In Game Voice Chat

[Tiggy]

Not entirely true, the game works cross platform, voice should be able to as well. The issue is more the need to optimize and compile versions for each system so it can compress the sound correctly and decode the received data correctly.

No it isn't. Please offer me one. Just one example of a game on a console that had cross platform voice chat with a pc version or even another console. If you can show a single example I'll retract my statement. Until then it stands.

Sony will not allow it because it creates a inconsistent experience with their user base and it's against their interests to offer such functionality. Games that use voice chat on the console use the built in console voice features and those will never communicate with PC until the console makers change their minds.

[HiranaiVashai]

PC, PSP slim, XBox 360.... Skype.

True, not a game, but it is one service that has been cross platform. Games and applications are basically still the same. Both code with data and references, CPU instructions and what not. Not many games have been made cross platform and even this day and age some games are isolated to a single platform per implementation, Destiny being an example. I don't know many games that implement a voice chat server, UT2004 being one of the earlier servers to provide such features. I also honestly don't know many actual cross platform games aside of FFXI and FFXIV.

[Tiggy]

PC, PSP slim, XBox 360.... Skype.

True, not a game, but it is one service that has been cross platform. Games and applications are basically still the same. Both code with data and references, CPU instructions and what not. Not many games have been made cross platform and even this day and age some games are isolated to a single platform per implementation, Destiny being an example. I don't know many games that implement a voice chat server, UT2004 being one of the earlier servers to provide such features. I also honestly don't know many actual cross platform games aside of FFXI and FFXIV.

First off cross platform is extremely common in this day and age so this problem would likely have had a solution if one existed. This is hardly the first game that was on multiple systems at the same time but they almost never share servers. Did you ever wonder why? Because it's not an implementation choice. It's because the console developers themselves specifically limit it. Xbox One for example requires developers to use their Azure servers and for the game to be locked to there system. FFXI was an exception that square fought for on the xbox 360 and even it never had cross platform chat.

So you bring up skype instead of an actual game. Skype is cross platform sure but it's also an application that had special support from the console developers (just like FFXI on the 360) to function this way. It's not a game app, it's an application. I still don't see a single game listed that has cross platform chat.

Both code with data and references, CPU instructions and what not.

Sure it's all 0's and 1's and a nice internet connection to tie it all together. That means absolutely nothing if the companies policy prevents that functionality.

Cross system voice chat will never ever happen because the companies (Sony, Microsoft) will never let it happen. It has absolutely nothing to do with square or their decisions or feasibility of the system to perform it.

Trying to convince square is useless. Expecting anything but "no" as an answer is useless. They literally can not provide this functionality without the support of sony even if they wanted to and it appears they don't.

[Felis]

DF extremes and some coils could benefit greatly from voice chat, imo.

Would love to have this feature available.

Not if everyone speak different languages.
For some people it is easier to read and write english than to speak and hear english.

With ingame voice-chat we would see more english onry, german onry and french onry parties in the PF.
And maybe also more japan onry parties than usual.

[Riardon]

Good idea but it will be really hard to implement. They have already problems with servers and housing/population to deal with something so big as this. I think we will never see it. Even if we will see it it will be after some years but definitely not any time soon. For this I don't really care to be honest as I use PC so I have so many options like Skype/Teamspeak/Raidcall etc.

[HeroSamson]

I think it would be a bad idea.

Have you ever played a game with voice chat inside the game?

Example 1 vindictus so laggy when you use the voice then you had playstation home they had to remove the voice cause it was lagging everyone out. Especially since everyone complains about lag a lot here I can just imagine how bad it would be with voice chat added.

I don't see why people can't use other forms of voice or make a forum topic with all the voice chat options people can use.

[RyujinUzikin]

I personally have two takes on this...

1-A game doesn't need voice chat, ever, you can just play the game and have fun, and if you're in a group, all you need is cooperation/coordination to get things done. A simple world on a macro, mark enemies or spots, should be enough.

2-Having voice chat available opens up more options instead of being limited as we are, I welcome to have more options even if I end up not using it. It's better to have something you could use occasionally rather than to have nothing available.