PSX2 (or would that be 3)?

[xiaNaix]

Further proof that Sony have completely lost their minds...

According to an interview conducted by Japan's Impress, Sony's Ken Kutaragi has gone on record with a "promise" for what he's calling an AV-centric PS3. In other words, audio and video capabilities first, gaming second (if at all), in a device built around the Cell-processor platform. Ken says that the device would certainly be more expensive, reflecting the prices and margins expected on high-end consumer electronic devices such as TVs, Blu-ray personal video recorders, etc. -- not the relatively cheap, but powerful gaming rigs sold at a loss under Sony's Computer Entertainment division. Impress speculates that the device could cost as much as ¥300,000 or about $2,500. The new Sony-branded living room box would, in Ken's (translated) words, "be a standard AV component sized box with a more powerful, power supply unit, anti-shake insulator, twice the main memory, and 2x HDMI to split sound and video output."

Source: Engadget

[Lachlan]

Why would they need to develop this? especially now seeing as the PS3 hasn't even been out for two months yet. Seems very pointless, if people wan't a media PC they'll make one for far cheaper.

[JuddMan]

if it records TV and plays PS3 games there'll be a market... if it's missing either of those things, meh.

[1nOnly]

ahhh.....the ever-present meh

[Lachlan]

if it records TV and plays PS3 games there'll be a market... if it's missing either of those things, meh.

By that logic the PSX should've succeded.

[gothi]

Who's making the decisions over at Sony and how much are Microsoft and Nintendo paying them?

[ploder]

Just a crazy guy