that rumour has also been quashed.

reason the 360 versions have the capability of using party chat out the box is that that was in the software from the beginning, devs had to program for it, in the case of the PS3 you cant program for something that does not exist yet so they didn't bother, some games can get by that with a work around, some games cant.

I think you missed the point, the developers can't program for it because Sony has not implemented party chat because of this rumoured patent Microsoft has on cross game chat but they are suppossed to be working on it so like most patents they have possibly found a way around it. How true that patent rumour is I couldn't say its anyone's guess.

if you can dismiss my rumor than i can dismiss yours, therefore your point about it being microsoft's fault is also moot.

I think it all comes down to that Sony is hardware company, software/services are alien to them, they are somewhat learning but its slow. With the current speed (or lack of) I'm betting that PSN gameinvites, crossgame chatting, etc.. won't happen for a loooong time as they are still too busy trying to push home as the best thing ever since the wheel.

Ah, thats where I went wrong, I thought I was having a discussion with an adult not a child but thanks for making that clear.

umm, microsoft actually does have this patented, and it's most likely the reason why it isn't in... the same goes for playing your own music during games, game devs have to code it into the game software to make it work because microsft has the technology to start it from outside the game patented...