GC LEIPZIG: Sonys PSP announcements

At its press conference in Leipzig, Sony has announced that the new PSP Slim and Lite will be available across SCEE territories from September 5th this year. The firm also announced two limited edition bundles featuring either Spiderman 3 (and Spiderman 3 the film on UMD) or The Simpsons Game for €199.99.

Three Go! branded PSP applications were also showcased at the conference.

Go!Messenger, a new voice chat, video chat and instant messaging service will roll out across Europe in the New Year.

A Go! Branded video download service was also revealed, which will launch early next year. The service will feature programming from Sky and a host of third party content owners.

Elsewhere, the PSP’s satellite navigation package Go!Explore due for release in the new year was on show. The in car and pedestrian GPS navigation application was developed in collaboration with TeleAtlas and NavNGo, and incorporates a GPS receiver and UMD software.