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PSX is a popular acronym for the PlayStation video game console. The "X" stems from the fact that the original design of the PlayStation was intended to be a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES created by Sony, but when the project was halted by Nintendo, Sony redesigned the PlayStation as a stand alone CD based video game system internally dubbed "PlayStation X". The media caught wind of the name and it has stuck ever since.
PSX is also the name of a Sony-made all-in-one unit featuring PlayStation 2/DVD player/burner and PVR functions. It is currently marketed in Japan and later in 2004 will be sold in Europe. It features either a 160 GB or 250 GB hard drive to record television shows, home movies, digital photos, or for use with PlayStation 2 titles compatible with the PlayStation 2 hard disk drive. There is also the indication that the PSX will be intrinsically linked with PS3 (http://www.ps3portal.com/) meaning that existing owners of PSX (http://www.ps3portal.com/?page=psx) will not be left out. This could possibly mean that the base version of the PS3 would connect to the PSX to form the “home server” version of the PS3.
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