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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This thing deserves to be in astros playroom

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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."

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

That looks like something a little more recent

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

that metal plating is probably also to block RF interference

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

Man Spawnwave really liked this video a lot glad to see someone else remembers the PSX besides me. I've always thought the PSX was the coolest PlayStation Sony had ever made it just looks awesome and being able to burn DVDs it was way ahead of its time. I surely hope you are able to find a working laser for yours so we can get a video of you fixing it would really love to see that.

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

2:07 Damn, look at those daddy arms

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.

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...

I love the videos you make like this so much.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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 :)

Thanks for the teardown for the PSX, I own a PSX DVR and never have seen the innards before.

Definitely would love to see a follow up video whenever you do get the laser drive. Btw are you also gonna replace the fan while you are in there upgrading the heatsink would a better fan cause the power supply to work harder possibly killing it

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

No, the Bravia PS2 TV is the craziest. Good luck getting one lol

Love the tear down of the PS5. Also, your forearms are looking pretty jacked.

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

This is the kinda content i love.

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

Hey great video! Learned lots! 😊

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.

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.

The console of the future.

LOVE THE PS4 THEME SONG PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND

Great video !! Did you maybe find some better cooler for EE/GS ? And one more question, did you maybe find a way to exchage HDD with bigger one or SSD !?

Anyone know where I can get the same Japanese copy of Metal Gear Solid 2 at? Looks freakin’ dope asf!

That heat-sink needs replacing man..

Excellent find @Spawn Wave , when I speak about PSX people assume that I mean the catch-all for PS1 that people use these days.

The A/V ports being tucked away with rubber feet is so you can scoot it all the way up to the wall/media center without scuffing the wall or pushing on the cables

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

I remember reading about this in a magazine way back

The PSX was once a dream to have. I remember searching endlessly for it. It was that rare cool thing only the cool kids had back in the day.

The top of this console looks amazing, such a sick logo man

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?

I wanted one of these so badly back in the day!

Might also be worth looking into seeing if anyone makes or CAN make an adapter that will fit into the system that connects an SSD to the board. Even if the system won't be able to pull all of the SSD's speeds, it'll still speed it up a touch, but most importantly, reduce heat since that system seems to run hot anyways. And beats trying to find a working IED disk drive that isn't already on it's last legs. Might even be able to grab a few heatsinks made for the Pi that will stick on some of the other components besides the CPU. Could really be a fun little project trying to make that baby run cool and efficient. Edit: Nevermind, reading more about how DRM-heavy the system was, making it nearly impossible at present to do about anything. I guess once that drive goes, basically the system becomes a paperweight. That's a helluva bummer considering this is a pretty cool piece of kit.

I'd check the spindle. The PS2 disc drive is notorious for building up residue and then letting the discs slip. I'm sure it's a different drive but something worth checking.

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

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

I had no clue this Japanese PSX existed now until I saw your video. I really want one now!

That appears to be the case we got in Australia for MGS2

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?

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.

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

You mentioned about all of the I/O on the bottom area and how it’s a difficult to get to but the way they do it here in Japan is they have a cubby area for slipping over wires just to keep them neat. I noticed that you took that off as the first portion of your teardown.

NGL Looks sleek af

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

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.

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.

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

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.

I bought one, but it doesn't read the discs, is it possible that it just needs laser cleaning, is it easy to open to check the laser?

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

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. :-)

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

I really like how it looks. Despite its size, it looks pretty sleek

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

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

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

hi i have a DESR-7000 originally this unit doesn't read any kind of disc but ive found a buning rom laser lens and replacer it. (my unit mount the sony KWS-200A find into a sony dvd recorder model RDR GX7) ive read that whien u insert a disc into console thie unit start toread the disc whit the burning laser lesn and if cant read the dist all the disc drive was stopped. if recognize a ps2 game it allow the second lesn to read the game and play it After replaced the burning laser module, my PSX now read ps2 CD-rom games (like tekken tag tournament) but cant read ps2 DVD games but, if i start the PSX whit a memory card whit free mc boot (psx version) intalled, my unit read ps2 DVD game whitout any problem. same problem whit a dvd japanese movie. cant read anything why? u think is a problem of tarature of the burning DVD drive ? because ive try to replace the second ps2 laser lens but same result. cd game ok, dvd game no work

I remember Official UK PS Magazine reporting on this at the time, it seemed like a magical thing.

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

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

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.

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