And since Japan isn't as in to online gaming as the west, they rarely put network features like cross game chat in their priority list for new features. PS3 would suddenly gain every feature that XBL users enjoy so much and then some for free.Īlso, Sony employees have gone on the record saying that since the FW for PS3 is developed in Japan, all features have to clear SCEJ first. and also comes with the added benefit of cross platform chat/invites/etc., which would leave MS scrambling for ways to convince it's userbase that Live was still worth that $60/yr. Think about it, it would instantly give Sony a tried and true platform to combat XBL that already features cross game chat/invites/etc. There's nothing saying that Sony and Valve aren't working behind the scenes to deploy steam system-wide.