Skype coming to PSP...Slim
Category: Sony PSP, Posted: 01/08/2008 at 12:17PM CST by Eddie Inzauto, Senior Editor
The PSP has always been much more than a handheld gaming machine, and as time goes on, that statement becomes more and more true.
Sony has announced that as early as "late January," PSP users will be able to make use of a version of Skype designed specifically for the portable unit. This will allow the PSP to make voice calls to other PSPs, PCs, landline phones, and cell phones.
Like the PC version of the program, there will be a fee associated with PSP-to-telephone calls, but talking to PSP and PSP users will be free. Acquiring a dedicated phone number for your PSP will also tap the old coffers a bit. These fees have yet to be detailed.
The Skype program will be an integrated feature when it arrives as part of a regular firmware update, and will make use of the newly announced PSP microphone peripheral. It will also be limited to the PSP Slim ONLY, due to the unit's larger memory capacity. Sony explains:
"Although PSP-1000 and PSP-2000 are identical in basic functions, there are differences in hardware specifications to some extent and for that reason, PSP-2000 may differ in features from PSP-1000. We had studied the possibility of supporting Skype with PSP-1000 but had to give it up because of the smaller size of main memory on PSP-1000 series."
Well that really bites for some of us, huh? Then again, the homebrew scene will probably have a hacked up version of Skype designed specifically for the older unit in a matter of weeks.
- N+ 08/29/2008
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice 08/29/2008
- Bionic Commando: Rearmed 08/23/2008
- Madden NFL 09 08/22/2008
- Madden NFL 09 08/22/2008
- PixelJunk Eden 08/21/2008
- View More
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe ... 07/31/2008
- Hands-On: N+ 07/29/2008
- E3 2008: Resident Evil 5 hands... 07/25/2008
- E3 2008: Too Human hands-on 07/23/2008
- E3 2008: The Agency developer ... 07/22/2008
- E3 2008: Left 4 Dead direct fe... 07/21/2008
- View More
Kyle Stallock
Updated June 4th, 2008
Indie Games Journalism
Brendon Lindsey
Updated August 5th, 2008
Blu-Ray Review: The Sum
Frank Ling
Updated: Aug. 1th, 2008 Are you a game snob?
Eddie Inzauto
Updated Sun, August 10th
Lessons of Braid
GamerNode needs your help. Register
now and join thousands of gamers in a
crusade to spread the word of
GamerNode!
Join the Node Army!
- F*** Pine Trees 08/29/2008
- What are you listening to? 08/29/2008
- Catz as Breenetta 08/29/2008
- World's Longest Thread 08/29/2008
- Offical Hot Women Picture thread... 08/29/2008
- Wassup! =) 08/29/2008
- What game did you play today? 08/29/2008
- File Converter 08/29/2008
- Does anyone here know Actionscri... 08/29/2008
- Do games scare you? 08/29/2008
- View More
that strikes me as a serious lack of effort on Sony's part. How many old psp units are out there, and so how many of those followers who bought a psp soon after it launch are they shafting?
Sony: Combating piracy with Skype.
I've a PSP-1000...but who the eff do I know with a PSP? Let alone a new one... XD
Really a non-issue with the whole shafting thing, I figure I bearly use it to play a few games on, someday I might trade it in and see what i can get toward a 2000...
I'm surprised Sersoft doesn't already have this....