Sony have unveiled a satellite navigation package for the PSP which is scheduled for release in the new year under the name of Go!Explore. There are seven territories currently covered: UK/Ireland; Iberia; France; GAS (Germany/Austria/Switzerland); Italy; Benelux and Scandinavia.
Go!Explore combines both pedestrian (my A-Z now has games on it - genius!) and in-car navigation, and will also have a bundle available containing Car Adaptor and Car Mount accessories.
Exciting times for those of us with no sense of direction.
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More Leipzig news… Go!Messenger is a new wireless communications package for the PSP which is scheduled for release in January 2008. Using cutting-edge IP technology and in partnership with BT, you will be able to download a small application and then be able to instant message each other using Wi-Fi. Adding a headset will also give you the opportunity to voice chat and video message.
Stephane Hareau, PSP European marketing manager, said, “Enabling more than 8.5 Million PSP users across the SCEE region to communicate with each other, through Video or Voice chat, truly confirms the always evolving nature and potential of PSP.'’
Those Wi-Fi spots in coffee shops are starting to seem even more appealing.
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Sony have revealed a Go! branded download service in conjunction with BSkyB which will give PSP owners the chance to watch video on demand and wherever they choose.
David Reeves, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe said, “Both truly mobile and with a best in class high-quality screen, PSP delivers a great on-the-move video experience. Working with such a well known content brand, we will be able to offer PSP owners access to the best in cross-genre Sky content, available through the first official video download service. This really will make PSP the standout all-in-one portable gaming, video and music device”.
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SCEE also unveiled the new PSP Slim And Lite at Leipzig, which will retail for £129.99 UK and €169, and will be available from September 5. It will come in limited edition Simpsons and Spiderman colours (coupled with respective films) as well as Piano Black, Ceramic White and Ice Silver. There was also mention of the new Go! portfolio which includes satellite navigation and instant, video and voice messaging services amongst it’s many talents.
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In a recent interview with MTV, John Koller - head of PSP marketing at SCEA - hinted that there are plans to tie in Home with the PSP.
“Intuitively, if you take the PSP with you, you would want to take some of Home with you”.
While he did say that there aren’t any definite plans just yet, it does sound promising.
He also touched on other hot PSP discussion topics – including what’s happening in terms of playing PSN games over Remote Play, and why Sony didn’t add a second analogue stick. Check out the rest of the interview by following the link below.
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Sony have announced that a new PlayStation Portable, dubbed the PSP Slim & Lite, will launch in Europe (plus the US and Japan) in September.
The PSP Slim & Lite features a video-out port and new streamlined dimensions - it’s 33 percent lighter and 19 percent slimmer than the original version, is approx 189g in weight (weight of current model is approx.280g) and approx 18.6mm in thickness (thickness of current model is approx.23.0 mm). It will come in three main colours - “Piano Black”, “Ceramic White” and “Ice Silver”, plus three ‘pearlised light’ colors - “Felicia Blue”, “Lavender Purple” and “Rose Pink” - in what’s being called the “Blume series”.
The video-out port means the new PSP will allow users to experience UMD video, pictures and movies from Memory Stick Duo and game software titles on their TVs at home. It’s also equipped with an enhanced feature to temporarily store game data from UMDs, reducing load time during game play; plus the ability to charge the unit through a PlayStation 3 or PC via USB cable during data transfer.
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Here’s the latest from E3. Press release follows -
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA OUTLINES PLANS FOR PLAYSTATION® PLATFORMS AT E3 2007
Company Debuts Updated PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and Introduces Broad Library of Unique Games and Services for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), PLAYSTATION®Network and PlayStation®2
CULVER CITY, Calif., July 11, 2007 –Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) held its annual press conference today at the E3 Media & Business Summit, making a series of announcements that demonstrated the strength and innovation of the PlayStation® family of products. Among these announcements was the introduction of a newly updated PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and an extensive library of soon-to-be released games and services across the entire PlayStation portfolio. The company also unveiled several new exclusive game development agreements with various well-known publishers including NCsoft® Corporation, Midway, Ubisoft, LucasArts and Konami.
The press conference was held in both the physical and virtual worlds whereby company executives presented in person and as their own personalized avatars within the PlayStation®Home environment, transitioning from their virtual-world avatars to reappear live on stage. This format was designed to illustrate the innovative functionality of the innovative experience of PlayStation Home, the PLAYSTATION®Network service designed to serve as a 3D community gathering place for PS3 users from around the world.
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At a press event today, Sony announced details of numerous first party and franchise games that are on the way, including Killzone 2, the next installment of Gran Turismo and new franchise Infamous.
Phil Harrison unveiled a new franchise for PS3. Infamous, developed by Sucker Punch Productions, the creators of the smash Sly Cooper franchise, finds players discovering extraordinary super powers. As the players power grows they will feel what its like to either be a Super Hero or wreak havoc in a city and population that will evolve and react depending on the choices the player makes.
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A spot of PSP news: IGN’s PSP Game Of The Year from last year is coming back, with the sequel featuring a storyline by thriller novelist and DC Comics star writer Greg Rucka.
Out in Europe in October, the game has Rucka (writer of Batman, Gotham Central and Queen And Country) crafting a story that reaches from the depths of the Indian Ocean to the deserts of the Middle East, with the mission being to prevent a revolutionary new weapon falling into the wrong hands – all the while with a mysterious agent following you in the shadows.
New gameplay features include underwater combat, blind fire and grappling, as well as realistic environment physics which enable you to bring down structures on top of your enemies. There’s also a multiplayer Ad-Hoc Mode and a host of new ’shooters’: spear guns and bolt pistols bolster your arsenal of grenade launchers, sticky mines, smoke grenades and flash bangs.
