PSX: The Guide to the Sony Playstation IS RELEASED!

[kevincure]

Hey guys,

At long last, PSX: The Guide to the Sony Playstation, produced in association with Digital Press, has been released! Thanks to the great research of PSX uber-collectors here, especially Dangerboy, PapaStu and PS1Expert, this ultimate PS1 collector resource was completed.

142 full-color pages. Rarity/Price guide three years in the making, including publisher, developer, genre, GH, longbox, and variant information. Intensive writeups for 60 games. Interviews with the former head of R&D at Sony, the developer of Crash Bandicoot and the editor of Next Generation magazine. Never before seen "inside images". A 10-page history of the system. Demo, Lightspan and Boxset listings. This book has everything you want if you hope to become a serious PS1 collector.

The cost? Absolutely free in pdf version. $28.99 in printed version (believe me, this was the lowest cost possible for a print-as-you-go full color 8.5x11" book). Check out the order page at http://www.digitpress.com/products/psxbook.htm

I would be grateful if any of the game media writers here wanted to write the book up. I'm happy to provide any help: contact me at kevincure AT yahoo DOT com.

Kevin Bryan

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Looks outstanding.

[dbiersdorf]

I'm reading it in PDF and it's great.

Its just kind of odd you wrote a whole book on the system yet call it the Playstation the entire time when the correct spelling is PlayStation.

[PapaStu]

Wow, those PS people must be insane to have all that crap and to just let it freely float around in their heads like that.

I'll be placing an order shortly I can proudly say.

[dbiersdorf]

Heh, the screen next to Oddworld Abe's Oddessy is from Abe's Exoddus as well.


Man this thing is great though, I'll probably lay down some cash for it soon.

[Zing]

Its just kind of odd you wrote a whole book on the system yet call it the Playstation the entire time when the correct spelling is PlayStation.

Yes, this bothers me as well. I guess this was PS1Expert's contribution to the project.

[kevincure]

dbiersdorf...Joe actually mentioned the PlayStation vs. Playstation to me as well. I prefer "Playstation" and I think that the all lower-case spelling is generally used by most mainstream journalists. If anything should be noted, it's that the name of the book is "PSX: The..." No one at Sony has ever called the system the PSX, nor was it ever used in advertisements. Again, though, it's a very common usage outside of Sony and so I've chosen to use it nonetheless.

[qbertandernie]

i think its awesome that you guys are willing to offer the book for free to anyone who cares! im sure this wasnt a two day project and was likely a lot of hard earned information.

i got a lot of cash for xmas, so i think someone will have bought this book for me, though indirectly.

[Haoie]

As a PS exclusive collector, this should prove to me an interesting read.

Hope I'll learn something new.

[Haoie]

Incidentally, do you need to sign up for the site in order to get the download?

[norkusa]

I see some photos I took of my Elemental Gearbolt Assassins Case are included in your book but I don't remember anyone asking me if they could be used.

[youruglyclone]

I see some photos I took of my Elemental Gearbolt Assassins Case are included in your book but I don't remember anyone asking me if they could be used. :hmm:

and what fine pictures they are...makes me want this item now

and ahem...YAY LAWSUITS!

[Austin]

Call me daft, but where is this available for download? I'm very excited to check it out.

[youruglyclone]

http://www.lulu.com/content/199472

gotta make an account though

[petewhitley]

Some of the text seems to be missing from the .pdf file. I've downloaded it twice; same effect. Can this be fixed? I'd love to read the interviews (not to get out of a purchase, but I'd like a full preview ...).

[rolenta]

Some of the text seems to be missing from the .pdf file. I've downloaded it twice; same effect. Can this be fixed? I'd love to read the interviews (not to get out of a purchase, but I'd like a full preview ...).

You beat me by about one minute. I was about to post the exact same thing.

[CYRiX]

looks like 4 minutes to me .

Well anyways I decided this needs a mirror cuz no one wants to sign up for things.


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QBL79TBO


PS: I love gaming books and I'll buy this when I gets money in my paypal

[AKay]

cool let me check this out!
AKay

[s1lence]

Sweet, I'm going to have to pick up a hard copy of these. Nice work guys.

[roushimsx]

Just skimmed it and loved it to pieces. I'll be ordering a physical copy at somepoint to support its sheer awesomeness.

p.s.

another direct download mirror