PSP: Go!Messenger

***wraggster*** · August 22nd, 2007, 18:45

BRING FRIENDS CLOSER TOGETHER WITH GO!MESSENGER
Video chat, voice chat and instant messaging for PSP

Leipzig, 22 August 2007. At its Press Conference at Games Convention today, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and BT unveiled Go!Messenger, the wireless communications package for the PSP, due for release in January 2008.

Utilising the very latest in IP technology, PSP users can now keep in touch with each other, for free, from any wireless broadband internet connection. By downloading a small application provided as part of a future firmware upgrade, PSP owners will be able to instant message (IM) each other when connected via Wi-Fi using a new and intuitive on-screen keyboard. By adding a headset, voice chat and voice messaging becomes possible, and by connecting Go!Cam, the attachable video camera for PSP, users also have the ability to make video calls to their friends and leave fun video and voice messages.

Go!Messenger has been developed in partnership with BT, one of the world’s leading telecoms providers and Sony’s wireless communications partner across SCEE territories. Through its experience and innovation in providing high quality video and voice calls over the internet as part of its 21st Century Network project, BT has enabled the PSP to be integrated with its current BT Broadband video and voice ‘softphone’.

“With Go!Messenger, the PSP is pushing new boundaries, adding unique communication features to all the existing multimedia experiences,” said Stephane Hareau, PSP European Marketing Manager. “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.'’

Warren Buckley, Director, Portfolio Convergence, BT Retail added: “The Go!Messenger suite of communications features will become a great addition to PSP users experience. By offering a variety of communications options to help stay in touch with other gamers, Go!Messenger truly brings the entertainment potential of the PSP to life. Our role at BT is to capitalise on our experience of delivering innovative communication services to ensure a seamless and exciting experience for gamers who want to use one communications device for games, voice and video.”

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**xg917** · August 22nd, 2007, 19:37

kool. sounds interesting.. but only for europe?

**ICE** · August 22nd, 2007, 20:26

Finally!

**blackrave** · August 22nd, 2007, 20:32

Seems it's only for Europe for now. I need to get a Go!Cam by January. It'll be fun to videochat using the PSP with other members here at DCEmu, for example. I really hope this will be a success, which it sounds like with those plans, and not a failure like EyeToy: Chat (that was a way different time, though, where not as many had broadband or network adapters on their PS2s).