PS3 needs cross game chat IMO

After 3 years or so the PS3 has been out, Sony fail to bring out cross game chat in a firmware update (by cross game chat I mean VOICE) not text. This is IMO, the main reason I prefer Xbox Live over PSN because I can just chat to my friends whenever I want and not have to use 'chat rooms' or send text messages.

Also I think they should bring out Voice Messaging. Currently the only way to voice chat with people is in game chat and on the XMB menu which is a bit lame tbh. I have a Bluetooth mic for my PS3 but I hardly get to use it, not to mention most people on PSN don't even have mics. I also think Sony should include a mic when you purchase a PS3 because then people will be encouraged to use chat.

ehh, i could care less for cross game chat IMO, when someone wants to talk i just exit game and chill and talk so its not a big deal to me

ehh, i could care less for cross game chat IMO, when someone wants to talk i just exit game and chill and talk so its not a big deal to me

Chris_Williams

same here.But i am blasting my PSP more than my PS3 or wii the now so its all good :P

t defently doesnt. look how bad it made 360's online. no one uses their mic outside of the chat. that will block any strategy witht he team and even worse you wont realy meet new peaple. i prefer playing games online for my ps3 snce more peaple are tacticle and talk more

I really wish they would add it as well. Sometimes I chat with my friends on Live while playing on my PS3. I might even get rid of my 360 if they added it, as most of my friends have both consoles now.

t defently doesnt. look how bad it made 360's online. no one uses their mic outside of the chat. that will block any strategy witht he team and even worse you wont realy meet new peaple. i prefer playing games online for my ps3 snce more peaple are tacticle and talk more

jsh020

I played MW2 on PSN, and there was a guy singing "Baby" for like 10 matchs, great teamwork by him. How does party chat/cross game chat make XBL bad? Shame on MS giving us the option of talking to our friends while playing different games.

I myself could care less about that feature.FIipMode

As far as I remember, Sony is being encouraged (threatened) to not implement it by certain companies bucase of certain games that are'nt compatible with Cross Game Chat.

Luckily, I don't really care.

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

if sony ever comes out with it, expect it to be on PS plus and not PSN Free.

t defently doesnt. look how bad it made 360's online. no one uses their mic outside of the chat. that will block any strategy witht he team and even worse you wont realy meet new peaple. i prefer playing games online for my ps3 snce more peaple are tacticle and talk more

jsh020

agreed, nobody talks in games anymore.

and why the hell would i want to talk to people playing a different game than me?

im not a woman, i dont want to talk about my day with people online. I want to talk about the game im playing, while im playing it.

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t defently doesnt. look how bad it made 360's online. no one uses their mic outside of the chat. that will block any strategy witht he team and even worse you wont realy meet new peaple. i prefer playing games online for my ps3 snce more peaple are tacticle and talk more

DroidPhysX

I played MW2 on PSN, and there was a guy singing "Baby" for like 10 matchs, great teamwork by him. How does party chat/cross game chat make XBL bad? Shame on MS giving us the option of talking to our friends while playing different games.

I don't even care as much about cross game chat as i do just about chat in general. Sure it supports headsets, but they should have made them standard. No one has them.

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

goblaa

its funny how nobody cares but everyone likes it on xbox live.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

Javy03

Because I can turn on my console, instantly start a chat up with anyone in my friend list who also has theit console on, say hello, and ask if they want to play a game together.

[QUOTE="goblaa"]

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

Javy03

Its a choice. You don't have to use it, but it would be nice if those that did had access to it.

[QUOTE="Javy03"][QUOTE="goblaa"]

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

goblaa

Because I can turn on my console, instantly start a chat up with anyone in my friend list who also has theit console on, say hello, and ask if they want to play a game together.

It hasn't bothered me since release, so I see no reason i'd need it now.

I don't even use the function for my 360. I understand why people would want it, but i'll survive.

its funny how nobody cares but everyone likes it on xbox live.

ProjectNatalFan

its funny cause i actually really dont care bout it :o i like to be a recluse when im playing SP games.Besides i have other ways of communicating with the world at large as my laptops always sitting beside me :P

[QUOTE="Javy03"][QUOTE="goblaa"]

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

Kickinurass

Its a choice. You don't have to use it, but it would be nice if those that did had access to it.

[QUOTE="Javy03"][QUOTE="goblaa"]

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

Kickinurass

Its a choice. You don't have to use it, but it would be nice if those that did had access to it.

well if its like xbox live then in becomes impossible to communicate with the people you are actually playing with... and its completely silent.

hell the only reason i occasionally play TDM in MW2 is so i can reassure myself that when i play online im actually playing real people since party chat isnt allowed.

I heard from somewhere that it was because MS made license about cross-game voice chat so that SONY can't add this feature.Kleeyook

I remember an (Kotaku I think) article about an unamed company and an unamed game about a young wizard with a lightning shaped scar on his face. Apparently, the game would'nt work with CGC and as such, Sony was "encouraged" to not implement CGC.

If that article held any truth, I'm sure it's not just one game but I find it feasible that fx Activision's predecessor in all things evil, are able and willing to apply leverage to a company if it results in them getting their way.

To be honest, XBL's party chat is probably one of the only reasons I game. I love being able to talk to 7 of my friends even though we're all playing different games. I'll be playing Bioshock, my friend will be playing Halo, and another on CoD. I've actually gotten to the point where if I can't talk to my friends while I play, I don't play. ujjval16

To be honest, XBL's party chat is probably one of the only reasons I game. I love being able to talk to 7 of my friends even though we're all playing different games. I'll be playing Bioshock, my friend will be playing Halo, and another on CoD. I've actually gotten to the point where if I can't talk to my friends while I play, I don't play. ujjval16

You're cross game chatting while playing Bioshock?

