The PSX Is The Craziest PS2 Ever Made

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  • @miami2881
    @miami2881 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3551

    I can’t believe the PlayStation 10 is already here.

    • @GSEleven
      @GSEleven 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      21 years too late.

    • @artate92
      @artate92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      This is a good comment. Unfortunately by the time a ps10 would even come to be, consoles will be an ancient concept. By then it probably wont even be streaming youll be playing true vr through your mind lol

    • @zydio1103
      @zydio1103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Remember the PS9 commercial? With the spores that go into your brain?

    • @FNGecko
      @FNGecko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@artate92 VR wont even exist, we will have transcended into the gaming dimension..

    • @artate92
      @artate92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FNGecko even the vr i described im not sure if im ok with that. Neither with transferring dimensions. Lol. Would you play games like that?

  • @moistydoooood
    @moistydoooood 4 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    it’s absolutely mind boggling that there was the crossbar UI IN 2003!!! for me personally that was crazy.

    • @manuel0578
      @manuel0578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      that was during the time when japan had everything first.

    • @Volition_To_The_Max
      @Volition_To_The_Max 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      The PSP released in 2004. Whats so crazy about it in 2003? Just one year or less apart

    • @NFSBeast2365
      @NFSBeast2365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DAYUM

    • @Davo_1991
      @Davo_1991 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, not many knew itwas on a system prior to the psp

    • @HerotsLament
      @HerotsLament ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And they ruined it with tye ps4 and ps5. It was literally perfect on ps3.

  • @hexywesky
    @hexywesky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1977

    I love that it’s loud. Can’t have a proper Sony gaming experience without being afraid your console is going to launch itself into the stratosphere right at the most important and difficult part of your game

    • @jmtrad1906
      @jmtrad1906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      PS1 cry

    • @polishprince47
      @polishprince47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      PS4 Countdown...

    • @KootenaiKing
      @KootenaiKing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      ****PlayStation starts to overheat
      Me: "So the final boss battle begins....."

    • @Handholdy
      @Handholdy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      If you can hear your game over the console, then it's not worth it. Dem fan soundz

    • @dkracingfan2503
      @dkracingfan2503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@polishprince47 * Ps5 *

  • @sk6-1-98
    @sk6-1-98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    This thing deserves to be in astros playroom

    • @totetate4803
      @totetate4803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Would have been a super cool hidden gem

    • @TheIrkenEmpire420
      @TheIrkenEmpire420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It would be cool if the PSX DVR easter egg had a full XMB menu you could navigate with the PS5 features. And TV would be replaced with Sreaming Services.

    • @james_day2020
      @james_day2020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You know I don't know why it isn't? I guess I never thought of it they had almost everything else PlayStation related on there

  • @jasongooden917
    @jasongooden917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1221

    When you said this box, I thought that was literally the box and the PSX was inside

    • @23jparra
      @23jparra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Five minutes in and i still thought it was the box it came in till he showed the disc slot

    • @mayanksingh12
      @mayanksingh12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here..

    • @JohnDoe-wq5eu
      @JohnDoe-wq5eu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The PSX was no doubt a big boi, how they thought this would succeed in Japan is beyond my comprehension.

    • @AQUAPHREESH193
      @AQUAPHREESH193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      John Doe it’s a THICC BOI

    • @glaciiz
      @glaciiz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

  • @ismaieltape8448
    @ismaieltape8448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "Japan gets all the cool looking games" that sums up the entire video

  • @ricardobelmont5984
    @ricardobelmont5984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +650

    Wait a minute? That thing was real!?!? And here we thought that kid with the magazine during 7th grade was making up stuff.

    • @RolandHazoto
      @RolandHazoto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Yo same!
      I saw this and was like "wait? wasn't that a myth??"
      Go figure xD

    • @harrypottersucks12
      @harrypottersucks12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      I always thought psx was another name for ps1

    • @edwinsparda7622
      @edwinsparda7622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@harrypottersucks12 it was a code name for the original PlayStation.

    • @babel2paradise341
      @babel2paradise341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bro I remember being that kid reading about this...

    • @realmofgaming7923
      @realmofgaming7923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lol that kid was me 😂

  • @EposVox
    @EposVox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    That heat sink... my gosh. What the hell?

    • @jayt1077
      @jayt1077 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      For a 700 dollar+ machine its mind boggling.

