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
Narayan11
I play games because i dont have friends. Why would i want to talk to people i dont know in game?
hazelam
does that mean we won’t get the usual “cross game chat?” posts whenever there’s a firmware update for the PS3 anymore?
i think i’d miss them. ^_^
Dom El
We could all carry on? Purely for nostalgia’s sake?
I’m sure the PS3 has a few updates left in it anyway ;)
scion_tc1
Thank goodness for that! I must be honest it was a major flaw with the PS3 and held it back a fair bit. Thankfully that have addressed that issue so the PS4 as a platform is shaping up to be quite good so far. Some parts however I’m not so fond of. (the predictive downloads since I have the worlds worst internet speed and download limit)
stage1
And I won’t even use this feature once haha.
BlindMonkey
I heard it mentioned on Wednesday night at the meeting, it wasn’t called cross game chat so might have been missed, but I vaguely remember Dave Perry say you can talk to friends even while playing different games.
I’d have to watch again to be sure.
freezebug2
It could be utter chaos if everyone in a lobby could have all of their friends chatting away while playing different games all at the same time.
The new PS4 feature of being able to drop into a friends game to either watch and chat or take the reigns is brilliant and makes a lot of sense but I can’t see much point otherwise.
Narayan11
I agree. I think that function is fantastic!