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| [ groovypants ] |
Hello TA's.
Not too sure if this has been posted before, or if it's old news [certainly new to me!], but a few people managed to grab hold of Sony's next gaming console the PSX!
"The PSX will feature both DVD and HDD recording functions; the former supporting both DVD+/-R and DVD-R and the latter offering a HDD capacity of 120 GB. The unit will feature an installed TV/BS tuner and an Internet adapter, and will also support USB2.0. Memory sticks will also be supported by the unit.
The disc insertion system of the PSX will utilize a slot mechanism, and will feature the same Emotion Engine chip and graphics synthesizer as its predecessor the PS2. By featuring a real-time OS that is to be used for games, the unit will be capable of high-definition and high-speed recording functions.
Sony claims that the primary strategy behind the PSX as well as the upcoming PSP is to create a fusion of both gaming and general electronics. The company hopes to create a new market that will be driven by the provision of updated game, image, and music-based content.
The new PSX will be released not by Sony's offshoot SCE but by Sony Corporation itself. Furthermore, with its DVD and HDD recording abilities, the machine is being positioned as something that transcends just a simple gaming-based product (although the unit of course is capable of playing games.). "
For more pictures [this guys are hardcore, they even took the whole thing apart! :eyes: ] visit: http://www.pcpop.com/gnews/2003/12/932.shtml
This new console looks to be a killer - hardware and function wise, lets just hope the games are just as good! :D |
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
| The PSX is not Sony's next gaming console. It's merely an expensive PS2 meant more for audio/video more so than gaming. |
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| [ groovypants ] |
Yeah my bad, I was hoping that it was "based" on the technology of the Emotion Engine, but I've just done some further research and its apparently the EXACT chip. :(
Heh, serves me right for reading/posting too fast. |
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| trunks1022 |
| sony IS working on a next generation console tho, r they not? |
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
| quote: | Originally posted by trunks1022
sony IS working on a next generation console tho, r they not? |
Of course they are. What makes you think they'd stop with the success of the PS2 and when all their competition is hard at work on new consoles?
I have a feeling that Sony is going to give Nintendo their first run at the handheld market though. The PSP is turning out to be one fine piece of electronic equipment. Its been said that it will be more powerful than a Dreamcast! :eyes: |
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| Panzer Attack |
| Looking at that picture... it's actually quite nice. But where the hell would the controllers plug into? :conf: |
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| 3xx3r7 |
| Consoles suck anyway :p |
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| DaveT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Panzer Attack
Looking at that picture... it's actually quite nice. But where the hell would the controllers plug into? :conf: |
The plug in the back of the system. If you ever plan on getting it, I recommend cord extensions :)
Anyhow, totally not worth it for the $800 or whatever pricetag, and they scaled it back a bit because they wanted to get it out before Christmas and would not have been able to otherwise.
Dave |
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