Loading up Metro 2033 is usually when I shut down Vent (if I'm on it ofc).

[QUOTE="ujjval16"]To be honest, XBL's party chat is probably one of the only reasons I game. I love being able to talk to 7 of my friends even though we're all playing different games. I'll be playing Bioshock, my friend will be playing Halo, and another on CoD. I've actually gotten to the point where if I can't talk to my friends while I play, I don't play. Filthybastrd

You're cross game chatting while playing Bioshock?

Loading up Metro 2033 is usually when I shut down Vent (if I'm on it ofc).

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[QUOTE="ujjval16"]To be honest, XBL's party chat is probably one of the only reasons I game. I love being able to talk to 7 of my friends even though we're all playing different games. I'll be playing Bioshock, my friend will be playing Halo, and another on CoD. I've actually gotten to the point where if I can't talk to my friends while I play, I don't play. ujjval16

You're cross game chatting while playing Bioshock?

Loading up Metro 2033 is usually when I shut down Vent (if I'm on it ofc).

Fair enough, to each his own :) It's just a foreign concept to someone like me, who prefers solitude (ok, my wife can stay) when I play SP games.

[QUOTE="ujjval16"][QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]

You're cross game chatting while playing Bioshock?

Loading up Metro 2033 is usually when I shut down Vent (if I'm on it ofc).

Filthybastrd

Fair enough, to each his own :) It's just a foreign concept to someone like me, who prefers solitude (ok, my wife can stay) when I play SP games.

So funny some of the responses here, like Oh I can jst leave my game sit in the menu's while I talk so it's no biggy LMAO. It's embarrasing not to have this feature after 4 years.

Yes, I agree so much with this.

Helps a LOT for me.

So funny some of the responses here, like Oh I can jst leave my game sit in the menu's while I talk so it's no biggy LMAO. It's embarrasing not to have this feature after 4 years.

Ultra_Combo

what so its a crime for me when i play an SP i want to play it and absorb it not having my mate going omg look at whats on teh tv or "insert silly garbage here" in multiplayer i could see it being beneficial but other than that i really do think its an absoultely meh and overrated feature which lemming seem to think is the holy grail of XBL.

well if its like xbox live then in becomes impossible to communicate with the people you are actually playing with... and its completely silent.

hell the only reason i occasionally play TDM in MW2 is so i can reassure myself that when i play online im actually playing real people since party chat isnt allowed.

markinthedark

I understand it's always great to have choices but honestly I don't think it's a choice that helps out the community. I think it fragments it into the "people playing with friends" and the "people playing without friends". Javy03

A legitimate concern, and it does happen to an extent on the 360. It's up the the developers to encourage teamwork and coordination though.

I enjoy the approach Halo Reach is taking with the Social Settings - I believe it resolves the issue nicely. People in a party automatically have their "Chattiness" set to Quiet, and tend to be paired with people without mics, other parties, or people who just plain don't like to talk online.

Conversely, setting it to "Chatty" led to some hilarious pairings in the beta :P Hopefully more devs implement similar features in the future.

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So funny some of the responses here, like Oh I can jst leave my game sit in the menu's while I talk so it's no biggy LMAO. It's embarrasing not to have this feature after 4 years.

razgriz_101

what so its a crime for me when i play an SP i want to play it and absorb it not having my mate going omg look at whats on teh tv or "insert silly garbage here" in multiplayer i could see it being beneficial but other than that i really do think its an absoultely meh and overrated feature which lemming seem to think is the holy grail of XBL.

Yes because if you don;t want to be disturbed your "mate" can just barge into your chat and make you talk right :roll: Funny cows try to downplay it and really have no ideal how it even works as can be attest to by this very post.

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[QUOTE="Ultra_Combo"]

So funny some of the responses here, like Oh I can jst leave my game sit in the menu's while I talk so it's no biggy LMAO. It's embarrasing not to have this feature after 4 years.

Ultra_Combo

what so its a crime for me when i play an SP i want to play it and absorb it not having my mate going omg look at whats on teh tv or "insert silly garbage here" in multiplayer i could see it being beneficial but other than that i really do think its an absoultely meh and overrated feature which lemming seem to think is the holy grail of XBL.

Yes because if you don;t want to be disturbed your "mate" can just barge into your chat and make you talk right :roll: Funny cows try to downplay it and really have no ideal how it even works as can be attest to by this very post.

[QUOTE="razgriz_101"]

[QUOTE="Ultra_Combo"]

So funny some of the responses here, like Oh I can jst leave my game sit in the menu's while I talk so it's no biggy LMAO. It's embarrasing not to have this feature after 4 years.

Ultra_Combo

what so its a crime for me when i play an SP i want to play it and absorb it not having my mate going omg look at whats on teh tv or "insert silly garbage here" in multiplayer i could see it being beneficial but other than that i really do think its an absoultely meh and overrated feature which lemming seem to think is the holy grail of XBL.

Yes because if you don;t want to be disturbed your "mate" can just barge into your chat and make you talk right :roll: Funny cows try to downplay it and really have no ideal how it even works as can be attest to by this very post.

funny how im actually not a cow...Dont just base everything of a sig on a forum.So what i think its actually a meh feature i like to keep myself to myself in an sp sesh if my friends really need me they have a thing called my phone number.

But i love your logic dictates this lemming (c wat i did thar?)

Every console needs cross game chat. There's no excuse.

goblaa

lol wut?

I dont really care about it since I much rather text than talk.