🧩 Sony’s PSX Media Center Failed

Released in December 2003 only in Japan, the PSX combined a full PS2 with a digital video recorder and DVD writing. A 160 GB or 250 GB hard drive came built in, unlike the regular PS2.

The price was 79,800 or 99,800 yen, while the PS2 had just fallen to 19,800 yen in Japan. Sales reached 100,000 units in the first week, then slowed. By March 2004, reports put shipments at several hundred thousand, but Sony gave no exact figure.

The project also exposed friction between Sony’s game division and its Blu-ray team. The PSX was shelved by early 2005, though its XrossMediaBar interface later became a signature feature of the PS3.

📊@tech