Skype feature for PSP Slim&Lite confirmed by Nikkei

• Author: BillyC
• Filed under: PSP Hacks, PSP Slim Gadgets, PSP Slimline and Lite
• Date: Jan 5,2008

This week there were rumors that Sony would announce a Skype feature for PSP Slim&Lite at CES 2008 and today Japan’s Nikkei Net news organization has confirmed the news that we’ll be able to make phone calls with our PSP’s in the near future. This Skype feature will only be available for PSP Slim&Lite users, owners of a phatty PSP will have to upgrade to PSP-2000 to get Skype on their PSP.

Skype will be free for PSP-to-PSP and PSP-to-PC calls and vice versa, but users will also be able to register a dedicated number for about $20 every quarter. This additional feature provides support for landline and cellphone calls. All calls with Skype will have to be made with an external microphone, but at this moment it’s still unclear whether Sony will release additional hardware or accessories for this or not. There’s also no news on why the old PSP-1000 can’t use the Skype feature, but it could be something in the hardware. It looks like PSP Slim and Lite users will have to download a Firmware Update to get the Skype feature. Sony will release more details on its upcoming Skype feature for PSP during CES 2008.