Finally we have some clarity to that whole PSX production debacle from a few weeks back. Sony has announced two new PSX models: the 250GB "DESR-7700" and 160GB "DESR-5700." Both are set to go on sale on April 15th in Japan with an interesting new feature: the ability to encode video in the PSP's video format. Unfortunately, this new feature is rendered almost entirely useless by the PSX's shitty re-encoding process: 768kbps video re-encodes at 20% of realtime, and 384kbps at 25% realtime. The 250GB model has a price tag of 80,000 yen and the 160GB model 60,000 yen; but I have a hard time believing adding a new "feature" as slow as this one will convince anyone to buy the damn things.

Sony announces new PSX models with PSP video support [TechJapan]

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