GadgetRatty: PSP Skype Delays For Japan

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PSP Skype Delays For Japan

2008-01-23 05:15:13 by Rob Beschizza in Gadget Lab

PSP users in Japan: there will be no Skype for you. At least not yet.

Sony's just announced that it's not going to release the microphone-'n'-speaker add on yet, postponing the Japanese launch date indefinitely. Rollout here in the west, however, is said to be on target. From Kotaku:

"Apparently some of the microphone's components failed to meet Skype's necessary certifications, and rather than launch the service with no official peripherals to accommodate it, Sony have put the entire launch on ice... this 'will make no difference to the European and USA launch, which will coincide with the end of January firmware upgrade.'"

Is anyone out there planning to do this? Is it a bit like side-talking, except it only works in WiFi hotspots with a single VoIP provider? Because that sounds like a big bag of unsuccessful.