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PlayStation 2.5 - 60FeetUnderWater - 05-29-2003
New Sony console revealed
By Justin Calvert, GameSpot
05/28/03 05:05 AM
URL: http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/news/news_6029048.html
At a media briefing in Tokyo earlier today, Sony announced that it will release a new game console named PSX in Japan before the end of the year. Scheduled for release in North America and Europe sometime in 2004, the sleek-looking PSX console is essentially a redesigned PlayStation 2--albeit with plenty of additional features.
With the exception of the console's 120GB hard drive and built-in Ethernet support, the PSX console's new features won't offer any benefits as far as gaming is concerned, but--thanks to the inclusion of a TV and broadcast satellite tuner and a DVD recorder--it will instead transform the PlayStation 2 into a set-top box capable of delivering online play, music, and movies straight out of the box.
When playing games, you'll plug your controllers into the rear of the PSX console, where the hard drive and Sony Memory Stick compatibility have clearly rendered the standard PS2 memory cards obsolete. No pricing information for the PSX has been announced at this time, but the box will be marketed as a high-end electronics product rather than as a game console and, as such, will be handled by Sony's Home Electronics Division as opposed to Sony Computer Entertainment.
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so, seems Sony has decided to design and bring out their version of an (albeit souped up) XBOX...
what say ye?
What does this mean for PS3? Will it include the DVD features and such that 52 million people + enjoyed with their PS2?
Or, is Sony actually going to mimic Nintendos' stragedy of making a "gaming only" system when unleashing the PS3?
PlayStation 2.5 - Flock of Moosen - 05-29-2003
Man, this thing sounds like it's gonna cost mucho dinero. I think I'll stick with my PS2 until it becomes obsolete.
Just curious, is the thing really gonna be called PlayStation 2.5 or did you make that up?
PlayStation 2.5 - 60FeetUnderWater - 05-29-2003
yeah, kinda sorta made "Playstation 2.5" up but not really...
It's been said in articles here and there like, you know, that's what certain industry folks are calling the system. According to the article, the official name will be "PSX" which is confusing in a sense because that was the original moniker for the PS1 I believe.
PlayStation 2.5 - Flock of Moosen - 05-30-2003
You sure this isn't another hoax like that Phantom game console most likely is?
PlayStation 2.5 - 60FeetUnderWater - 05-30-2003
Quote:Originally posted by Flock of Moosen
You sure this isn't another hoax like that Phantom game console most likely is?
heh, yeah, I can't believe that piece of vaporware even got the media attention that it did.
well, check the link; tell me what you think. looks legit to me. :nod:
PlayStation 2.5 - Yahman - 05-30-2003
definitly sounds expensive...but it will lower the prices of the PS2 so if you need a new one or never got one that will be good...
PlayStation 2.5 - tinymike - 06-02-2003
how much lower?
PlayStation 2.5 - Keyser Soze - 06-03-2003
why do i need this thing? its an overpriced dvd recorder.
PlayStation 2.5 - Rooner - 08-27-2003
Quote:Originally posted by Flock of Moosen
You sure this isn't another hoax like that Phantom game console most likely is?
Take it for what its worth.
![[Image: story.phantom.box.jpg]](http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/TECH/08/27/hln.game.phantom/story.phantom.box.jpg)
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/08/27/hln.game.phantom/index.html
A rival to the Xbox? The Phantom
By Walt McGraw
CNN Headline News
Wednesday, August 27, 2003 Posted: 3:00 PM EDT (1900 GMT)
Infinium Labs developed the new Phantom gaming console.
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What the competition is saying about Phantom:
Microsoft (Xbox): "It's difficult to draw any conclusions about its place in the industry."
Sony (PS2): "We are going to have to pass."
Nintendo (Gamecube): "Nintendo welcomes Infinium Labs to the industry and wishes them luck."
(CNN) -- A few weeks ago a new game console was unveiled on the Web called Phantom.
Its developer, Infinium Labs, promises it will be the "must-have high performance game console," and that the Phantom will provide "more access to more games of every genre than any competing product," all "with blazing speed."
Six months ago, it was only a rumor among hardcore gamers. In fact, it seemed Phantom was, as the American Heritage dictionary put it, "an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion."
The juiciest rumor was that there never would be a console called Phantom. The conspiracy theory went that the whole thing was a hoax, concocted as a PR stunt.
The "unveiling" hasn't seemed to quash those rumors.
The console's specs do sound dreamy. The company's Web site says Phantom's standard components will include "the highest performance nVidia video card," "the highest performance Intel motherboard," and a Windows XP operating system. But I couldn't help feeling haunted by the fact that I was missing the key to unlock Phantom. And it had to do with the fact that the box had lots of connectivity ports... and no CD-ROM drive.
I spoke to David Frederick, chief marketing officer at Infinium Labs.
BVGH: Am I nuts, or is Phantom less of a story about hardware, and more about a new way to deliver content?
Frederick: [laughs] Man, you are so on top of things. I'm not trying to be patronizing. That's it! It's a content delivery system. Phantom is a new way to deliver content into your living room. The box is a means to an end.
I thought of my TiVo, then my grandma's WebTV.
BVGH: It's WebTV, but for gaming.
Frederick: In a way. But we've taken it to the 10th degree. WebTV tried to take advantage of folks who weren't tech savvy. That was a closed, shrinking market. Whereas all our research indicates that online gaming -- and gaming as a whole -- is rapidly growing.
Frederick explained that retailers can really only carry the top 200 games. They just don't have the shelf space for more, he said. Legacy content that's six months old could still be a really fun to play, but retailers have to make room for the new stuff -- until Phantom, he hopes.
Because it's always online, he went on, you'll be able to "shop" for games just like you use your TiVo to shop for television shows. And you can "try before you buy."
Frederick expects Phantom to come bundled with 50 or so games right off the bat, but wouldn't say which publishers, if any have already signed up. Still, he says, the folks at Infinium will make their scheduled release date of Q1 in '04, all for under $300 bucks at the outset, plus $10 bucks a month. And, of course, the cost of any premium games bought a la carte.
And as for whether the whole thing is an evil hoax?
"More's comin'. It's real. I've played it," Fredrick said.
PlayStation 2.5 - The Brain - 08-27-2003
Now, let me see...
A video game company tries to make a game console designed, in effect, to keep the masses preoccupied while it works on its <i>true</i> next-generation gaming platform. And, of course, to sucker them out of just a lil' more money while they're at it.
Where have I heard this story before? It sounds so familiar...
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