    • @Helicopter7
      @Helicopter7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Burg The Burger

    • @FurryMetalFerretVT
      @FurryMetalFerretVT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      OMG got is memeable. that is by far the worst heat sink I have EVER seen. there is more metal on a pop can. just wow

    • @steelbear2063
      @steelbear2063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looking at your profile picture I thought for a second you were AlChestBreach

    • @kinda.ratchet_spark2873
      @kinda.ratchet_spark2873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clean your fucking room.

  • @SpanishVanguardia
    @SpanishVanguardia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +862

    If this thing was 700, that might explain why they felt comfortable with 600 on PS3...

    • @woodiemarv
      @woodiemarv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      this ^^^^^

    • @megapro125
      @megapro125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      the PSX came with a 250GB HDD which was pretty big at the time. The PS3 that came later only had 60 (20 in the cheaper version) for reference.

    • @TheCaptainSplatter
      @TheCaptainSplatter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      It cost them $800+ to make the PS3. They took a $200 loss on it.

    • @Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh809
      @Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Sony actually lost money on every sale of the PS3. They put a Blu-Ray player in it, which was expensive at the time even though they made it. They could've gone way over $600.

    • @NonsensicalSpudz
      @NonsensicalSpudz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@megapro125 ahh also forgetting the ps3 had a sata hdd not ide

  • @georgep8429
    @georgep8429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    complains how hard it is to access the rear cables for 10 mins, next scene slides out flap conveniently built for accessing rear cables

    • @rashadabdullah9769
      @rashadabdullah9769 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao

    • @ykid1195
      @ykid1195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂 I was thinking that same thing

    • @leoviper
      @leoviper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, unbelievable.

    • @MarcoPaints
      @MarcoPaints 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Right, because everytime we go to play video games we have the console unplugged and flipped over in our hands so we can 'conveniently' plug in our controllers....

    • @benlucid3063
      @benlucid3063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thought the exact same, I thought for sure he was going to mention that he missed how it’s meant to work. But... no.

  • @RadimuxCisco
    @RadimuxCisco 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Heavy metal plate for premium feel. "Let's put a small fan and crappy heatsink."

    • @augustcelineiii946
      @augustcelineiii946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Well he did say premium "feel." That doesn't mean the internals are premium too. Actually to be fair the internals were pretty premium for 2003 they just cheaped out on the cooling for all of that hardware.

    • @JohnDoe-wq5eu
      @JohnDoe-wq5eu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@augustcelineiii946
      Which is funny when you think about what they were charging for it and it had this huge flaw.
      Imagine paying $700 and then this thing overheats and frys yikes!

    • @brokedownsystem
      @brokedownsystem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope they stop fucking around and finally put in some proper cooling. I had a couple ps3 failures and the ps4 always sounds like it’s going to take off whenever I’m playing cod or r6. 🤦‍♂️

    • @davidlawrence8711
      @davidlawrence8711 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Taking lessons from Beats headphones haha

    • @alexander.1955
      @alexander.1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brokedownsystem get a pc !!!!!!!!! fuck consoles

  • @andrewbrooks2001
    @andrewbrooks2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I purchased one of the first DVD players in the US, back in 1997. That had a similar price to the PSX when it released. So yeah, the cost of the machine was actually not bad. It was a DVD-RW, DVR, and PS2 combo, pretty awesome if you ask me. I also built my first PC during 1997 as well. It was a great year.

    • @SwerveNation
      @SwerveNation ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was born in 1997 and u built ur first pc

    • @DmonDhaBoss
      @DmonDhaBoss ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@SwerveNationI haven't had a great year since I was like 10

    • @SwerveNation
      @SwerveNation ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DmonDhaBoss this was random lol

    • @DmonDhaBoss
      @DmonDhaBoss ปีที่แล้ว

      TRUE

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DmonDhaBoss
      Same, but for me it was 8

  • @rumotu
    @rumotu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    And psp. The media bar was also there, not only Bravia TV and ps3

    • @PhinioxGlade
      @PhinioxGlade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      And DVD players, blu players and Sony systems

    • @cioly
      @cioly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s also on sont bluray players

    • @jblps
      @jblps 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PhinioxGlade and like every ebay knockoff device ever made

    • @99worldz
      @99worldz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its on sony ericsson phone too, I had once w995 and it have the same menu on the multimedia

    • @ahiyanali7231
      @ahiyanali7231 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s called xmb interface

  • @PLK123
    @PLK123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Ps5: futuristic gamery design
    Ps10: ay yo this a ps2 with a handicapped heatsink from the early 2000's

    • @thaneshyi
      @thaneshyi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro I’m a fan

    • @SomeGuy_GRM
      @SomeGuy_GRM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thaneshyi I'm a coolant reservoir.

