Sony officially announces Skype for the Slim PSP

This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention, but now it’s official: Skype features are coming to Sony’s PlayStation Portable. 
The service will be available through a system software update sometime in late January, and has a similar feature set to the full Skype client. The client will support free voice calls between Skype users, contact management, along with pay SkypeOut (to land lines and mobile phones) and SkypeIn (receive calls from land and mobile lines) services. The service will only be available for Slim PSPs (PSP-2000 series), and requires a Memory Stick Duo and a "Skype-compatible audio input device." 
The full Sony press release can be found after the jump.

Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back