Sony Confirms PlayStation 4 Will Have Cross Game Chat

Aran Suddi 54 Comments

Cross game chat has long been something PlayStation 3 users have wanted to have on the system, which would allow players to talk to each other even if they were playing different games on the console. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has always had this feature on its own console, but Sony never managed it due to hardware issues.

However, a recent press release by Sony has confirmed the existence of the much wanted feature on the PlayStation 4. “Through PS4 users are able to deepen their connections through co-op play or ‘cross game chat’,” it says.

This isn’t really a surprising reveal, with features such as being able to spectate other player’s games and even take control should a friend request it already confirmed for the console, but it is nice that we have confirmation of the existence of the feature.

We may not know what the console looks like, the exact release date or a price point but the PS4 is shaping up to be an interesting console.

For all the big news from the reveal have a read of Greg’s write up.

Source: Sony

Tags: ,

Related stories from TSA

2026’s Call of Duty is not coming to PS4
The PS Plus January 2026 Essential games have been revealed
God of War Ragnarok graphics and performance modes detailed
A State of Play broadcast has been announced for September 13th

54 Comments

  1. I can’t see the point of having this. The most fun is talking with your mates that you are playing with. I can’t talk about something completely different when I am gaming, cause then my performce will drop faster than my aging breasts…

  2. Never been bothered. Shuts the haters up though so its all good :-)

  3. Thank god, now all the whiners can shut up lol

    I take it it will mean a lot more stable comms for certain games like Battlefield where it cuts out constantly, which is good news.

  4. Just wait until you’re in a 24-hour GT6 race.

  5. Great news! So long to the old cross game chat joke on the firmware update posts.

  6. Finally, they’ve cracked it! Only 8 years after Xbox did it!

    • They could have done it years ago if it wasn’t for the lack of spare memory. The PS3 has only 512Mb with none reserved for ‘other’ tasks.

  7. Will likely use this a lot so good to know its being included.

  8. I’m not interested. I hope they keep the Sing star icon on the XMB though. Even if it’s just to pee people off.

  9. Never got the hype about this. Are people that desperate they need to talk to their friends whilst playing a game…..

  10. Ok, good. Auto-synching trophies is up next.

Comments are now closed for this post.