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Sony Pulls Plug on Go!Messenger

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By Rob Crossley

February 23, 2009

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Sony has confirmed to Edge that it will soon shut down its Go!Messenger service for the PSP.

Sony launched the downloadable VOIP service on Feb 29 last year, and will close it on March 31.

“Although Go!Messenger brought innovative communications features to the PSP community, the service has not developed the base of users that we were hoping for,” read a post from a PlayStation Network community team leader, of which an SCEE spokesperson has confirmed.

"We’d like to thank all fans of Go!Messenger and are sorry to have to make this announcement."

Go!Messenger was established from a partnership between Sony and the service’s wireless network operator, BT. It allowed PSP users to send videos, voice recordings and text messages, as well as talk directly via video-chat.

SCEE has confirmed to Edge that there were no jobs directly tied to Go!Messenger within the company, and so no jobs will be lost from the withdrawal of the service.

Video calls and messages were used via the PSP’s GO!Cam add-on (pictured), and Sony has stated that further services that can use the device are on the horizon.

gearyboy's picture
On March 1st gearyboy said:

Well, what a surprise! Another pointless add on by Sony bites the dust. I have a psp and bought it to play games... due to hardly any coming out now use it to show photos, play music on holiday and watch cheap second hand UMDs. Worried also that Sony want me to use my PS3 as a mulitmedia box instead of my PC - they need to remember these are first and foremost gaming consoles. I'll surf the net on the superior PC based firefox, I'll store my photos and music using the superior PC based software...focus on the GAMES!!

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On February 24th Alex Walker said:

I'm pretty sure that we have a bunch of PSP's with the Go!Messenger stuff plastered all over the box.

To be honest, I've never used it, but I've never had an opportunity to.

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On February 23rd JOECOOK said:

Ive had this service on my PSP since it came out, I have not used it properly - Quite pointless unless you have a lot of friends all with PSP's and Go!Cams so they can chat - but its so much easier to use MSN. Im not realy sad to see this service dissapear.

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On February 23rd Terry_Newhook said:

Where are these people chatting from, the set of late night with conan obrien?