    • @thaneshyi
      @thaneshyi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SomeGuy_GRM

    • @BB0ysGames
      @BB0ysGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      PS5 sucks dude

    • @Revengilate
      @Revengilate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BB0ysGames yeah

  • @FeeLtheHertZ
    @FeeLtheHertZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1108

    You know what's funny, the PS5 has a very similar color scheme....

    • @Y3llowBone
      @Y3llowBone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Nope

    • @hucz
      @hucz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Not hard to have a matching scheme when the colours you are dealing with are black and white.

    • @eduadelarosa
      @eduadelarosa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Then they should rebrand it as the PSX/II

    • @vp_wrld
      @vp_wrld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Eduardo DLR you could argue the PSX 2 is just the PS2 lol

    • @Nebulous_.
      @Nebulous_. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      PS X/2
      Is equal to PS 5 if consider roman number

  • @WednesdayMan
    @WednesdayMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    People who call the PS1 the PSX: *Confused screaming*
    Me who told them to call it the PS1 because this exists: "They called me a madman."

    • @DavideFilippone
      @DavideFilippone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I've been both

    • @KnightmareUSA
      @KnightmareUSA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      before launch in 1994 that's what Sony Japan was calling it as it's project name, so it caught on with the Playstation magazines at that time. The PSX might not count to the older fans as that thing above came out in the 2000s and didn't last

    • @TrimeshSZ
      @TrimeshSZ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@KnightmareUSA It was also used in lots of places in the developer tools. The 'C' compiler supplied with the devkit was called "ccpsx", the assembler was called "aspsx", the program you ran to display debug output on the development card was called "psxcons". And the directory all the platform specific tools were installed to was called "psx". And if you burn a CD without a system.cnf file on it, then the boot ROM tries to boot a file called "psx.exe" (obviously, you need a debug console or a modchip for this to work).
      Interestingly, the name on the very earliest documentation I ever saw was written as "PS-X" - and this is also used in the executable file header - the magic number used is the ASCII codes for the string "PS-X EXE".

    • @KBlade1
      @KBlade1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They could also call the first Play Station the PSOne which is what the logo changed to in the end of its cycle.

    • @MidnightWanderer00
      @MidnightWanderer00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's pretty much me like, "Wait wasn't the PS1 called PSX too? The fuck's going on??"

  • @quentinclod5129
    @quentinclod5129 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Anybody else thought at the beginning that it was still in packaging and your mind is blown that it’s the actual console?

    • @sjneow
      @sjneow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the original PS2 was quite bulky too though, which the PS2 slim looks truly tiny

    • @jasonstopsign
      @jasonstopsign 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same I was like take it out the box......and the whole time....it was out the box 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @Luisito0o
    @Luisito0o 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I have one of these...Plays backups of PS1 and PS2 games (any region) as well with a FreeMcboot....Also translated the XMBC to English...Theres a lot you can do with this system and its great. Truly was the inspiration to a PS3

  • @ChaseSchleich
    @ChaseSchleich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Wow. Looks like a VCR trying to be a DVD player. Gotta love the early 2000's .

  • @rustygates3367
    @rustygates3367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I remember being so damn obsessed with this PSX back in the day. It was an enigma, something I could never get my hands on.

    • @gloman9377
      @gloman9377 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm thinking of getting one for my young son.

    • @BareBandSubscription
      @BareBandSubscription ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gloman9377
      Did you get one?

  • @airplane6417
    @airplane6417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    That looks like something a little more recent

    • @prachu111
      @prachu111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@ShockinglyBleh i disagree. I think they did a great job with the ps5. Everything from the headphones, console design, controller looks futuristic. Can't wait for the UI deep dive. There are a lot of innovations in the architecture also if i'm not wrong. Yes they played safe with the ps4 to regain market share. But they aint playing safe with the PS5.

    • @cyclops8238
      @cyclops8238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@prachu111 that little teaser at the PS5 dashboard really reminded me of the PS3.

    • @leonardohernandez8367
      @leonardohernandez8367 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@prachu111 the only problem I have with the ps5 is its size. I love the design, but people scaled it by using the usb ports and it was bigger than an Xbox one fat, and that is way too big imo

    • @dericjames2018
      @dericjames2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ShockinglyBleh The PS3 Phat has aged well.

    • @flametitan100
      @flametitan100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@leonardohernandez8367 Hopefully they at least make use of that size

  • @ReaperX7
    @ReaperX7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The PSX had good ideas but was poorly executed.
    Honestly, it's a very forward thinking concept of a system. It had networking and the ability to store things on the HDD, which could open the door to patches.
    It just had a lot of flaws that couldn't be gotten around.

