PSX getting update next month

TOKYO--Sony today announced that it will release a new firmware patch for two PSX models on May 17. The update will give the PSX DESR-7500 and DESR-5500 the same capability as the latest PSX models, namely the ability to save movies on a Memory Stick Duo in MPEG-4 format for viewing on the PSP. The patch can be either downloaded from the Internet or put on a CD and shipped to customers by Sony.

Sony's latest PSX models, DESR-7700 and DESR-5700, will go on sale in Japan April 15. The DESR-7700 will come with a 250GB hard drive and a street price of around 80,000 yen ($738), and the DESR-5700 will come with a 160GB hard drive and will sell for around 60,000 yen ($553). The DESR-7700 and 5700 are nearly identical to their older counterparts in terms of hardware, meaning that the DESR-7700 comes with a ghost-reduction tuner and the 5700 does not. The DESR-7700 also comes with a connection for broadcast satellite (BS) and an i.Link (DV) connection.