Cross-game chat takes money!

That is the reason for Sony to have PSN plus. It takes money to buy all the servers and to maintain them. All the people that have said XBL is a ripoff should know that it costs money to buy servers for cross-game chat and to keep them running.

And the moral of this thread is to not pay for PSN plus and XBL at the same time.

*Waits for KevinButlerVP to rip XBL*

I find it really funny that PS3 fanboys said they are going to get Cross-game chat for free. I guess not.

I find it really funny that PS3 fanboys said they are going to get Cross-game chat for free. I guess not.

xhawk27

Steam chat is free 8).

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

I find it really funny that PS3 fanboys said they are going to get Cross-game chat for free. I guess not.

mrmusicman247

Really when? Not for free I bet.

How is cross game chat such a... feature or service at all? Is being able to talk to someone who's playing Army of 2 2 while you're playing Tekken 6 that popular? Why would anyone even need this ridiculous "feature"? To tell the person playing Tekken 6 you just reached another checkpoint? Ridiculous.stiggy321

It's fun talking to friends?

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"][QUOTE="xhawk27"]

I find it really funny that PS3 fanboys said they are going to get Cross-game chat for free. I guess not.

Really when? Not for free I bet.

Steam chat is free 8).

DarkerKamikaze

I'm still of the way of thinking that very, very few people give a damn about this feature and its just used for bragging rights among fanboys.tomarlyn

I think it's kind of useful sometimes. Can you live without it yes but is it a good feature to have you bet.

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

Steam chat is free 8).

clyde46

Win-Win! :P.

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

Steam chat is free 8).

DarkerKamikaze

Win-Win! :P.

But that is only text no voice. 8)

[QUOTE="stiggy321"]How is cross game chat such a... feature or service at all? Is being able to talk to someone who's playing Army of 2 2 while you're playing Tekken 6 that popular? Why would anyone even need this ridiculous "feature"? To tell the person playing Tekken 6 you just reached another checkpoint? Ridiculous.DarkerKamikaze

It's fun talking to friends?

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"] Steam is free anyway :Pxhawk27

Win-Win! :P.

But that is only text no voice. 8)

There is voice ;).

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

[QUOTE="stiggy321"]How is cross game chat such a... feature or service at all? Is being able to talk to someone who's playing Army of 2 2 while you're playing Tekken 6 that popular? Why would anyone even need this ridiculous "feature"? To tell the person playing Tekken 6 you just reached another checkpoint? Ridiculous.stiggy321

It's fun talking to friends?

have fun holding a phone while trying to play a video game with one hand :|

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

Win-Win! :P.

DarkerKamikaze

But that is only text no voice. 8)

There is voice ;).

I don't believe Steam has Cross-game chat. ;)

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

But that is only text no voice. 8)

xhawk27

There is voice ;).

I don't believe Steam has Cross-game chat. ;)

Ah but it does :D! Talking with someone on it at this very moment.

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

Win-Win! :P.

DarkerKamikaze

But that is only text no voice. 8)

There is voice ;).

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

But that is only text no voice. 8)

clyde46

There is voice ;).

Can you still voice chat in different games?

I can't believe people are downplaying Cros game chat. It's an essential, and to be honest very basic feature.

I use it each and everytime i use my Xbox. Maybe I don't want to play Gears Of War but would like to talk to a party of my friends, maybe I want to have a quick chat with a friend whilst i watch some Live TV on the Sky Player.

How the PS3 does not have this feature blows my mind. It's so simple ...

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

There is voice ;).

xhawk27

Can you still voice chat in different games?

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"] lol wut? clyde46

Can you still voice chat in different games?

I don't think so. How can you still use voice in the game you are currently playing on steam.

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"] lol wut? clyde46

Can you still voice chat in different games?

I believe there is also group chat, haven't tried it out myself yet so I'm not 100% sure.

[QUOTE="clyde46"]

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

Can you still voice chat in different games?

xhawk27

I don't think so. How can you still use voice in the game you are currently playing on steam.

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"] Yea :|

clyde46

I don't think so. How can you still use voice in the game you are currently playing on steam.

I use Steam all the time. I think I know a little about it. You can't use voice in L4D 2 and someone else is on another game and still talk in those games.

