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Rumor: The PS4 Camera Automatically Broadcasts In-Game Chat

PS4 users are reporting that the PS Camera automatically broadcasts in-game chat. It's reported that a Sony rep has confirmed this, but there's no tangible proof at this point.

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us_army3805d ago

seriously... He was playing an online match, where most games automatically will use voice chat if a mic is detected. You can either disable chat in said game, or just unplug the camera.... It isnt required to play

Mr_cheese3805d ago

Down vote the article and the site, that's all we need to do. N4G is getting a bit lapse lately.

Narutone663805d ago

The website is igameresponsibly.com, should be changed to ireportfud.com.

GuyThatPlaysGames3804d ago

@Mr_cheese Lately? You mean for the past few years right?

miDnIghtEr20C_SfF3804d ago

Why down vote the website? Because it said something bad about your precious PS4?

Kaneda3804d ago (Edited 3804d ago )

Sony fanboys, are you sure your PSeye camera is not on? Shuhei Yoshida is watching you.. muuuhhahahahahahaaa.

unplug it! Welcome to next gen!

Dee_913804d ago

the cam for ps3 did the same thing... you could disable it though.These so called "journalist" should do their research.

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AngelicIceDiamond3805d ago

@nevin

Sounds like it, but we don't know if this is 100% true though.

Thatguy-3103805d ago

It's true since the camera is detected the mic automatically works when you enter an online match. You could go to the settings and disable it to avoid it from making it the default mic. Don't know how this is news worthy since the ps3 did the same thing when the ps eye was connected.

PoSTedUP3805d ago

yeah i was gonna say, my ps3 Eye was my mic and when it read my bluetooth it would automatically switch.

you think i should test it out for you guys? like make some threats over voice chat and see if the feds show up?? : D?

Drekken3805d ago

WOAH WAIT A MINUTE! Are you telling me that having an open mic plugged into your system will automatically broadcast your voice in chat?

Nothing to see here people, just over reactors. Move along.

Utalkin2me3805d ago

If the PS4 doesn't recognize a mic then it was default use the Eye as a mic unless you disable it in the settings. People and grasping at straws...lol

n4gusername3805d ago

I could not find a way to just disable in the settings. I was with support on another issue and they told me to unplug it to turn it off.

THamm3805d ago

Umm Kinect does the same as well

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Drekken3805d ago

Why aren't accounts like edonus just banned on spot? Why must we be subjected to gutter wit like "brickstation"? Lets clean up the trash.

Brix903805d ago

I have a Kinect does the same shit nothing new...I just unplug PS camera when not using it simple solution.

Kryptix3805d ago

@Drekken

I don't think the mods ever look at the comments cause edonus would of been banned a long time ago for trolling.

THamm is actually correct, the Kinect does the same thing. If a headset isn't plugged in, the console automatically uses the camera for online chatting unless unplugged or turned off.

MarkusMcNugen3805d ago

@Drekken

Wouldnt the same rule then be applied to people who call the Xbox One the Xbone?

Biggest3805d ago

Xbox + One = Xbone. How did you come to the conclusion that the abbreviation is negative?

bigboi2123805d ago

Kinect has to be turned on in settings as chat mic. It is not the default.

Kryptix3805d ago (Edited 3805d ago )

@bigboi

My bad for the mistake...thought it would always be on as a mic since it was set to always listen for commands and words originally. Talking about Kinect 2.0.

Pro_TactX3805d ago

@Biggest

Come on now, you know that "Xbone" is intended to be derogatory. If people simply wanted to use an abbreviation it would be less keystrokes to use "XB1", or "XBO".

falviousuk3804d ago

No it doesnt, you can mute kinect so that it doesnt broadcast voice. Try doing some research before you throw out rubbish comments like that

Condemnedman3804d ago

Yes but soooo much better.

PurpHerbison3804d ago

It only took 13 comments for someone to bring up the Xbox. Stay classy N4G, you always do.

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SL1M DADDY3805d ago

And in other news, water, it's wet...

Robdeagle3804d ago

You better hope news outlets don't see this comment or it's gonna be on the 5:00 news

frostypants3805d ago (Edited 3805d ago )

So...it does what Kinect has done for ages? As with Kinect, you turn the stupid thing off. Problem solved.

