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Go!Messenger arrives in Europe Friday

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will officially launched its Go!Messenger service for European PSP owners at the end of this week.

Sony will release Go!Messenger on February 29. The PlayStation Portable application, originally announced at the Leipzig Games Convention 2006, allows PSP owners to IM and make calls on the go. Video calls can also be made when using Sony's Go!Cam accessory. However, Go!Explore, which adds GPS functionality to the PSP and was also revealed at GC 2006, has yet to emerge.

In addition to the live chat facilities, Go!Messenger will let users leave video and voice messages for one another. The service is available through any Wi-Fi access point, and Sony has also partnered with UK telecoms giant BT to provide free access through its 2,500 public Wi-Fi hot spots.

PSP European marketing manager Stephane Hareau said Go!Messenger is "enabling more than 8.5 million PSP users across the SCEE region to communicate with each other, through video or voice chat."

Go!Messenger functionality was added into the January 30 firmware update for the PSP, version 3.90, which needs to be installed in order for the application to work.

14 Comments

  • xXbigboss1Xx

    Posted Nov 4, 2009 11:13 pm GMT

    well i know it seems like theyre are turning it into a cell phone and the users that are saying they have cell phones and think its an unecessary nfeature. you really arnt looking at the point first its self explanitory with the name, "go messanger", second its a feture made specifically for the psp go because of the new blue tooth feature which alows u to use ur cell phone as a wifi connection, i just think thats incredible!! props to sony. But Im stuck between getting this or the new touch screen zune cus ive had nine psps since the release of the first yeah im not neglegent i just sold them for different models and an xbox360 then baught others -_- wow i am neglegent :p

  • cooper797

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 3:29 am GMT

    Avid gamer, Multi console user, married, 23yo, male, australia, I work in the industry, Go!Messenger username is : cooper797cooper

  • trinity_rdp

    Posted Feb 28, 2008 9:41 pm GMT

    Yay!!! Now time to activate it. What im interested is the messenger functionality of that lol. I dont care much for making calls with it. Thats why I have my trusty mobile for calls

  • LinconSixEcho

    Posted Feb 28, 2008 10:45 am GMT

    I love my PSP but utilizing it as a cell phone seems it would be cumbersome. I think in the time that it takes someone to fire up a PSP, log into a wi-fi spot (if you happen to be near one) and then use the directional pad to enter the number, another person could be on the phone with the same person could be wrapping up the quick conversation with the person that you were going to dial.
    Again, I love my PSP and enjoy all the games on it but as a cell phone, no thanks unless I was stranded and had nothing else but then again, I would need a wi-fi access point.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 9:36 pm GMT

    umm... my cellphone works just fine

  • Thorpe89

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 1:53 pm GMT

    I hope it proves to be a stable thing to use.

  • ocdog45

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 1:44 pm GMT

    bring htis onver to the states and consider me selling out to the psp.

  • neal_douglas

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 1:39 pm GMT

    It's actually launching this Friday:
    http://www.mcvuk.com/news/29759/PSP-GoMessenger-arrives-this-Friday

  • ghost867

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 11:58 am GMT

    I have a Slim, so chances are this will work. I don't have an EU PSP, but that didn't stop me from downloading the Go!Edit software from Europe, or any other European demos that don't have DRM on them. This is actually pretty cool.

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 9:55 am GMT

    I think this works for all PSPs not just those with the slim as my buddy in the UK has a normal one and is able to use the software.

  • elozl

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 9:30 am GMT

    pretty cool, i hope that this GPS when it comes out we can get it but a newer version of PSP, or just add those things to the DS its the same...

  • smithdiggity

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 9:24 am GMT

    wow just out of the blue i decided to upgrade my firmware this morning and it happened to be on a big release like this.. will have to check it out tonight

    i don't have a slim version though

  • neal_douglas

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 9:20 am GMT

    Um, I pressed X on the icon and went to the site it goes to, but it still says Coming Soon

  • paintyourtarget

    Posted Feb 27, 2008 8:20 am GMT

    Yeah! PSP's multifunctionality is better than any touch screen!

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