PS3 needs party chat right now

Even though I mainly play play on XBOX, I like the PS3 and since several of my online friends bought it, I'd like to spend more time on it as I do on XBOX, unfortunately the only way to communicate between us is to either send messages or create a private lobby in a game, but then everyone has to play that game and can't do anything else. Why doesn't Sony catch up to microsoft and give us a party chat for multiple people that can play different games as the talk? While we're at it, why don't they fix the audio quality, which is crap? Also, why can't I access the dashboard while in the PS store? If I receive a message I have to quit the store every time...

PS3 could easily surpass XBOX as a console, if Sony woke up and decided to create an actual community instead of giving us a limited and crappy voice function.

during games you talk with your friends through mic and out of them just use text messages or use the voice chat and problem fixed. Why would you want to chat with your friends through mic while you're playing GOW III and your friend is playing Dead Space? If is something urgent then send him a message... :?

I wouldnt complain if it was there but I never use it on xbox anyway. If im playing a single player im immersed in that game anyway if im doing multiplayer its with my mates anyway.

Even though I mainly play play on XBOX, I like the PS3 and since several of my online friends bought it, I'd like to spend more time on it as I do on XBOX, unfortunately the only way to communicate between us is to either send messages or create a private lobby in a game, but then everyone has to play that game and can't do anything else. Why doesn't Sony catch up to microsoft and give us a party chat for multiple people that can play different games as the talk? While we're at it, why don't they fix the audio quality, which is crap? Also, why can't I access the dashboard while in the PS store? If I receive a message I have to quit the store every time...

PS3 could easily surpass XBOX as a console, if Sony woke up and decided to create an actual community instead of giving us a limited and crappy voice function.

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