  • @chackokhan
    @chackokhan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Would love to see a Part 2 where you replace or upgrade the laser, heat sink, fan and such.
    Also wonder if the DVD reading laser is the same as the PS2’s. Or perhaps one of the more premium Sony DVD players at that time.

    • @nitrax8629
      @nitrax8629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      The left laser seems to be a KHS-400B, the same used in fat PS2s that would get disk read errors.

    • @xmlthegreat
      @xmlthegreat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Probably firmware locked going by comments on here. Which means that if you replace the laser or HDD the system wouldn't boot.

    • @SomeGuy_GRM
      @SomeGuy_GRM 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@xmlthegreat firmware locking is for the devil

  • @GDColbert
    @GDColbert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The funny thing is, Sony's PlayStation division in Japan didn't build or design the PSX. Actually Sony's electronics divison built and designed this which is why it was prone to overheating and failure.

  • @augustcelineiii946
    @augustcelineiii946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    10 year old me would have really wanted one of these despite the ps2 having nearly the same functionality as a gaming console and DVD player.

    • @ShadowGD_OfficialYT
      @ShadowGD_OfficialYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey there Wendy! It’s me, Dipper! Remember me?

  • @liarunaway
    @liarunaway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I need to admit this is the best design I have ever seen for a PlayStation. Great work!!

    • @albertalberto2288
      @albertalberto2288 ปีที่แล้ว

      It just looks like an xbox series s

    • @southislandhedgehog
      @southislandhedgehog 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@albertalberto2288Nah it looks a bit more like xbox one s i think but both similar

  • @WaysideWade
    @WaysideWade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Cool that you gave credit to MVG, I like him too.

    • @WaysideWade
      @WaysideWade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That explains why I'm subscribed to both, thanks. 🧐👻🕹️

    • @refuse2lose1985
      @refuse2lose1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You should watch the Spawncast, he's on there. Saturdays@~17:00

    • @WaysideWade
      @WaysideWade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, I'll check that out! ✨

    • @joecorbs
      @joecorbs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Mistakes were made."

  • @Aomicplane
    @Aomicplane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Fact: The PSP was actually sony's first console to have the XMB media bar and memory stick after the PSX, not the PS3

    • @TruePlatform
      @TruePlatform 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      False.
      The PSX was the first to take XMB media bar.
      As the PSX was launched December of 2003.
      And the PSP was launched March of 2005. Essentially 2 years after the PSX Japan launch.

    • @Aomicplane
      @Aomicplane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TruePlatform Yes, like I said in my comment "After the PSX"

    • @southislandhedgehog
      @southislandhedgehog 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Aomicplanelmao

  • @CyberDragon10K
    @CyberDragon10K 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    _This_ is the kind of stuff I'm subbed to you for; tearing down weird and obscure iterations of beloved consoles.

  • @bradley1995
    @bradley1995 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When I was a kid I thought this was just a legend. Nice to finally see it alive.

  • @xflarearcadia1766
    @xflarearcadia1766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The PSX has a cheap laser and disc read errors too, color me surprised.

    • @WaysideWade
      @WaysideWade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I've had way too many PS2s with laser failure. Bogus.

    • @theaveragebradford2188
      @theaveragebradford2188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@WaysideWade I've had my PS2 since around launch and the first time the laser failed was fixed after I took it apart and cleaned the laser lens about a year ago. I played Tomb Raider Anniversary yesterday!

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mine still works 17 years later. *Knock on wood*

    • @WaysideWade
      @WaysideWade 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you basically clean it with alcohol and a swab, is it more complicated and delicate?

    • @mrbisshie
      @mrbisshie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My PS2 would take like 5 tries to read blue disc games. :(

  • @Throggy
    @Throggy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    "Just lasted over a year." Yep, reminds me of when my dad stopped paying child support. Happy father's day everyone LOL

    • @teacherfromthejungles6671
      @teacherfromthejungles6671 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      bad joke detected

    • @graphicsgod
      @graphicsgod 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ahh.. I see what you did there. And I'm still waiting for mine to get back from going out to get milk and a pack of smokes. ..Should be any time now! It's been about 35 years!

    • @cathalorourke1
      @cathalorourke1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@teacherfromthejungles6671 bad sport detected

    • @bshays21
      @bshays21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@graphicsgod same 😅 I'm 34 never even met mine and he lives like 20 mins down the road. Reasons why I personally chose to not breed.