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="xhawk27"]

I don't think so. How can you still use voice in the game you are currently playing on steam.

xhawk27

I use Steam all the time. I think I know a little about it. You can't use voice in L4D 2 and someone else is on another game and still talk in those games.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]I'm still of the way of thinking that very, very few people give a damn about this feature and its just used for bragging rights among fanboys.xhawk27

I think it's kind of useful sometimes. Can you live without it yes but is it a good feature to have you bet.

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="xhawk27"]

I don't think so. How can you still use voice in the game you are currently playing on steam.

xhawk27

I use Steam all the time. I think I know a little about it. You can't use voice in L4D 2 and someone else is on another game and still talk in those games.

Hit alt-tab and it'll bring up this. Then click on view friend and pick a friend you wish to talk to and hit start voice chat.

XBL is a lot easier to use for cross-game chat.

This is one of those "Xbox live fee is justified" threads? And looks of it made by (not surprise) lemming.

Xbox live voice program's quality is as bad as cs 1.6 voip's.

XBL is a lot easier to use for cross-game chat.

xhawk27

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"] Hurr hurr, Try actually researching your baseless claims.DarkerKamikaze

I use Steam all the time. I think I know a little about it. You can't use voice in L4D 2 and someone else is on another game and still talk in those games.

Hit alt-tab and it'll bring up this. Then click on view friend and pick a friend you wish to talk to hit start voice chat.

Yeah I know this but you still can't contiune to chat in the game you were playing before after you start the friend voice chat.

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

I use Steam all the time. I think I know a little about it. You can't use voice in L4D 2 and someone else is on another game and still talk in those games.

xhawk27

Hit alt-tab and it'll bring up this. Then click on view friend and pick a friend you wish to talk to hit start voice chat.

Yeah I know this but you still can't contiune to chat in the game you were playing before after you start the friend voice chat.

Nor can you do that on Xbox live, unless they've changed that since I've stopped using it.

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

XBL is a lot easier to use for cross-game chat.

aaronmullan

Well there is alot kids in xbox live. I guess pressing alt-tab is harder than pressing "big button in middle of 360 controller"...

[QUOTE="aaronmullan"][QUOTE="xhawk27"]

XBL is a lot easier to use for cross-game chat.

Nohtnym

Well there is alot kids in xbox live. I guess pressing alt-tab is harder than pressing "big button in middle of 360 controller"...

[QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

[QUOTE="stiggy321"]How is cross game chat such a... feature or service at all? Is being able to talk to someone who's playing Army of 2 2 while you're playing Tekken 6 that popular? Why would anyone even need this ridiculous "feature"? To tell the person playing Tekken 6 you just reached another checkpoint? Ridiculous.stiggy321

It's fun talking to friends?

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"]I'm still of the way of thinking that very, very few people give a damn about this feature and its just used for bragging rights among fanboys.tomarlyn

I think it's kind of useful sometimes. Can you live without it yes but is it a good feature to have you bet.

If you have lots of friends I guess it is.

but Cross Game Chat was confirm NOT a feature of PSN+RTUUMM

Yep, I don't think it's coming to PSN Plus. At least not on launch.

but Cross Game Chat was confirm NOT a feature of PSN+RTUUMM

[QUOTE="stiggy321"][QUOTE="DarkerKamikaze"]

It's fun talking to friends?

dragonfly110

have fun holding a phone while trying to play a video game with one hand :|

I was aslo unaware that you can 8-way call people with phones. :?

[QUOTE="dragonfly110"]

[QUOTE="stiggy321"] You can call them on the phone then.DarkGamer007

have fun holding a phone while trying to play a video game with one hand :|

I was aslo unaware that you can 8-way call people with phones. :?

Cross game chat hurt the xbox more than helped it imo. I dont really want to talk to online people while im trying to play a different game... its just distracting.

And it turned online games into ghost towns where nobody talks anymore in game because everyone is off in some private chat. I miss the days when the people i were talking to were actually in the same game as me.

PSN is lucky to not have it.

I don't see the point in cross-game chat. Chatting in games is only good for team-based games anyways.

Cross game chat hurt the xbox more than helped it imo. I dont really want to talk to online people while im trying to play a different game... its just distracting.

And it turned online games into ghost towns where nobody talks anymore in game because everyone is off in some private chat. I miss the days when the people i were talking to were actually in the same game as me.

PSN is lucky to not have it.

markinthedark

I know. God forbid I want to talk with my friends playing different games.