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PS3 rids voice chat due to foul mouth gamers

I have been beta testing the PS3 Home for a couple months and the one thing that has always been present is the public voice chat. However, Sony recently took that feature away via firmware update. It seems like Sony has brought that feature back handicapped, which is most likely due to foul mouth gamers inside Home.

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Blademask5602d ago (Edited 5602d ago )

Not only is it a beta.. but Sony never gave any specific reasons for voice chat degradation.I'm sure we can all assume what it is, but how can you assume, then write a blog, and state it as fact? Gaming journalism is garbage. Its all just some random brain fart jotted down on a blog and snuck into n4g.

Peter Griffin5602d ago

BETA: Best Everybody Triesnotto Assume

Rock Bottom5601d ago

Taking voice chat out was a big disappointment, but I have to say, I never felt comfortable talking with someone with a foul mouth while he's out of the reach of my hands.

chewy3175601d ago

wtf they already said that taking voice chat out was to stablize the servers as a huge amount of voice chat is affecting servers

lsujester5601d ago

Amen. Nothing quite so infuriating as having a friendly chat over a game of bowling and not be able to hear because some moron is going around shouting about everyone being a gay black man (not worded like that).

gamesR4fun5601d ago (Edited 5601d ago )

who would approve this fud?

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kk so whats up damit this guy a real somebody or what? Cause i mean unless hes in the know at the sony Home department it cant b all reliable right.
Tho it does make sense and makes me glad sony did it now since the phone still works n open chats on in our apt and clubs all should b safer for the users who dont wanna hear any potty mouth eh ;)
Tho i hope they make some fo those adult zones open chat after they debut...

Vip3r5601d ago

Voice chat was taken out to help sort out the bandwidth/server problems Home was having.

barom5601d ago

Honestly I rarely heard anyone talk and the ones that did was just talkin crap. Of course, I'm not saying I don't want the feature (because I do) but in many ways I don't really care.

kwicksandz5601d ago

at least this can dispel the myth that one consoles owners are more mature then the other. put a mic in front of anyones mouth and they become a jerk reguardless of what box is under their tv

claney5601d ago (Edited 5601d ago )

almost spot on

but then again im a socom player
and most of us arnt idiots with mouths
and no brains

specialguest5601d ago

Your avatar confuses my brain. It causes my right brain to try to process what I'm see instead of my left.

LoVeRSaMa5601d ago (Edited 5601d ago )

The writer of this Artical is SO restarded.

1) Voice Chat was removed because it was using lots of bandwidth creating lots of errors while trying to connect.
2) I wasnt removed Via "Firmware Update" the KIdiot, it was by a Home Patch. Firmware is SYSTEM Software for Hardware.

This guy knows nothing, I am not even going to waste my time viewing his website.

Tempist5601d ago

NONE THE LESS, we are all aware that the longer Home was going to be running the more likely it was going to degrade into the XBL voice chat experience. I think it's a smooth move for them to stop it now before it progresses.

Just because you can't always be a prick in public, doesn't give to the right to do so in Home (which is still a public place)

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ThanatosDMC5600d ago

And they said PS3 owners didnt have mics???

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mboojigga5602d ago (Edited 5602d ago )

Who wants to bet this will be in Beta until the PS4 or PSP2 release?
Who wants to bet that fanboys will still defend this "Beta" when that time comes?

Blademask5602d ago

What difference does it make to you?
Why do you care what fanboys say?
Why does it bother you if it remains in beta form? Like Gmail. Beta means there is never a full release, because you keep upgrading it.

Answer all of those questions. Else just look like you are crying.

Sez 5601d ago (Edited 5601d ago )

i understand what your saying and i agree. home is not a beta. sony is just trying to hide behind the word beta. because this is all they could come up with. after two years of tell people what home would do for gamers,dev's,ect. and this is all they came up with.

yeah.these fanboy will defend it. by claiming it's a beta. because it's not finished. then why did sony delay it so much just to give the public this garbage and throw a beta sign on it so people would be dumb enough to go with it.and not feel like sony jerked them all this time. well i seen this BS coming. HOME SUCKS. and calling it a beta isn't going to change the fact that sony F@CKED UP BIG TIME. home didn't do what it was surpose to do, it boring as hell, it's other pointless,and it feels like sony has been wasting everyone's time with this B@LLSHIT.

Armyless5601d ago

grow an IQ if you can, reading your post hurt my brain.

Sez 5601d ago

i have an IQ. sad that you can use yours because it hurt you to think.

Narutone665600d ago

called a beta console too. To the xbox fanboys, quit trashing a free social network software which are still in beta. And quit trolling the PS3 thread.

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Spike475602d ago

around in Home I realize why Sony made the decision they made. Either way, they can just run away or tell that person to get away or threaten them with a report.

Sarick5602d ago (Edited 5602d ago )

The age rating can be set for some areas or who has mic access.

If they don't want X rated voice chat all they need to do is limit user's mic access by age E-T rated zones disable public voice chat.

If a user selects M as their rating they can enter all rated zones through invites but lose public voice chat if the zone is below M rating. Mature audiences default to M zones with voice chat enabled. This way adults enter instances where mature audiences are and under 18 people are restricted from M zones that have public voice chat enabled.

Miraak82 5601d ago (Edited 5601d ago )

ya but at least we knew they were real girls when we heard them talk

kewlkat0075601d ago

Your right , I seen guys chase Girl with guy names...Something ain't right there.

The gaming GOD5602d ago

Voice chat has been back for a couple of days now. And the voice chat was temporarily taken away to repair the connection issues people were having

aftrdark215601d ago

It's been back for a few days now. Apparently this guy writing this article and the people approving it don't have PS3s or haven't logged into HOME recently.

This article is just flamebait.

Game On my True Gamers!

ultimolu5601d ago

Thank you for being the voice of reason.

DragonWarrior465345601d ago

It really feels gimped now. Only talking to one person during a bowling session blows monkey balls.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

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Rebel_Scum19h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies22h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken17h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 9h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 9h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt20h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken17h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.