  • @GB2VIGO
    @GB2VIGO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    please come back to this. I'd love to see a second video showing you improve things!

  • @riazuddin4920
    @riazuddin4920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The PS2 was already amazing, it could play every PS1 game, had all those great exclusives, could play DVDs, could connect to the internet....imagine a box with a recorder and a burner! Sadly it just cost too much.

  • @joseluisruiz3789
    @joseluisruiz3789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    I clicked on this video because of the look of "DISAPPOINTMENT" this dude always seems to have in all of his video thumbnails. 😅

    • @DS-us8sc
      @DS-us8sc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      His mom probably opened his bedroom door while he was recording

    • @joseluisruiz3789
      @joseluisruiz3789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DS-us8sc 🤣👍

    • @user-kg5gp9pe8j
      @user-kg5gp9pe8j 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He always looks as though he's trying to hold in a fart, in church.

    • @jcolon90
      @jcolon90 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I imagine this dude is insanely annoying IRL, can't bring him anywhere with women around. His videos are decent though.

    • @pieck5460
      @pieck5460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      The video was cool but god damn yall ain't have to do him like that 😂

  • @chloestone89
    @chloestone89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This really makes me think it's a PS3 prototype that for some reason Sony decided to sell it.

  • @johnnemesh5459
    @johnnemesh5459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I remember this thing! Never saw one in person, but it looked AMAZING! Unfortunately, I was poor back then and was lucky to get a regular PS4.

  • @KBlade1
    @KBlade1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The first Play Station with an XMB video. I didn't think a video about it would ever exist! All I had was research, but now, the time has come to watch this videoooo...

  • @TheDigital79
    @TheDigital79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    wow, that heatsink was one of the crappiest heatsink I’ve ever seen and in combination with a smal as fan like that? What where they thinking?

    • @woodiemarv
      @woodiemarv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      and no thermal paste

    • @HerotsLament
      @HerotsLament 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Planned obsolescence

    • @davincibleu9003
      @davincibleu9003 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It couldn’t have been that bad lol

  • @A-1-Sawce
    @A-1-Sawce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember reading about this in an EGM years back. It sounded so freaking cool, I wanted one incredibly bad just because of how obscure it sounded. Would like to own one nowadays just as a curiosity.

  • @ZeDitto3
    @ZeDitto3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    2:07 Damn, look at those daddy arms

  • @TheSanctus17
    @TheSanctus17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this breakdown and I look forward to your eventual repair of the system.

  • @danisplatking7636
    @danisplatking7636 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    PSX was also an initial of PSOne that i often seeing in gaming magazines back then.

    • @dragon1130
      @dragon1130 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Okay, so I'm not going crazy. When I saw this video I was so confused. I remember all my friends referring to the original playstation as a PSX.

    • @pleasedontwatchthese9593
      @pleasedontwatchthese9593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Psx is the code name of the first PlayStation. It was called that by developers and by Sony internally and that got into the media. It looks like they liked the name so much they named this box after it.

    • @leaf9975
      @leaf9975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep! He mentioned it in the video.

    • @rubenthehuman
      @rubenthehuman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah at first i though this video was about the ps1

    • @DeltathRiylaan
      @DeltathRiylaan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      PSX was never the initials for the PSOne. It was for the original PlayStation, which was not a PSOne. PSOne is exclusively the name of the smaller, white redesign of the PlayStation or PSX.

  • @lost4468yt
    @lost4468yt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's piss poor thermals management, even for 2003. There's no excuse for that. Shame as everything else seems to have had a lot of effort put into it.

  • @Doady1337
    @Doady1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    First off, its such a cool interesting piece. Secondly, repair it please!

  • @busterscrugs
    @busterscrugs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm surprised nobody has managed to crack the HDD encryption yet. Once that happens, I'm totally down to buy one.

  • @jspencer89yt
    @jspencer89yt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The lens may have a pot sensor where you can adjust the screw to fix the laser maybe that might help. Very common with the ps2 laser.

  • @richardm1015
    @richardm1015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really enjoyed this thank you. Goes to show even if a product doesn’t become big or successful, it can be carried over to another product like the PS3. This was cool.

  • @ZeroB4NG
    @ZeroB4NG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    that metal plating is probably also to block RF interference

    • @nitrax8629
      @nitrax8629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Likely its primary purpose given it doesn't actually contact any chips as far as I can tell.

