You’ll notice the question mark in the title of my Blog about PSP and Skype last January 2, 2008 ( “Sony PSP and Skype?”). I placed the question mark since Sony has not yet issued an official statement about this news from their website. Yesterday, Sony has officially issued a press release confirming that Skype will be running on PSP. However, the feature will be available to the owners of the new slim and light PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) handheld entertainment system (PSP-2000 series) and will be activated using a firmware update which will be available late this month.

New features include:

– Free voice calls between Skype users
– Skype contact list management (view existing contacts, add new ones)
– Skype presence (see which friends are online and available to talk)
– SkypeOut(TM) calls to make calls to landlines and mobile phones
anywhere in the world (requires the purchase of Skype credit)
– Optional SkypeIn(TM) number that lets users receive calls on Skype from
landlines and mobiles anywhere in the world (requires the purchase of
Skype credit)
– View and modify Skype settings and account details (including username
creation, SkypeOut settings, voicemail settings and call forwarding)

After the system update, an Skype icon will be added to the network category in the PSP’s home menu. PSP users who do not have an Skype account can create one by launching the Skype application and following the online instructions. PSP users who already have an account with Skype can immediately sign in using their existing account after launching the Skype application in their PSP.

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