FanboyKilla3805d ago

Actually, kimect doesnt work like that. I have it. Thats just bad design. What do expect from a tac on devive. Kinect is way more advanced than playstation spy umm i mean eye, umm camera.

frostypants3804d ago (Edited 3804d ago )

BS. I have a Kinect (well, technically it's sitting in a box right now), and it DOES broadcast as a standard open mic by default if you do not turn it off. That's what this is about. You don't know what you're talking about.

falviousuk3804d ago

You can still turn kinects ic off though, it appears from early reports that you cant do this for the pseye if its plugged in.

Treezy5043805d ago

Jesus really, the PlayStation 4 camera has a built in mic and so did the last one. The mic is going to broadcast because if it's plugged in that is it's purpose. Guess how you disabled the PS3 eye mic? You unplugged it or went into your settings manually and shut it off, just like with the PS4 camera. People are freakig out over nothing.

BallsEye3804d ago (Edited 3804d ago )

Now that is annoying... seems sony forgot about a lot of important stuff, like this and 4th "leg" to make console stable...wobble woblle.

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Crazay3805d ago

Hmmm....Not sure what to say/think about this.

hankmoody3805d ago

It's a rumor. Treat it as such until a proper confirmation arises.

XB1_PS43805d ago

It's safe to say that it actually is true.. It's not a spy thing happening.. It's just being used as a mic to chat online with.. They put that in other words to make it sound bad, and everyone freaks.

Sitdown3805d ago (Edited 3805d ago )

Spygate 2.0; Sony is listening in to my mediocre conversations about my day. Red Alert! Call 911! The all seeing eye also listens. Wait, where are all the conspiracy theorist?

Rebuttle: Its not mandatory to have the eye kinected. :-/

AngelicIceDiamond3805d ago

@Sit

"Spygate 2.0; Sony is listening in to my mediocre conversations about my day. Red Alert! Call 911! The all seeing eye also listens. Wait, where are all the conspiracy theorist?"

Right here.

http://n4g.com/news/1264001...

http://n4g.com/news/1266026...

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LittleBigPlanet 3 Servers Are Officially Shut Down 'Indefinitely,' Sony Confirms

Sony has confirmed that LittleBigPlanet 3 servers on PlayStation 4 will remain offline “indefinitely” following troubles with the service from earlier this year.

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rlow18h ago

Sad day, hopefully they’ll allow a third party server solution. Goes to show game preservation is an uphill battle.

blackblades37m ago

Sad day oh wait everyone that whining about it didn't play it or haven't played it in years and never was going back to it. Funny how people start to care when this happens but when it was actually up those same people didn't even pay attention to it.

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just_looken3h ago

What needs to be highlighted by this is that the series has had 4 main games then that go kart spin off yet sony let them all die.

There is 0 games like this on ps5 and to my knowledge 0 first party main kids games no tech demo crap

Sony purchased Media Molecule studio the ip then tossed it away letting it rot for over 7 years yet the community carried on until now were we have lost 16 years on all games of content along with no replacement.

Everyone goes on about ea killing studios but sony has killed way way more but its fine its sony they can do no wrong.

Before the sony blidboys track me down again go fire up your holy boxes all the dlc they tossed out all the trophies and all the user content needs a server side handshake that no longer works. Yes offline single player version 1.0 works but that is it.

Media Molecule was not cut i know but they only made LBP and dreams it was reported they just missed the chopping block
https://gamerant.com/little...

Do not forget the dreams game was tossed out 2020 but 3 years later support was pulled
https://www.digitaltrends.c...

All in all this is another failure at sony on a long long list in the past 10 years

Inverno2h ago

It's kind of hard to disagree when SONY has a history of abandoning many of their IPs. They killed Mod Nation and turnt it into LBP Karting because of brand recognition but left it to die too. They made their own Smash Bros only to rush the studio, and turn the game into an advert for recent release at the time and still let it die. They shut down PS Home for more or less the same reason, they left it to rott till it became too broken and exploited to bother fixing.

u-bEttA-rUn1h ago

Their games were unable to attract the masses every game that came out the attachment grew smaller and smaller they advertise LBP for years the industry changed and then came fortnight... You want Sony to continue to support them which cost them money that they're not getting back from the studio.

Tacoboto2h ago

I feel bad for Media Molecule. For the ideas they have it seems they need a publisher that supports games like this and Dreams especially for as many players as possible.

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