  • @AkiratheAfricanWhiteScopsOwl
    @AkiratheAfricanWhiteScopsOwl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a PSX. It's the best ps ever made. It could burn dvds and games. I could download all games from torrents and burn them onto a disc w my PSX, then play them as a new game, all for free minus cost of dvds

  • @krisbrown5471
    @krisbrown5471 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The console of the future.

  • @boblowes
    @boblowes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I remember reading about these when they were coming out in Japan, and really hoping they would launch in other markets. A Sony PS2 that was also a digital TV receiver/recorder and DVD burner - that would be a no-brainer. PErfect home entertainment hub.
    Sadly, they never released outside of Japan. So I looked forward to the backwards compatible PS3. Then they removed the PS2 chips. Still, I have a PS3 Slim, and coupled with the PS3's Freeview box, it's a pretty good home entertainment hub. I can record live and scheduled TV onto the PS3's hdd, and watch it back. I can even copy it to USB sticks. The only thing I can't do, it burn it to a disc, sadly.

  • @Doganderboss
    @Doganderboss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You better take care of that harddrive. It is married to the system and there is currently no method to remarry a new one. The system will die if the harddrive dies.

    • @jipillow1
      @jipillow1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doganderboss what a horrible design flaw

    • @sheepsnoopshep
      @sheepsnoopshep 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jipillow1 that's like saying not being able to play burned ps2 discs is a design flaw

    • @DoppelgangerPlayer
      @DoppelgangerPlayer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sheepsnoopshep that's completely different, burned is piracy, now if the HDD fails ( which they do quite frequently) then you should be able to simply put a new one, just like you do on ps3 and ps4. thank god sony didn't do the same mistake with the ps3

  • @timothy2830
    @timothy2830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The beginning of this video, you mentioned a teardown of a PS2... but you didn't recognise the left laser with the plastic shroud was the same. Take off the shroud, clean under it with compressed air, and clean the laser glass with a slightly dampened alcohol q-tip and your games should work. Also, there is software that enables a bit-to-bit copy of hard drives; get another 250 and try a swap. If the backup works, maybe it's not locked like the OG Xbox?

  • @speedwaynutt
    @speedwaynutt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is the kinda content i love.

  • @G59METH
    @G59METH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You forgot that the PSP had cross-bar menu too, also before PS3

  • @tazgamerplays
    @tazgamerplays 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Get with, Linus, you two can do a video together where he's making a heatsink for it.

  • @WestSide1207
    @WestSide1207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I purchased the controller for one of these consoles last time I was in Japan. I didn't even realize how crazy long the cord is! Is it worth anything in collector circles?

    • @Tieigo0
      @Tieigo0 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boxed? They go stupid expensive.

    • @WestSide1207
      @WestSide1207 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tieigo0 unfortunately no, just loose

  • @brandon_nope
    @brandon_nope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’m surprised no one has figured out how to unpair the Disc Drive from the system

    • @natsudragonil83
      @natsudragonil83 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Probably because there isn't very much interest in a system like that.

  • @RuruFIN
    @RuruFIN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Craziest PS2? I'd give that award to Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300, a TV with a built-in PS2.

  • @sergeleon1163
    @sergeleon1163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember seeing the PSX back in the day imported at a local game shop. I love it's aesthetics and wished the PS5 would have looked more like this and heck I bet this system will look even small compared to what is now the PS5 :)

    • @lyfeoftaygaming
      @lyfeoftaygaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I own one and it’s heavy as hell lol mines fully functional great machine n very easy to homebrew

  • @gengpan
    @gengpan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    it was ""against"" for panasonic Q which was gamecube of panasonic edition. game companies tried to explore family entertainment center market at that time.

  • @EposVox
    @EposVox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I've had a PSX for a while, but it's pretty beat up and not super working

    • @malik87breaker
      @malik87breaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you not mod it or clean it?

  • @Kazpper88
    @Kazpper88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE THE PS4 THEME SONG PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND

  • @Ben-Rogue
    @Ben-Rogue 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That heat-sink needs replacing man..

  • @zgoaty9235
    @zgoaty9235 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Over $700 for a system that has poor cooling, a terrible heatsink and an ODD that would go faulty very quickly? Damn, Sony really messed up with this. The fact that this thing also doesn’t have component out kind of makes this a really bad value DVD player/PS2 for what was coming out to the market at that time where component out ports were becoming more common.

