GTA V party chat?

WiggyDiggyPoo

lloydyyy wrote: »

Sounds like the PS3 will be better for me. I wouldn't want to talk to other people who are playing a different game. It'll kill the mood!

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

I never saw the point in that myself either.

Depends on who you are talking to and what you are playing > Friday evenings are often defined by many of us online dropping in and out of party chat/games as needed. Its a very social feature of Live.

PS3 doesnt have this, but PS4 will.

Gordon_Hose

I never used party chat in the whole 5 years I owned an Xbox. I won't use party chat on the PS4 either.

If I'm chatting with my mates then we're all the the same game.

egyptiancotton

WiggyDiggyPoo wrote: »

Depends on who you are talking to and what you are playing > Friday evenings are often defined by many of us online dropping in and out of party chat/games as needed. Its a very social feature of Live.

PS3 doesnt have this, but PS4 will.

With party chat, can you watch other games as they are being played and chat to the players?

WiggyDiggyPoo

lloydyyy wrote: »

With party chat, can you watch other games as they are being played and chat to the players?

Not on this generation but PS4 and/or XBoxOne are going to offer some features like this. Both look pretty interesting, I'll quote wiki for you:

PS4

"Gamers can browse live video of titles their friends are playing through the PS4 interface, with cross-game camera and microphone inputs, spectate or assist in their game to help them overcome difficult obstacles, and broadcast live video of one's own gameplay"

and

"The DualShock 4 controller includes a "share" button, allowing the player to cycle through the last 15 minutes of gameplay to select a screenshot or video clip appropriate for sharing. Media is uploaded seamlessly from the console to other PSN users or social networking sites such as Facebook and Youtube"

XBox One

"Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be able to use the Upload Studio app to edit and share clips from the last five minutes of gameplay footage that is automatically recorded by the console"


So.....

On paper the PS4 looks like the more social machine, we haven't seen any clear details (yet) of just how this cross game camera and (in particular) how the control other players games will work - will Trophies be disabled for instance.

Bit of a long answer there sorry but the next gen consoles coming in are set to be much more than just the group chat box's they are ATM.

Malkin157

Basically if you were playing a large multiplayer game with 3 or 4 friends then you could be in party chat and talk amongst yourselves but not talk with/hear the rest of the people you aren't friends with on the multiplayer game chat.

egyptiancotton

Malkin157 wrote: »

Basically if you were playing a large multiplayer game with 3 or 4 friends then you could be in party chat and talk amongst yourselves but not talk with/hear the rest of the people you aren't friends with on the multiplayer game chat.

Is that how party chat works in Xbox Live?

So party chat is private chat within a game, e.g. just you and your friends and you can't hear/talk to other people?

Gordon_Hose

Yes, correct. It can also be used outwith a game also, so you can all play different games if you so wish and still be able to chat.

egyptiancotton

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Yes, correct. It can also be used outwith a game also, so you can all play different games if you so wish and still be able to chat.

If my understanding is correct, you can have private party chats with friends if you're playing a multiplayer game, or you could join the in-game public chat and talk to every player?

I wonder if Rockstar will keep party chat in GTA V for Xbox Live...

Gordon_Hose

Yes, correct. Rockstar can't remove/block party chat as it's provided console-side rather than game-side.

egyptiancotton

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Yes, correct. Rockstar can't remove/block party chat as it's provided console-side rather than game-side.

Interesting. Do you think the PS3 will have private in-game chat for multiplayer?