TOKYO, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Thursday it would start selling the "PSX" -- an all-in-one entertainment system that includes a hard disk drive (HDD) and DVD recorder plus a PlayStation 2 console -- on December 13 in Japan.

A PSX with a 160-gigabyte HDD will sell for 79,800 yen (731USD/614EUR) and be able to record up to 204 hours of television, the company said. It will also sell a 250-gigabyte version for 99,800 yen (914USD/768EUR).

PlayStation 2 and rival Microsoft Corp's Xbox console already come with a built-in DVD player, but Sony aims to justify the hefty price by including a top-of-the-line HDD recorder.