SCEE's PSP Skype alternative: Go!Messenger for Europe |
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It looks like Sony isn't satisfied with just adding Skype to the list of communication features it wants its PlayStation Portable handheld to have. A recent statement released by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and BT announced that they will be launching a new wireless communication package for the PSP called Go!Messenger.This free messaging system includes a Video, Voice and Instant Message system, which will allow gamers to share their experiences with others around the world through their handheld gaming devices. Coupled with the Go!Cam video camera, users also have the option of making video calls.
In addition, users won't really have to worry about connectivity since BT will be putting up over 2,500 BT Openzone hotspots in and around city centers to easy access.
Stephane Hareau, PSP European Marketing Manager, described the new Go!Messenger communication system as such:
With Go!Messenger, the PSP is pushing new boundaries, adding unique communication features to all the existing multimedia experiences. Enabling more than 8.5 Million PSP users across the SCEE region to communicate with each other, through Video or Voice chat, truly confirms the always evolving nature and potential of PSP.
While it seems like the service will be exclusive to the European region, it's quite evident that the handheld communications trend is slowly picking up. We'll just have to wait and see if Sony decides to capitalize on the PSP's other non-gaming aspects in other ways some time in the near future.
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Comments [refresh]
this comes to the states because they have play tv and now this?
Would it work with the older PSPs that cant use Skype?
i am pretty sure it would
its shown as a feature on my psp slim & my original psp, altho it didnt show on a jap psp1000 i downgraded this morning.
works for both... even if the person is not online you can give a voice/video message.. it's really cool
Ive had the GoMessenger icon on my PSP for over a month now
So have most of us but if you click on your icon, you will find that it is going to be realesed. I suppose what they are saying is all old but its the fact it hasn't come out yet.
jap Update Files..
not US Update
I'm still stuck with the Phat and I have a Go!Cam. I hope it works in the U.S.
I only have 3 words to say: fake region Europe
Yeah. fake your region to europe. the release is on friday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LmItT9uEdc
We need providers like BT or something equal to
it here in the US so we can enjoy the same.
I've been waiting for this video conference
function only to find it's only possible in the UK?
Maybe it will be available here just not free
minus the streaming TV.
It most certainly does not work for the FAT.
Video Chat requires the new RAM of the
SLIM you lier's.
The UK Ish Shexi
Quote from the FAQ:
"Q: Does this work on the original PSP and the PSP Slim?
A: Yes, it works on both the PSP-1000 and the PSP-2000 series."