  • @geinsgreygoose395
    @geinsgreygoose395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was dreaming to have the psx when i was a kid back in the day, but i knew that my mother would kill me immediately when asking her to buy one

    • @hacktrixapii
      @hacktrixapii 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      your free trial of living has ended

    • @spazerabanekozeroshki
      @spazerabanekozeroshki 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hacktrixapii and you must pay with your soul

    • @hacktrixapii
      @hacktrixapii 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@spazerabanekozeroshki yez

    • @cycofoo
      @cycofoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same dude, but honestly we dodged a bullet

  • @zacherywhitcomb8961
    @zacherywhitcomb8961 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm lowley mad that you're taking this rare console apart, but also so glad you did it 😂

  • @ry64x
    @ry64x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember reading about this as a kid and thinking it looked so dope, and the design still holds up. Gotta get with LTT and put some proper cooling in that bad boi

  • @RetroSnaccDaekin
    @RetroSnaccDaekin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the videos you make like this so much.

  • @ericmoeller3634
    @ericmoeller3634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That puny heat sink is a perfect example of Sony cheapen out on the most important things in their electronics

    • @CreatorPolar
      @CreatorPolar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And the worst thing is that they put a shit heatsink into a premium console that definetly costed more than 500$

    • @ericmoeller3634
      @ericmoeller3634 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CreatorPolar actually no the heat sink is beast on the PlayStation 5 i can see that heat sink being more than enough for most games i bet they cheeped out on the disc drive and the SSD for the ps5 like they do with all of their consoles

    • @CreatorPolar
      @CreatorPolar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericmoeller3634 I was talkong about the PSX not the ps5

  • @ralphpayton9190
    @ralphpayton9190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very cool I didn’t even know it existed. Happy Fathers Day!!!

  • @Beetlejuicer
    @Beetlejuicer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Japan was ahead of our time... their modern aesthetic in the early 2000's was really nice

  • @rebootrevival4989
    @rebootrevival4989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The laser on the left in the black casing is a standard Playstation 2 laser. The one on the right is probably there to initialize and burn discs. Possibly read non Playstation discs as well to remove unnecessary strain.

  • @Chr0mePisto1a
    @Chr0mePisto1a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Damn Sony was ahead of it's time with this thing!

  • @AlphaGammaZX
    @AlphaGammaZX 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always thought that the Playstation One was called the PSX not that thing. You learn something new every day

  • @ktutran8256
    @ktutran8256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    NGL Looks sleek af

  • @larrygall5831
    @larrygall5831 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Before you replace the laser, did you try to adjust the one that's in there? A tiny screwdriver and an ohm-meter will do it.

  • @youngfox2186
    @youngfox2186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Calling PSX to the PS1 is like calling Holland to the Netherlands

    • @kyle8952
      @kyle8952 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The short name of Playstation was PSX from 1994 until the PS2 was released. It could only be a "PSone" when there's a PS2.

  • @antibodyarmy
    @antibodyarmy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    is the laser bad or does the pot on the laser need adjusted. I remember some systems having been sent with a laser pot set too low, but cant recall if that was sony or microsoft.

  • @xSF141x
    @xSF141x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    When your early and there's not a lot of comments to go through :/

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mike UK hey you learned a new word! Good job troll

  • @mazda9624
    @mazda9624 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe how modern this system feels for a 2003 release

  • @gligarguy4010
    @gligarguy4010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I wonder where Sony got the inspiration for the PS5's design.

    • @ThePeacePlant
      @ThePeacePlant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hope you aren't referring to them using this. It's a full on box which the PS5 is not. Its curved and everything. You cant be saying this just because its white too lol...?

    • @nayyarrashid4661
      @nayyarrashid4661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There is a meme where someone has put PS2 and PS3 and made a PS5...

  • @realwelder3529
    @realwelder3529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Launch model PS3's had the same problem with overheating. I've seen a lot of the "PHAT" models, but working ones are rare. They usually have the YLOD.

  • @dustinweist1605
    @dustinweist1605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's amazing how they can fit a 256GB hard drive into a system that is almost 20 years old yet the best they can do in a Xbox Series S is only 512 GB.

    • @JoeySchmidt74
      @JoeySchmidt74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be fair, the S series is a custom on board NVMe drive, but it is a bit on the small side for today's games, especially if you're installing the 4k texture packs.

    • @doublevendetta
      @doublevendetta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's not a hard drive in the S, that's why. It's a PCI E based SSD, and Gen 4 no less. Right now you're looking at a ballpark of about $100 to buy something like that outright for a PC in the same size. The Series S is $300, and the only cutbacks over the X they made in terms of cost, are a Blu-ray drive which isn't going to save them much money, some computer units on the GPU, some VRAM, and yes, halving the SSD from the X's 1TB.
      The S still has the same eight core Zen 2 based CPU, and to buy the closest equivalent you could get for a PC legitimately costs more than the console. Something's gotta give.
      Oh, and let's not forget this PSX that Spawn Wave is reviewing retailed for *$700* in a time when it would've been worth more than $700 today.

