PSP Celebrates Two Years With New Features
The Playstation Portable(PSP)has been around for two whole years and like most companies, Sony has decided to celebrate its succees by spicing it up and adding some new features that people are going to love. Plus they are letting us in on a few features that they will be adding over the coming months.
The new model PSP Slim and Lite includes a video-out port for displaying PSP content on TVs and is a third lighter than the previous model and a fifth thinner. It will be out across Europe on 5 September and will cost €169 on the continent. It will be available in several colours right from the start, including white, black and silver.
The Go!Video, Go!Explore and Go!Messenger services add to applications including web browsing, RSS feeds and a camera that Sony has added to the PSP since its launch in 2004. Go!Video will be provided through Sony’s recently announced joint venture with Sky to allow PSP owners in the UK and Ireland to watch video on demand and on the move.
“Sky and SCEE have complementary strengths in content, marketing and technology,” said Sky chief executive James Murdoch. The Go!Explore satellite navigation package is due for release in the new year and comes as part of a collaboration with TeleAtlas and NavNGo. Go!Explore will provide in-car and pedestrian GPS navigation as well as standard GPS-device features such as points of interest, favourites, a home function and a turn-by-turn itinerary overview of the route.
We are all going to be looking forward to these exciting new features. With this new enhancement Sony has assured itself a great year in sales.
