A while back we already
reported about
Sony's upcoming PSX all-in-one game console (featuring a PS2 game player with a
built-in satellite TV tuner, a DVD recorder and a hard disk
drive recorder) hitting the stores in Japan. Today, thanks to GristyMcFisty, we can read that the cheapest version of the new device will
cost around US$ 750 in the U.S:
Two models will ship later this year in Japan, one
with a 160GB hard drive, the other with 250GB of hard disk storage - the
latter enough to hold 13 and a half days' worth of TV programming, and
both larger than the 120GB capacity originally planned for the machine. As
yet Sony has not said which of these will be offered to overseas markets -
or when.
The Japanese models - dubbed the DESR-5000 and DESR-7000, respectively
- will be priced at a US equivalent of $ 750 and $ 907. In addition to
TiVO-style features, the machines contain PlayStation 2, which also
provides PlayStation 1 compatibility.
Programmes recorded on the
hard drive can be transferred to DVD using the machines' built in DVD-R/RW
drive. A DVD+RW version will be coming further down the line, Sony said.
Current machines also provide a Memory Stick slot and a USB port for
peripherals. |
Source: The Register
