索尼延期推出PSP版Skype服务
作者： QQ
责任编辑： 阚智
来源： 《电脑商情报》
时间： 2008-01-24 13:54
Sony's game unit in Japan will delay rolling out Internet phone service in Japan for its latest handheld game machine because microphones developed for it didn't meet specifications, the company said Wednesday.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan had planned to begin offering Skype features on its newest PlayStation Portable model in Japan Thursday and then rolling out the service worldwide.
Skype is a popular, free, U.S.-based online voice-over-Internet service. The service claims 246 million users around the globe.
Sony said the company is working on solving the microphone standards problem.
PSP-2000 users will need a memory stick, a wireless Internet connection and Skype-compatible headset to use the service, parent company Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said earlier this month.
The feature will be included in a software update scheduled for release in late January, it said.
Sony's computer entertainment unit has been looking to boost offerings beyond games for the player, which faces stiff competition from Nintendo Co.'s double-screened DS console.
In November, the company launched a TV tuner for the PSP in Japan, as well as a slimmer version of the portable console.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan had planned to begin offering Skype features on its newest PlayStation Portable model in Japan Thursday and then rolling out the service worldwide.
Skype is a popular, free, U.S.-based online voice-over-Internet service. The service claims 246 million users around the globe.
Sony said the company is working on solving the microphone standards problem.
PSP-2000 users will need a memory stick, a wireless Internet connection and Skype-compatible headset to use the service, parent company Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said earlier this month.
The feature will be included in a software update scheduled for release in late January, it said.
Sony's computer entertainment unit has been looking to boost offerings beyond games for the player, which faces stiff competition from Nintendo Co.'s double-screened DS console.
In November, the company launched a TV tuner for the PSP in Japan, as well as a slimmer version of the portable console.