    • @TheEPICskwock
      @TheEPICskwock 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol the xbox series x doesnt have a hard drive its an SSD. not the same thing.

  • @lindenstromberg6859
    @lindenstromberg6859 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bit of trivia: In Europe, "PSX" was actually what the original Playstation was called.

    • @ErikSWE
      @ErikSWE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was never called ”PSX” in Europe.

    • @nadirjofas3140
      @nadirjofas3140 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Europe is big, dirverse place.

  • @lazarusblackwell6988
    @lazarusblackwell6988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought that the PSX was some kind of weird joke among the PS fans

  • @life09m
    @life09m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    LMAO I thought it was the box till you flipped it over haha

  • @ic_trab
    @ic_trab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That heatsink is an absolute junker, where is the surface area in those fins lol!

    • @artvas9611
      @artvas9611 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where’s the heats ink at?

  • @DoinStuff4Life
    @DoinStuff4Life 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you ever find a replacement laser for the main one? if so, where as I need 3

  • @ScrapKing73
    @ScrapKing73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember reading about all these obscure systems as they came out, either in magazines or online. The Mega Drive with the built-in CD-ROM, the Panasonic Gamecube, I even own an NTSC-based Commodore Amiga CD32 (only ever released in Canada), and so much more. I've forgotten so many more important things, but somehow remember all this useless info about obscure gaming systems. :-)

    • @sorryiwaseatingamilkyway
      @sorryiwaseatingamilkyway ปีที่แล้ว

      It's called the Sega CDX

    • @ScrapKing73
      @ScrapKing73 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sorryiwaseatingamilkyway Ah yes, the Sega CDX, that's right. :) I have a Sega Nomad, but didn't have a Sega CDX.

  • @Thevinylhead
    @Thevinylhead 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn! The PSX actually exists! News to me. Great video.

  • @Mobik_
    @Mobik_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Saw "PSX" and I was like... that's the first PlayStation... not the 2.

    • @ivebeenmemed
      @ivebeenmemed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @El-ahrairah stfu

    • @RadimuxCisco
      @RadimuxCisco 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @El-ahrairah PSX is the codename for the original PlayStation. Not sure why the used that name instead of something like PSX2 for this.

  • @Guido.Fawkes.1
    @Guido.Fawkes.1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was hoping it was a PS2/Fyre TV hybrid but there’s no “X” rated specific function at all 😢

  • @bgill7475
    @bgill7475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    It's pronounced PS Cross :D

    • @netako
      @netako 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not really, if you watch PSX commercials from that period, the voice-over clearly says “PSX.”

    • @IERServer
      @IERServer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@netako you mean ekusu instead of curosu, probably, which is how Japanese would pronounce those names...

    • @netako
      @netako 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IERServer Yes, “Ekusu.”

    • @natevirtual
      @natevirtual 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's a joke guys, he was referencing Playstation UK "educating" people by telling them the "X" button is supposedly called "cross" and how we've been calling it wrong for 25 years

  • @planetwisconsin9901
    @planetwisconsin9901 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey great video! Learned lots! 😊

  • @mrburns366
    @mrburns366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So PS5 isn't Sony's first giant Wi-Fi router. 😋

    • @Doganderboss
      @Doganderboss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Im getting tired of people like you. Why is everybody tryna be the classclown in every single comment section on the internet.

    • @user-sq6hn8yk6p
      @user-sq6hn8yk6p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Doganderboss Because they want attention, like a classclown.

    • @twinturbojunkie7121
      @twinturbojunkie7121 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doganderboss idiots get on a hype train for talking shit about a certain subject. I’m tired of it as well.

    • @NeptuneSega
      @NeptuneSega 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How does this even look like a router? Stop trying to be funny you ass-clown.

    • @erikcibrian224
      @erikcibrian224 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Doganderboss I agree with you the joke isnt even funny either.

  • @loganlapoint6494
    @loganlapoint6494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Couldn't you use clonezilla to clone your drive or would that brick your system?

  • @seifixnetwork4663
    @seifixnetwork4663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Japan always have a good stuff, they have my respect

  • @argedismun2
    @argedismun2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got one on eBay , description said it was in working order but failed to say the dvd drive wasn’t working, I send it back to the seller got my money back and never again have I tried to get another