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Originally posted by Perfect Stu
please explain.
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 " bad idea  " part?
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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