PSX Details

Nah, having girls in skimpy outfits promoting things in the cold is standard here in Japan. You should see the girl in front of Sannomiya station promoting a Karaoke-place........
 
maskrider said:
So, can only be sure about GR chip from NEC, the 3D Y/C is from Panasonic, still unable to see the other MPEG chips. I thought that Panasonic was the MPEG-2 encoder from the previous pics (they are the same size as the 3D Y/C, unless they use CSP than FPGA).
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It seems I was correct about the other NEC chip on the underside of the PSX mainboard. It appears to be some sort of MPEG/Dolby encoder.

http://image.lik-sang.com/content/psx-news/psx-news22.jpg

http://www.necel.com/digital_av/english/mpegenc/d61052.html
 
PC-Engine said:
maskrider said:
So, can only be sure about GR chip from NEC, the 3D Y/C is from Panasonic, still unable to see the other MPEG chips. I thought that Panasonic was the MPEG-2 encoder from the previous pics (they are the same size as the 3D Y/C, unless they use CSP than FPGA).
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It seems I was correct about the other NEC chip on the underside of the PSX mainboard. It appears to be some sort of MPEG/Dolby encoder.

http://image.lik-sang.com/content/psx-news/psx-news22.jpg

http://www.necel.com/digital_av/english/mpegenc/d61052.html
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Current known hardware details

1. NEC D64031AGJ GR chip on the tuner board
2. Panasonic MN673744HLX 3D Y/C video decoder
3. NEC D61052GD MPEG/Dolby encoder (corrected)
4. Sony CXD1935Q MPEG-2 decrypter (should be for BS and DVD)

Don't know about the other Sony chips yet, one should be the MCU and some more peripherial chips (memory card/controller, etc).
 
Any news on when this thing will come out in Europe then?
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Donno, maybe when the firmware includes all features? This upgrading is better than nothing, but for sure not the most elegant way of business.
 
It's cool that they got to work on those bits right away, at least. ^_^ How are they distributing the CD's? Do you have to order them? Pick them up at stores?

Would still rather know what their international launch schedule is like, though... Hehe.
 
[url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=new&aid=2862 said:
Gamesindustry.biz[/url]] Included in the first upgrade is compatibility with TIFF images and MP3 music, as well as a module allowing compatibility with USB keyboards and an increase in the speed at which video can be recorded to DVD to 24x.

All of these upgrades are part of the original PSX specification, but were stripped out late last year in order to ensure that the system launched in time for Christmas. At the time, there were howls of protest from media commentators and analysts alike, but Sony has always maintained that the reduction was a temporary one, and it didn't seem to adversely affect sales of the PSX over Christmas.

A second update is planned for March, which will restore compatibility with the GIF image format, DVD+RW discs, the Sony Cybershot camera and PlayStation network gaming (the system possesses a network port but currently isn't capable of using it for PS2 online games).

A firm launch date for the PSX in Europe has yet to be set, but it's expected to roll out later this year - and will almost certainly include the entire feature set as originally announced when it appears on these shores.
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cthellis42 said:
Has there been any further sales data on it? I pretty much only saw first week's numbers.
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Thats probably pretty much it. Hot as any new gadgety gadget for the first week or so and not so forward. Understoodable for such a device. It may be successful in terms of capturing a share of DvD-PVR Japan market for Sony, whom previously are slow off the bat for such deveice. SO those hoping for big big numbers are hmmm, dont think so.

It be interesting to see how this gizmo do overseas. :)



EDIT: Read the full gameindustry.biz link. :)

The first in a series of free software upgrades for the recently launched PSX media centre is set to arrive in Japan at the beginning of February - but retailers in Japan are reported to be highly critical of the system's performance so far.

Sony will be hoping to address some of the concerns of key electronics retailers with this update, as in a recent survey of retailers carried out by the Nikkei Marketing Journal, the removal of features before Christmas was listed as a major problem with the system.

The same survey also revealed that some 40 per cent of retailers were disappointed with sales of the device so far - not a majority, but certainly enough to make Sony somewhat uncomfortable. The company's marketing campaign for the PSX was also identified as a key issue, with retailers claiming that it was unclear and failed to convey the strengths and abilities of the system to consumers.

Although Sony's marketing blitz for the PSX prior to Christmas was massive, it was a traditional Sony effort in that it focused primarily on brand appeal and contained little information - an approach which doesn't work for devices such as the PSX, claim retailers
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Sounds disappointing i think, after hearing KK glorious glory claims of "we have taken half of the DvD-PVR market!". Oh well, another regular day of PR i guess.
 
Well it rather depends what they figured it WOULD sell like. If they were expecting PS2's, they were bound to be disappointed. ;) Myself, I like numbers. HAVE there been any posted numbers since then, and the other digital recorders being sold for comparison?
 
The difference is, there is a difference between a report that says:

Sony has taken 50% of the DVDRW market with PSX
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It is reported that some retailers have been disappointed by the numbers of units sold
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see, one has numbers to back it up, the other is a "report of what someone said about what someone else said".... Do your math... Not defending anyone here, just speaking in general terms...
 
Could be sold to retailers? Or pre-orders? Hehe, one is by Sony the other by a third party. Hard to tell. But i be going with the 3rd party survey(unless sponsered by DVDRW rivals or MS! :LOL: ) since it does tell us more of the internal happenings. I meana, at least we can now know there are some discontent within. Something you wouldnt get from pretty PR.
 
chapban. said:
Could be sold to retailers? Or pre-orders? Hehe, one is by Sony the other by a third party. Hard to tell. But i be going with the 3rd party survey(unless sponsered by DVDRW rivals or MS! :LOL: ) since it does tell us more of the internal happenings. I meana, at least we can now know there are some discontent within. Something you wouldnt get from pretty PR.
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Errrmmm no the "half of the DVDRW market" report was not from Sony, but i digress...

They're as much 3rd party reports as they come.

Of course they're going to be embellished according to the 3rd party preferences, but between 2 3rd party reports, i would take one with the financial numbers over "the one with what that guy said"....

Not like i care, PSX is as far down in my shopping list as a villa in the bahamas at the moment....
 
Reuter Japan.

Sony Executive Deputy President Ken Kutaragi, who built the PlayStation into the world's dominant game machine, told Reuters that the PSX is selling out in stores.

"We sold 100,000 PSXs in the first week. It sells for almost 100,000 yen ($941) and it still sold out. There are no products out there that can say that," said Kutaragi.

The machine, powered by the same microprocessor at the heart of the PS2 console, went on sale on December 13 in Japan amid a flurry of media attention.

Kutaragi, also responsible for the company's strategy at its games and electronics divisions, said Sony grabbed the top market share for DVD recorders with hard disk drives in December at 35 percent, overtaking leader Matsushita Electric Industrial.
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:)
 
Right. That was the first week. This was the stuff already noted above. These do not note the continuing trends or offer useful comparisons, since the first week of any notable product is bound to be exciting.
 
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