Game over for PSX

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Sony today announced they have stopped manufacturing the latest models of the PSX, DESR-7500 and DESR-5500. The hard disk / DVD recorder with a built-in PlayStation 2, was touted by Sony as a replacement for the VCR, but sales never took off. The machine suffered a rough history of internal disagreements and never received the full functionality originally promised by Sony. Launched on 13 December 2003, the machine underwent a major hardware revision on 1 July 2004, and since production has now ceased the machine has had a total lifespan of 14 months. Whether or not Sony plans a similar machine in the future remains unknown at this time.
 
BOMBA!

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Doom_Bringer said:
I thought the machine was just an experiment to see what the public likes so they could integrate those likable features in PS3?!
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That would be the hindsight answer... once again however this proves that you cannnot create a multi-function device designed by multiple departments... I "personally" feel that if the PSX had been kept completely inhouse i.e.(completely inside SCE), that it would still be alive today.
 
Doom_Bringer said:
I thought the machine was just an experiment to see what the public likes so they could integrate those likable features in PS3?!
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Naw, it was more 32X than 64DD. ;)
 
I can imagine DCharlie's face right now. I wonder if he changed his feelings towards PSX, it has been a while since his last bash.
 
Miburou said:
How much did the thing sell in Japan?
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Probably more than Xbox. :)

I wouldn't mind seeing some PSX numbers though, or Panasonic Q for that matter (which is also out of production now, right?).
 
Problem was there was a solid game player version already out that did dvd's. The 'flexible' extras arent that great as usual with Sony.
 
DarienA said:
once again however this proves that you cannnot create a multi-function device designed by multiple departments... I "personally" feel that if the PSX had been kept completely inhouse i.e.(completely inside SCE), that it would still be alive today.
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I'm not sure I'd go so far with it. It was the first such collaboration, under constrained timeframe. The PSP seems to be the second such collaboration (according to interview with Kutaragi awhile back) and seems to be fairing better, at least in terms of implementation. Don't you think?
 
kaching said:
I'm not sure I'd go so far with it. It was the first such collaboration, under constrained timeframe. The PSP seems to be the second such collaboration (according to interview with Kutaragi awhile back) and seems to be fairing better, at least in terms of implementation. Don't you think?
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Almost always a recipe for disaster. The PSP seems to be faring better though it seems to right now have it's own quirks... nothing show stopper like though... who is the PSP considered a collabo with?
 
That would be the hindsight answer... once again however this proves that you cannnot create a multi-function device designed by multiple departments... I "personally" feel that if the PSX had been kept completely inhouse i.e.(completely inside SCE), that it would still be alive today.
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If I remember correctly from one interview, Kutaragi said PSP tech was developed by several departments. However, he said cooperation was much better than it was with PSX, which he said was the first product where they tried to collaborate like that.
 
Marconelly said:
If I remember correctly from one interview, Kutaragi said PSP tech was developed by several departments. However, he said cooperation was much better than it was with PSX, which he said was the first product where they tried to collaborate like that.
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Interesting. Well here's to better future collaborations.
 
Funky Papa said:
I can imagine DCharlie's face right now. I wonder if he changed his feelings towards PSX, it has been a while since his last bash.
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I was just about to post this but more succintly

DCharlie Am Cry!
 
Deg said:
Problem was there was a solid game player version already out that did dvd's. The 'flexible' extras arent that great as usual with Sony.
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It was a Tivo-like device, that also played and burned DVDs. It's the PS2 functionality that was the extra.
 
DarienA said:
I thought the machine was just an experiment to see what the public likes so they could integrate those likable features in PS3?!

That would be the hindsight answer...
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See, that's a little how it felt in the beginning when they announced it as well - I was surprised to see people get on it and laugh when it failed, because it wasn't really ever going to be the big next thing. I hope they don't draw back on doing a PS3 version, even though I don't know if it makes sense to try again. The Xpod idea sounds really good - I just like the idea of, at least in an entertainment unit, one system doing as much as makes sense to do. PSX was a logical step, it was just ill-timed in the PS2 cycle.
 
Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how many PSXes actually sold in Japan?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to which sold better, PSX or xbox in Japan?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to which sold better, PSX or Windows XP Media Centers?

:lol
 
aaaaa0 said:
Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how many PSXes actually sold in Japan?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to which sold better, PSX or xbox in Japan?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to which sold better, PSX or Windows XP Media Centers?

:lol
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Xbox by 10 consoles ;)

PSX by 20 unit's which is 1/4 it's userbase
 
aaaaa0 said:
Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how many PSXes actually sold in Japan?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to which sold better, PSX or xbox in Japan?

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to which sold better, PSX or Windows XP Media Centers?

:lol
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They sell X-boxes in Japan?!
 
CamHostage said:
See, that's a little how it felt in the beginning when they announced it as well - I was surprised to see people get on it and laugh when it failed, because it wasn't really ever going to be the big next thing. I hope they don't draw back on doing a PS3 version, even though I don't know if it makes sense to try again. The Xpod idea sounds really good - I just like the idea of, at least in an entertainment unit, one system doing as much as makes sense to do. PSX was a logical step, it was just ill-timed in the PS2 cycle.
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Actually, Sony pushed it quite heavily.

Of course, now that we know the fact that it has failed, apologists would like to pretend its an experiment.
 
jenov4 said:
Not surprising. Have these multi-function all in one thing gaming devices ever worked?!
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Naaah. The xbox and PS2 showed that convergence, to a point, works. I suppose it just has to do with what the product lends itself to by simple extension. The PS1 had games on CDs, makes sense for it to play music CDs. Xbox and PS2 play games on DVD, it's a natural extension to play DVD movies.

If HD become out of the box parts, then maybe DVR functions would be a natural extension. But I am inclined to believe that consoles do have a limit as to how much they should and should not do.
 
Holy shit I completely forgot about that thing.

I thought this thread was going to be about the final game approved for the PSX (PS1 bitches!), but it must still have some life in it. :lol
 
Deku said:
Actually, Sony pushed it quite heavily.

Of course, now that we know the fact that it has failed, apologists would like to pretend its an experiment.
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Heh, the experiment didn't fail - just Sony's implementation of it. The amount of energy behind Xbox Media Player and its ilk clearly illustrates that it is really what the industry wants.
 
Deku said:
Actually, Sony pushed it quite heavily.

Of course, now that we know the fact that it has failed, apologists would like to pretend its an experiment.
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LOL! I don't think anyone's gonna make an excuse for PSX. It was an attempt at a new product line that flopped hardcore. But you could see it coming. I didn't expect them to push something so ridiculously overpriced heavily. The PS2 graphics at that point in time weren't sufficient enough to justify paying lots of money for marginal increase in functionality. Who were the ad wizards that came up with that one? :lol

The PS3 is kinda heading in the direction of the PSX, but it will masquerade around as a video game player first and foremost. So it may still suck for other stuff, but should play games just fine. PEACE.
 
the PSX sold well when it launched.
When people realised it didn't do what sony said it would do, bad word of mouth seem to kill the product off.
I'm glad they didn't go for the second revision as that would have felt like sony pissing in my mouth AFTER kicking out my teeth.
 
Sony announced the new PSX revision today, DESR-7700/5700.
the main new feature is MPEG4 video transfer to memory stick for PSP.

should be available in Japan in mid-April. upgrade for DESR-7500/5500 models (the "discontinued" model) will be announced April 4th.

http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-e/Product/Psx/Desr-7700/index.html
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/


DCharlie said:
I'm glad they didn't go for the second revision as that would have felt like sony pissing in my mouth AFTER kicking out my teeth.
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ouch?
 
jwang said:
Sony announced the new PSX revision today, DESR-7700/5700.
the main new feature is MPEG4 video transfer to memory stick for PSP.

should be available in Japan in mid-April. upgrade for DESR-7500/5500 models (the "discontinued" model) will be announced April 4th.

http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-e/Product/Psx/Desr-7700/index.html
http://www.psx.sony.co.jp/



ouch?
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Oh god damn. Anybody remotely interested in it would have already got the original.
Plus, no UMD support = HAHA.
 
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