Sony PSX (2003)
Of all the pieces of video game hardware Sony have released over the years, few have ended up as forgotten as the PSX. I’m not talking about the abbreviation for the original PlayStation, I’m talking about the system that was actually called the PSX.
Released in 2003, it combined a PlayStation 2 with a digital video recorder, cramming the whole thing inside a sleek, simple box that just screamed “I am a big, important, adult video game machine.” It’s a design that really grows on you; appearing a slab at first, the longer you look, the more you notice the subtle details, like the tapered flares running down the side of the machine.
A multitude of versions, a high price and the fact it never made it outside Japan doomed the PSX, and it was withdrawn from sale only two years after release.
