Metalmurphy
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But is it group chat? Or just 1on1?
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Cross game voice chat rumored for Ps3 PSN+
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Ninja Moomin
Banned
it's been taken down
Mizzou Gaming
Member
Sorry but this PSN plus shit is fail all the way around.
magicaltrevor
Banned
NinjaFusion said:
Yeah, same goes for the German, Swedish and Italian sites...
Another picture to proof it was really there:
What does this mean? =(
MikeE21286
Member
Well it sounds as though at least only one of you will have to have the voice chat.....I will probably get the PSN plus service anyways....I have XBL gold....so it's kinda inconsequential to me
Ninja Moomin
Banned
TTP said:
lol... first time they ever really acknowledged it
I understand why its stupid to charge extra or a premium(PSN+) for X-chat but I find it ridiculous not to criticize what MS does for online play, a basic feature now a days.
Yea this aint about XboxLive or how you must pay for it on the 360 but some of these posts sound idiotic.
"OMG in-game chat should be free! We've had it for free for the last 5 years"...yea great, PS3 has had free online for those years too but no one is doing anything about it.
Anyhow doesnt PSN+ now include Qore? Aint that by itself $25? Sorta ok deal then with free games every month. Not sold on it too. I guess with it you get easier access to betas..for instance, you might not have to preorder Medal of Honor to get in, if you get PSN+, else you do?
Yea this aint about XboxLive or how you must pay for it on the 360 but some of these posts sound idiotic.
"OMG in-game chat should be free! We've had it for free for the last 5 years"...yea great, PS3 has had free online for those years too but no one is doing anything about it.
Anyhow doesnt PSN+ now include Qore? Aint that by itself $25? Sorta ok deal then with free games every month. Not sold on it too. I guess with it you get easier access to betas..for instance, you might not have to preorder Medal of Honor to get in, if you get PSN+, else you do?
magicaltrevor
Banned
spwolf said:
You can also talk while playing singleplayer-games...
Stillmatic
Member
Given what we already have for free, online etc, i don't see why paying for additional features is that big of a deal. Given on another platform you do the same, although the big carrot being dangled is online play. Fortunately with PSN+, if you don't want the extra features for the cash, you can still play online and have the same features we have right now for free.
If i want the extra stuff, i'll pay for it. If not, then vanilla PSN is entirely adequate since you can play online.
If i want the extra stuff, i'll pay for it. If not, then vanilla PSN is entirely adequate since you can play online.
Ninja Moomin
Banned
this seems to have been taken down from the site
but
http://n4g.com/news/544845/ps3-firmware-3-40-revealed
but
http://n4g.com/news/544845/ps3-firmware-3-40-revealed
The Crimson Kid
what are you waiting for
What a missed opportunity for Sony. PSN was one feature away from offering por gratis basic online gameplay feature parity with XBL Gold, which would be huge for a lot of people.
Too bad they basically threw the feature behind a paygate so that it will be seldom used by the vast majority of the PS3 userbase and ignored in a casual comparison between the systems. I know that PSN+ isn't looking like such a great deal for the people that don't play a lot of content from PSN in the first place, but taking a feature that doesn't cost Sony a dime after it is patched in (voice chat is just p2p) to try and sweeten an iffy proposition is just plain boneheaded.
Some engineers at Sony have toiled away for months to develop this feature that could potentially add so much value to those tens of millions of PS3s out there (plus any potential future PS3 owners that are disillusioned with the 360/Kinect and look to switch) and some bonehead in corporate is about to throw all that away by tying it to a new pay service which, in addition to only being a good value to a PS3 power-user, will appear to most casual users and potential customers as just another way a shady corporation is trying to make a buck in the middle of a global recession.
For the most part, I think Sony is moving in the right direction. They have largely resisted following the Microsoft pricing path of trying to nickel-and-dime the customer at every corner, which was tough when PS3 sales were anemic and they were hemorrhaging money, but they stuck with it and as a result the PS3 is in a real good value position now when compared to the 360. When the two systems are really compared, it has been obvious that there is one system that wants to charge for everything and one that resists that. That distinction would be even sharper if you could chat with your friends across games for free on PS3.
