Sony's all-in-one PSX console available Dec 13 in Japan

November 28, 2003

Max_TMP used our news submit to tell us thanks go to xbox-scene for this news item. Forbes is reporting that the much anticipated, all in one PSX
entertainment system will hit the Japanese retail shelves in time for some
holiday shoppers.

Sony Corp said on Thursday it would start selling the "PSX" an all-in-one entertainment system that includes a hard disk drive (HDD) and DVD recorder plus a PlayStation 2 console -- on December 13 in Japan. The entertainment and electronics company will be getting the much-anticipated PSX on shop shelves before the end of the holiday shopping season. Sony had said it planned to have the PSX in stores before the year-end.

The entertainment system is part of Sony's push during the October-December quarter to roll out some cutting-edge products from its mainstay electronics division.

A PSX with a 160-gigabyte HDD will sell for 79,800 yen, about ($ 731) and be able to record up to 204 hours of television, the company said. It will also sell a 250-gigabyte version for 99,800 yen.

The entertainment
system is part of Sony's October-December quarter strategy to offer some
cutting-edge products from its electronics
division. Sony hopes to justify the PSX high price by
including the HDD recorder.

Source: Forbes