[PS3] PS3: Cross-Game Chat Is Never Coming

[Maynard]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/118/1189293p1.html

PS3: Cross-Game Chat Is Never Coming
Sony explains why.
August 19, 2011
by Greg Miller

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.

[Boucher]

Skype

[Garrett67]

who wants to chat with (or be bothered by) someone when you're playing an entirely different game? I mean, according to them , many people but I don't see why.

If its that important, pick up the phone (or Skype, like Boucher said)

[PP]

I only chat with someone I am playing the game with.

[Helicopter]

I didn't use it when I had a 360. I certainly don't miss it.

[Swarley]

I don't have near as many friends on PS3, so I don't really care if it's there or not. However, I use the party chat on 360 just about every single time on on.

[Diivox]

Cross Game chat is the main reason Steam is my primary platform for gaming.

[jms493]

yeah alot of my friends online just jump on and starting chatting with friends....all playing different games.

[Maynard]

i dont really use it either on xbox. its a great option to have though. there are always people on my FL in cross game chat though....i like to pop in tell them they are all fags and then leave

[krulmichael]

It's not a big deal to me. Like others have said already, if I want to talk to you I'll pick up a phone or I'll Skype. But if I'm playing a game, let alone a different one, chances are I don't wanna talk to your ass.

[dave]

Not worried about it, rarely use chat while gaming.

[CCBrink]

When I had my 360 for years I used cross game chat probably once or twice.

[Raidersabc123]

Dont care

[MmmmBeeeeer]

Don't care either, I'm not a woman

[killgod]

so they just bullshitted us for like 2 years lol

Yep, they've known all along they weren't going to be able to do it, lulz.

Not important to not have, but then again PS3 chat is awful with that mix bag of $20 bluetooth sets everyone has.