Sony have decided that they need to release their PSX console earlier than they first anticipated, in order to fully capitalize on the holiday season sales. The Japanese electronics giant has therefore announced that the PSX will become available in Japan on December 12, one day earlier than expected.
It appears however, that Sony's technological wonder will have to sacrifice some of the features that the company had previously announced. The rush to get it ready on time and the apparent production difficulties raised have led Sony to issue a list with the revised PSX features. The changes on that list are as follows :
HDD to DVD dubbing has downgraded from 24x to 12x speed.
- CD-R playback will not be supported.
- DVD+RW playback will not be supported.
- MP3 file format will not be supported.
- TIFF and GIF file formats will not be supported.
- Sony's Cybershot movie format will not be supported
PSX will however, feature an internal Ethernet adapter which, initially, will not be compatible with the company's Playstation BB service.
Two models of the PS2 compatible DVD-HDD recorder will be available, the high - end model will have a 250 GB Hard Drive and will cost 99,800 yen (USD 906), while the low - end model with a 160 GB Hard Drive will cost 79,800 yen (USD 725).
