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We got lost but GPS helps us find Go!Explore's Euro launch details

Options from between £90 to £220, availability from early spring

We got lost but GPS helps us find Go!Explore's Euro launch details
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The reason no-one should ever get lost again are the 31 GPS satellites orbiting 12,600 miles above our heads. If you're a cruise missile, for example, before you explode you should know your position to within 30 centimetres, while the driver of a rusty Vauxhall Astra in South London (also likely to suffer from sudden bangs) is probably looking at a 15 metre circle of uncertainty.

We were just a click away from the details concerning Sony's European launch of the PSP Go!Explore GPS navigation add-on without managing to stumble on them, but we've found them now, so everything's okay.

First up is the pricing. There will be three configurations;

  • The GPS receiver and UMD, including maps of the relevant European country/countries (UK/Ireland, France, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, Spain/Portugal, Italy, the Nordics, and Benelux are the options) will cost €119 (around £90). Each map UMD will contain dialogue in 11 languages, these being, English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish.
  • The GPS receiver, UMD (including maps), Car Adaptor and Car Mount will cost €149 (around £110).
  • A PSP, GPS receiver, UMD (including maps), Car Adaptor and Car Mount will cost €299 (around £220)

The issue of the launch date remains shrouded in mystery though. As with the US release, the term spring (indeed early spring) is mentioned but we have no idea what that actually means, so let's be safe and say February, give or take a month.

As for the technology itself, Sony is keen to point out it will always be kept up-to-date as you'll be able to download new maps and upgrades via the PlayStation Network.

Jon Jordan
Jon Jordan
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon can turn his hand to anything except hand turning. He is editor-at-large at PG.biz which means he can arrive anywhere in the world, acting like a slightly confused uncle looking for the way out. He likes letters, cameras, imaginary numbers and legumes.