http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1189293p1.html . For years, PlayStation 3 players have been begging for cross-game chat -- the ability for players to be in separate games and still talk to each other using the PS3 console. Sony has now confirmed that feature will never come to the system. . The news comes from a Eurogamer interview with Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida. Apparently, the PS3's RAM is used by the game the system is running. Because of that, the console can't support cross-game chat like the Xbox 360 does. . "Once a game gets RAM we never give it back," Yoshida told Eurogamer. "It's not possible to retrofit something like that after the fact." . The cross-game chat argument has been rekindled since Sony announced that the PlayStation Vita -- the company's next handheld video system -- will support cross-game chat. Eurogamer points out that the Vita actually has more RAM than the PS3 -- 512MB of RAM and 128MB of V-RAM compared to the PS3's 256MB of system RAM and 256MB of video RAM. . FAIL! Yet another reason why Xbox 360 and XBox Live are superior. This may be the final nail in the Ps3s coffin.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/118/1189386p1.html Electronic Arts has been hurling insults at Activision for months, as it seeks to sell copies of forthcoming shooter Battlefield 3 and take share from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. . The war of words hasn't all been one-sided. Around E3 time Activision boss Bobby Kotick cast negative comments at Battlefield 3's console versions. More recently, Bobby's second-in-command Eric Hirshberg said EA's verbal assault is "bad for our industry", specifically slamming EA's management for stating that Call of Duty should "rot from the core". . Now, EA has ramped up the pressure. The company's chief spokesman Jeff Brown used trade site IndustryGamers to toss some abuse at Hirshberg. he said, "Welcome to the big leagues Eric. I know you're new in the job but someone should have told you this is an competitive industry. . "You've got every reason to be nervous. Last year Activision had a 90 share in the shooter category. This year, Battlefield 3 is going to take you down to 60 or 70. At that rate, you'll be out of the category in 2-3 years. If you don't believe me, go to the store and try to buy a copy of Guitar Hero or Tony Hawk." . OWNED!
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