BT and Sony to bring communications functions to PSP

[Raven]

Originally Posted by qj.net

[Only registered users can see links. ] (BT) and [Only registered users can see links. ] Computer Entertainment Europe ([Only registered users can see links. ]) have signed a deal that will add new functions to the PSP, turning it into a phone of sorts.

The four-year contract includes the addition of "wireless broadband communications functions, including high quality handheld video calls, voice calls and messaging." Now, BT will offer the service first in the UK, though there's no word yet on how it'll actually work, but it's an intriguing development for the PlayStation Portable (PSP).

Said Steve Andrews, BT's chief of mobility and convergence,

The combination of SCEE and BT working together is a natural fit. Sony is a world-class company producing some of the world s most innovative electronic devices and BT is at the forefront of communications with the 21CN global platform... With over 8 million PSPs shipped across Europe, we are very excited by the opportunity to give customers a whole new communications experience, connecting and seeing friends across the world through BT s technology.

Will we be seeing a revolution of this sort in America and Japan? We certainly hope so.

[Momma Bear]

I bet it will hit Japan before it hits America. We seem to be behind on all wireless issues. Our phones are crap. So I don't forsee this as a big sell. Although it won't turn the PSP into an N-Gage. The city I live in they wanted to do free wireless internet to people and that was a big problem.

I do think it's a fantastic idea and woulndn't mind trying it out if it every came here. So I will wait patiently until 2010 when it does...maybe Wait I said 2010 LOL 2015 it what I really meant to say.