you were talking about a PC... another thing is that devices like Tivo are the VCR of this and the next gen, not this. I think they should have waited and made this the PS3 Deluxe or something like that, seriously, what are they gonna do, introduce this, tell everyone it's $499 and then show off PS3 at E3 and piss off the people that bought one of these? that being said, at least Sony is mixing things up a bit and trying something new and i love the ethernet hook up.. i just don't see people dropping $500 for this |
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*edit* nevermind, you were just referring to the digital photos and movies |
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It IS possible to watch DVD's from your PC on a TV which has can act as a moniter (my 36" Toshiba can) with DTS/DD 5.1 sound. You CAN hook up your digital camera to a PC, and use the mouse/keyboard provided to create your own moves. Photoshop software? I wont even respond to that. Full internet support? You know the answer to that. And since PC's have DVD writers, and the function to act as a TV, I assume you can record what you watch. |
Well put, Shadow. What are you trying to get at, though? None of this is completely new technology...but it is the first do take such technology and put it into one convenient, set-top box. Much more feasable than a PC with loads of software, wired connections and heap loads of $$$.
I wonder how Sony will incorporate the ethernet/USB 2.0/memory stick technology other than the obvious online PS2 play and PSP connectivity... |
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