In-Game communication has become an important feature to console gamers. The expansion of online gameplay is a huge part of it. When the PS3 was first announced, many wondered if it would come with features such as in-game communication and custom soundtracks. To the sadness of many, it did not. Why? Because Sony did something that the other console did not, leave it in the hands of the Developers. This will not be an article bashing developers or cursing Sony. It will simply explain my views on the subject.
Let me start off first by saying that I have no need for in-game communication or custom soundtracks. Why? Because I can simply mute my television to hear the music that I want or send a text message to someone that I really want to talk to. The majority of the individuals on my friend list are people that I have never spoken to or even played a game with. (Amazing? No, I seem to find that to be quite common with many gamers). I also enjoy the game music for the most part. Currently, I have a hard time thinking of a game that has music that I absolutely detest. This is just my opinion of course.
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It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.
Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
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They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.
They're scum.
"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."
Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.
Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.
But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?
Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.
O.k.. You can text your friend and all, but it just makes it much more practical to chat with your friends while playing
this guy probably doesnt even have much playing time on his ps3....
BRING ON THE INGAME CHAT..INGAME MUSIC...INGAME ETC....
itll be the icing on the cake....
with the PSN
i dont have many real life gamer friends to start with and i can still play online with the ppl i have on my list. The few ppl i have been playing with since Socom 3 i have on messenger and on my cell phone so we can text if we plan on getting on..
anyway
i would like to be able to respond to ppl when im in game and there not. Custom sound tracks are not a big deal for. Plus its up to the dev to give us PS3 owners personal sound tracks. The Show and HVB are just two that do this already
I totally agree with the writers opinion.
Currently no ingame communication but I'm fine with that.
Most of my friends on PSN are real-life friends any way. A simple call, text message, or Instant Message via AIM are just seconds away.