Too bad they basically threw the feature behind a paygate so that it will be seldom used by the vast majority of the PS3 userbase and ignored in a casual comparison between the systems. I know that PSN+ isn't looking like such a great deal for the people that don't play a lot of content from PSN in the first place, but taking a feature that doesn't cost Sony a dime after it is patched in (voice chat is just p2p) to try and sweeten an iffy proposition is just plain boneheaded.
Some engineers at Sony have toiled away for months to develop this feature that could potentially add so much value to those tens of millions of PS3s out there (plus any potential future PS3 owners that are disillusioned with the 360/Kinect and look to switch) and some bonehead in corporate is about to throw all that away by tying it to a new pay service which, in addition to only being a good value to a PS3 power-user, will appear to most casual users and potential customers as just another way a shady corporation is trying to make a buck in the middle of a global recession.
For the most part, I think Sony is moving in the right direction. They have largely resisted following the Microsoft pricing path of trying to nickel-and-dime the customer at every corner, which was tough when PS3 sales were anemic and they were hemorrhaging money, but they stuck with it and as a result the PS3 is in a real good value position now when compared to the 360. When the two systems are really compared, it has been obvious that there is one system that wants to charge for everything and one that resists that. That distinction would be even sharper if you could chat with your friends across games for free on PS3.
fortified_concept
Banned
:lol I'm still not paying for online. Fuck you Sony.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
:lol :lol oh Sony (and Microsoft) how they keep on doing this with a straight face i don't know....
magicaltrevor
Banned
eznark said:
Where did they get that info, and why the fuck has it been removed from all the non-English official PlayStation Plus sites? So confusing...
Guardian Bob
Member
fortified_concept said:
?
You don't have to?
magicaltrevor
Banned
user_nat said:
Joystiq reports that it is group/party-chat =)
And I do hope developers can make it so that it will be disabled in no-respawn gametypes to prevent people from cheating.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
UnblessedSoul said:
or politely emailing MS and asking them to make some of their paid services free?
NullPointer
Member
The better the free PSN is the more pressure MS is under to do exactly that.Commanche Raisin Toast said:
NullPointer
Member
Because PSN sucks compared to Xbox Live. Cross-Game chat, party system, achievements, demos for all XBLA titles, a full game download library that laughs at the PS3 and integration with Xbox.com make a world of difference. Its why I (and all my friends) buy any multiplayer game for the 360.-DarKaoZ- said:
Sony has an opportunity right now. I just hope they don't drop the ball. Cross-Game chat is all they need to have a decent online experience. Everything else can be extra. (Although auto-updates being premium is pretty lame too)
Up to 4 people. Chat closes if all paying members leave the chat.Metalmurphy said:
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/15/cross-game-party-chat-coming-to-ps3-with-strings-attached/
I'm most likely gonna pay for this. I don't mind paying $50 a year if they're throwing in extra shit. Also, PSN is NOT fucking XBL! People screaming about this being free on XBL, you're still paying to play online and get demos a week early. Jesus Christ, at least Sony isn't taking shit away from free members.
harriet the spy
Member
:lolNullPointer said:
Keep telling yourself that, fanboy.
On topic: It's a fucking annoying move by sony. I hope that psn plus crashes and burns so that they release the feature to everyone.
NullPointer said:
Ok let me check:
Cross-Game Chat = Pay on Both PS3 and 360
Party System = 360 you pay, PS3 has it free but you need to use HOME
Achievements = 360 got it first, PS3 got it later, free on both
Demos for all DL Games = 360 check, PS3 half or more
Full games DL = 360 yes it has, but HDD size sucks, PS3 has a lot of PS1 and some PS3 games + 2.5 HDDs help.
Integrated to website = 360 nice, but you can't send messages if you haven't paid. PS3 only has Trophies looking now, still don't see the point of that in gaming (IMO).
So yeah, PSN sucked at the beginning, but its quite good now for free, PSN+ well... just adds cross-game voice chat. =/
NullPointer
Member
Hah. Fanboy with both systems who would love to actually buy a multiplayer game for PS3 for once. Sony is sooo close to seeing a lot more love.harriet the spy said: