Report: PSP Skype launching this month

i want to talk to people that is cool the only thing bad is that you have to have a wireless conteion

this MIGHT give the iphone a run for its money. its cheaper and better, but it'll all depend on how good the service is.

The slim is over all better then the fat, more internal memory, able to hook it up to a T.V. I have the fat PSP, I'm not mad at all because all the new stuff that the slim can do, I know the fat can't do.

If this starts to go the way of the N-Gage, it's not going to be pretty.

Just the other day I was talking to others PSP owner if someone in SONY can think far. Big business for all the add-on that's coming (as like GPS, keyboard, SKYPE etc....). But limited to Slim is a big mistake. Just like another executive thinking sitting in the board. The don't understanding why in the first place we own a PSP. We saw is more than just a game machine.

Seems interesting. But too bad it wont work on my PSP, since I have the original one :(

cool

there is a reason why its only slim psp because sony wants people to stop having Custom Firmware on there fat PSP's that is why its only slim because i know if they wanted to they could put skyped one the fat to:( this is just SONY's way to stop the hackers/people with custom firmware psp's

The PSP slim has more memory, clearly something that may be a limiting factor in running the application on the older PSP Phat. If the service could run on all PSPs, wouldn't Skype pursue it, given the possibility of users spending $80 a year for the full-access service?

well I bought a fat psp but then eb had a great deal for $99, 3 games and my old psp and I get a slim. So I'm happy

...meh.

WOW , slim users only ? I have the 1st batch of PSP , what about me SONY ?

Cool ... still I wont use it much ...

Sony Sucks!!!!!!! Slim users only WTF!!

oh nice.... Thanks but no thanks....

I don't much care for the slim-specific nature, but it makes business sense. It's a kick in the nuts to people who bought it at the beginning. Overall though, it will be a good feature.

Oh sweet! I can afford a mobile!!!!! :D

So when I get my PSP Slim, I can pay about $7 a month to use it as a crazy phone that can contact other PSPs, PCs, landlines and cell phones? I'm SO in!

will it be for U.S. users also?

If it lets me call overseas for a very small fee, I'm on board.

"....but limited to PSP Slim owners....." That is DISCRIMINATION!!!! Arrggh!!... What about those HDMI equipped Xbox 360's? Did you complain about MS screwing over first generation 360 owners?

Why just the slim

Guarantee hackers will get the old psps to have skype too. And they will win the war!!!

i dont see any future waves from this. - only PSP slim? weak sauce. - almost 21 bucks for 3 months aint bad i guess, but whos really going to use the PSP as their next cell phone. - isn't there like all these mods for the psp already? oh well.

Seems like half the owners of the original PSP are using hacked systems with old firmware to run emulators, so maybe that point isn't so important because they wouldn't/couldn't run new software like Skype anyway. Then again, we have yet to see any solid Slim-specific sales figures from Sony. They may have sold a bunch of Slims near the end of '07 via the all-in-one packs (Star Wars, etc.).

hmmm thats pretty cool except that of cource they are doing it to Asia only probably and am sure it will be here in 2009 like that a small time to wait

yeah for the slim only is kinda weak......well real weak. so for getting the system early and supporting them all this time (even though theres no good games for it,) pretty weak indeed. this is the same crap the ngage did (remaking the system 3 or 4 times) and why it failed. i will prolly keep my psp but at this point its only to watch movies and listen to music whilst on the go. but again real weak sony! oh and cant wait for games that start coming out for the slim only cuase the more ram, thatll be cool too......

so i can talk with it but its 20 for 3 months i bet it will probally be like 40 a month wich is not worth it to all most everybody cause we all have this little thing called a cellphone that dose not need to be in a wifi area yeah im getting that all right

To all the people mad because its only for the slim dont get mad. And if you seriously are getting mad you must be an idiot. It was obvious that it would only be for the slim. Sony wants money, how are they making money otherwise. This way people will have to upgrade, boosting sales and making Sony a very happy company. Easy as that.

what about those people that bought the old PSPs. Do you think about that Sony.

Well, limited to PSP Silm, uh? Great for me not have bought a PSP yet, but I just feel bad for who did...

SWEET!!!

Well, I sure feel appreciated for supporting the PSP since launch **** you very much Sony

Better hope it doesn't drop a call or some folks will sue. Cause after all $20.70 is a lot of money to some folks that can't even deal with a xbox live subscription for $4.17 a month. :-)

"....but limited to PSP Slim owners....." That is DISCRIMINATION!!!! Arrggh!!...

So basically, thats a big "**** you" from Sony to its original PSP owners. What the hell does it matter if the PSP is fat or slim? Can't we all just have Skype? :'(

We have the exact opposite of the N-Gage here. The PSP's games are fine, but you can only make and accept phone calls in wi-fi supported areas. Conversely, good N-Gage games are few and far between, but you can make and receive phone calls anywhere. :)

Damn it. And I told myself I'd stick with my old PSP (with a funky X button) and my old DS lite (with a funky L button)

will be great!

Not a bad deal at all, maybe this will solve the the problem of going over on my minutes so much with my Cellphone!

not bad at all, might have to get a psp now

Limited to the PSP slim? wtf Sony... I know this is just a way for them to get more Slim's sold and so I can respect the marketing aspect of it, but some ppl, like myself, just dont want a slim PSP. It feels too light for em, and the build materials are cheap and with their PS3 out, it seems unfair to think that owners of the first PSP who might have gotten themselves a PS3, are really going to fork out for a PSP slim ... at the very least, at least the PSP's connectivity is growing.

Woot ... oh wait it wasnt made for us who went out early and actually got this handheld off the ground .... W T F ? lame imo

Hmm... could be cool. I'll wait and see.

I've been wanting a Skype wi-fi phone. Just sucks that it will only work on the slim psp. Maybe cause of the extra ram?

WTF?? why slim only??? we fatties deserve it as well :evil:

What I don't understand is why can only the slim support this feature? Is there some sort of hardware difference that allows for Skype in the Slim only?

Hay some of us have old PSP's!!!

Hmm.... Sounds interesting. Already have a cellphone, but this could provide a different take on things I suppose. Then again, I'm the only person out of everyone I know that has a Slim unit, so the only good the service would do me is PSP to PC...

They make it so you can look at all this other crap, but ya can't get it to use Skype...and Skype would have been the best use I got out of the PSP, no joke. I'm NOT buying a slim just so i can chat wirelessly for free. I'll stick to a cell phone or a wireless phones that both use the headset and live with those/