PSP FW 3.90 announcement brings Go!Messenger icon, possibility of February firmware update

Well, folks, we’ve finally found an official English press release for PSP Firmware 3.90, and it’s for Europe this time. In addition to the announcement of Skype for the PSP, they also mentioned one little addition in the firmware update that should be of interest to people who can’t use Skype: the Go!Messenger icon.

Yep. Not the actual application, mind you. The ICON. More on this after the jump!

Thanks to Shinbu-Otaku for the tip!

Well folks, thanks to a tip from Shinbu-Otaku, we finally managed to find a Press Release for the arrival of Sony‘s 3.90 Firmware for the PSP.

In it, we found the well-known announcement of Skype for the PSP, but also one other thing that should be of interest to future-minded folks who want more functionality on their PSPs (or who can’t use PSP Skype).

Call it a reminder of the future: it’s the Go!Messenger Icon, a sort of placeholder for the features that’ll be added in a future update. Here’s what the press release had to say about it:

Go!Messenger, with the ability for video and voice chat, as well as numerous other features will be available at the end of February, and the presence of the icon not only emphasises (sic) its impending arrival but also allows users to obtain more information about the feature from a dedicated website, accessed via clicking on the icon.

In other words, it’s a teaser icon for users that gives more information on the Go!Messenger product.

There is one thing that does give us pause, however. The press release also mentions that Go!Messenger will be available at the end of February. This might mean that another firmware update is scheduled for that time to introduce Go!Messenger.

We’re not entirely sure if that’s the case, but it’s a possibility that can’t be ignored. Till we get more answers from Sony about how they’ll implement Go!Messenger, feel free to add your own thoughts in the comments below.

Thanks to Shinbu-Otaku for the tip!