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British Telecommunications (BT) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have signed a deal that will add new functions to the PSP, turning it into a phone of sorts.
The four-year contract includes the addition of "wireless broadband communications functions, including high quality handheld video calls, voice calls and messaging." Now, BT will offer the service first in the UK, though there's no word yet on how it'll actually work, but it's an intriguing development for the PlayStation Portable (PSP).
Said Steve Andrews, BT's chief of mobility and convergence,
The combination of SCEE and BT working together is a natural fit. Sony is a world-class company producing some of the worldÂ’s most innovative electronic devices and BT is at the forefront of communications with the 21CN global platform... With over 8 million PSPs shipped across Europe, we are very excited by the opportunity to give customers a whole new communications experience, connecting and seeing friends across the world through BTÂ’s technology.
Will we be seeing a revolution of this sort in America and Japan? We certainly hope so.
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this sounds great, the PSP can do anything
is this a glimpse of a new firmware update
Wow, the psp is really coming into its own element. Glad I bought one and definitely enjoying it.
Their kinda running out of Flash0 space aren't they? This would be really really cool, but it would need to be on a UMD or something wouldn't it? Not really convenient to pop in a UMD every time you wanna take/make a call.
Their kinda running out of Flash0 space aren't they? This would be really really cool, but it would need to be on a UMD or something wouldn't it? Not really convenient to pop in a UMD every time you wanna take/make a call.
The space issue is only with custom firmware. There's still some left with the Sony ones. Also, don't expect this to be anything but wifi voip phone capabilties unless of course they find a way to make a sim card reader/cell antenna device that plugs into the usb port.
I've been saying that this has been comeing for a while now.
Yet get nothing but crickets chirping from the blog posters.
Tipical I guess.
This project will open up a whole new dimension to the PSP
as an everyday device. Look forward to more unannounced
developments from SONY to be revealed. This is just one of
many more exciting news releases to come.
Almost, Its a SIM Pro Duo Card with it's own
antenna built right in. The SIM card/pro duo
will also store about 256MB of extra data at
first. And yes there is a software UMD with an
update PBP. The PSP usb camera will be the
video source, PAL or NTFC depending on your
area will be supported.
the psp has no microphone!!! they are probably gonna come out with some new camera with broadband functions, or a new psp altogether. either way, its gonna be expensive and wont work with OE b/c no downgrade or no flash space
somethings actually coming to UK first woooo
Yeah,Cool
It would be a wonderful idea... if it weren't being put out in the UK first. Well, I guess Sony has to keep their Guinea Pigs somewhere... *cough*UK*cough *
the PSP doesn't come with a built in microphone.. but I have one that i use to talk to people on SOCOM. Maybe they'll make that compatible with it.
thats a messed up thing to say. but they gotta test it somewhere. And also they are redesigning the psp so it might be part of that one. never know
is that the hardware they release with this thing is snatched up by us users and some nice voip homebrew is developed releasing us from BT's grasp.
Skype on the PSP would be glorious because no doubt if BT is the only company and the only competition then they will make us pay.
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this will kill the ds
woo ! I hope it cums to the U.S.
the psp already owns the ds,dont u know that???stupid ppl with their stupid mind wasting their money on crap like the wii and ds and not on ps3 or psp>
Yeah the PSP beats the DS but only because of the homebrew scene.
But come on, the PS3? That steaming pile of overpriced ***** has nothing on the Nintendo Wii.
There's some more info on the BBC news website about this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6683231.stm
It includes a video and an interview with a BT person.
And yes it looks like they are using the standard PSP camera (with built in Mic in it) and BT is delevopling the VOIP software (they already provide a PC softphone for their BT Broadband Talk product)
This will probably mean that the potential skype for PSP has been cancelled. No way that BT would allow
I hope this will also come to GERMANY.
If it does, I'm pretty sure T-Com germany will porvide this.
This will probably mean that the potential skype for PSP has been cancelled. No way that BT would go through with this deal if you'd be abled to call your friends for free half a year later.
Bummer.
sorry my bad. porvide + provide
This is great. Net calling/video conferencing via PSP would be awesome, but they better keep it affordable.
PSP can do so many things! It totally kicks DS's ass!
DS is good but PSP is better. You can;t say the PS3 is overpriced. It cost less to buy than it does to make.
So if you're calling the UK a country of guinea pigs because of this one thing, then you do realise that the US have been guinea pigs for even longer?
He didn't say the PSP was worse, but you can't deny that the DS is still competition for it. He said this will kill the DS altogether, not make the PSP rise above it.
to its full potential. Until i know wot location free playas all bout.........im 20 yes i shud no
this is cool but when it comes to the us i hope that theres no huge monthly fee to use it, i am willing to pay my normal cell phone bill if it replaces my cell permenantly.
The PSP CAM has a MIC built into it.