ingame messaging and custom soundtracks • Gaming • PS3 • Eurogamer.net

addic 7 Dec 2007 08:04:53 477 posts
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did everyone realise that there is xmb ingame messagig in kane & lynch (multiplayer) and in the timeshift mp demo? and in high velocitx bowling you can play custom soundtracks from your ps3!

awesome, isnt it?

Dirtbox 7 Dec 2007 08:06:45 92,595 posts
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NewYork 7 Dec 2007 08:08:18 24,807 posts
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Well, it'd be a reason to put music on your PS3, I guess.

morriss 7 Dec 2007 08:08:41 71,293 posts
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addic wrote:
did everyone realise that there is xmb ingame messagig in kane & lynch (multiplayer) and in the timeshift mp demo? and in high velocitx bowling you can play custom soundtracks from your ps3!

awesome, isnt it?

Welcome to console gaming 2005.

(or even earlier)

Deleted user 7 December 2007 08:30:51

Features like in-game messaging, custom soundtracks, and screenshot modes have all been in the PS3 firmware for months, but developers have to enable them on a game-by-game basis. It's just that to do so incurs a large memory cost, and so we've hardly ever seen them used.

One of the things Sony has been trying to do in recent firmware updates is to reduce the memory cost of these extras. I'm guessing that they are now at a level where it's becoming easier for devs to accommodate them in their games, and we so we will probably see them more and more from now on.

Aretak 7 Dec 2007 08:40:10 10,391 posts
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addic wrote:
did everyone realise that there is xmb ingame messagig in kane & lynch (multiplayer) and in the timeshift mp demo? and in high velocitx bowling you can play custom soundtracks from your ps3!

It's not just these new games -- Resistance has always allowed access to your friends list (and thus messaging) from its multiplayer menu.

NewYork 7 Dec 2007 08:56:21 24,807 posts
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Dunno what music'd be appropriate for bowling. May have to download some pub music (Queen, Robbie Williams, etc.)

Darren 7 Dec 2007 09:57:13 9,637 posts
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addic wrote:
did everyone realise that there is xmb ingame messagig in kane & lynch (multiplayer)...

betahoven wrote:
Features like in-game messaging, custom soundtracks, and screenshot modes have all been in the PS3 firmware for months, but developers have to enable them on a game-by-game basis. It's just that to do so incurs a large memory cost, and so we've hardly ever seen them used.

That probably explains why Kane & Lynch looks so bloody jaggy compared with the 360 version. The demo I tried last night even had v-sync tearing!

/is not in the slightest bit impressed

tonynibbles 7 Dec 2007 11:29:12 2,247 posts
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The APIs have only been available for around 6 months so it's not surprising that hardly any games are using it.

Over time we should see them start to be used more...

tonynibbles 8 Dec 2007 22:14:52 2,247 posts
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Video of in-game custom soundtracks in high velocity bowling.

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