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Just a thought, but why would bad sales in Japan translate into bad sales over seas? They reflect two totally different markets.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/
Hopefully sony, who I have much distaste for, with continue this way and end up deciding consoles aren't it's forte anymore and quit it.

And don't say it's not going to happen, that's what people said about sega during the genesis days and look where they're at now. >=D]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/
The latter sentence may seem telling, but its also misleading. It's not just a PS2 with Broadband Adaptor and HDD capabilities, it's a reasonably priced TiVO-ish HDD-recorder and DVD-burner for TV viewing, as well as supporting photo albums, music library creation (if you don't mind ATRAC compression).

The trouble comes that it is being sold primarily as as PS2 with extras, rather than a media center with a fully-outfitted PS2 attached.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/
Just a thought, but why would bad sales in Japan translate into bad sales over seas? They reflect two totally different markets.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/
Hopefully sony, who I have much distaste for, with continue this way and end up deciding consoles aren't it's forte anymore and quit it.

And don't say it's not going to happen, that's what people said about sega during the genesis days and look where they're at now. >=D]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/http://www.engadget.com/2004/09/07/sonys-psx-tanks-in-japan/
The latter sentence may seem telling, but its also misleading. It's not just a PS2 with Broadband Adaptor and HDD capabilities, it's a reasonably priced TiVO-ish HDD-recorder and DVD-burner for TV viewing, as well as supporting photo albums, music library creation (if you don't mind ATRAC compression).

The trouble comes that it is being sold primarily as as PS2 with extras, rather than a media center with a fully-outfitted PS2 attached.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:04AM