Sony announced another set of software for its web cam peripheral (and plans to show it at E3), called EyeToy: Chat. The idea is to turn the Playstation 2 into a big communications portal, with the ability to support up to 256 users simultaneously in text mode (IRC with a PS2 controller. Fun.), voice chat with up to 16, and one-on-one video chats, as well as 30-second video messages that can be sent even when the recipient is offline. There will also be a handful of simple games (checkers, for instance) to play with other people, as well as a fairly rigorous registration process via Playstation Net to try to minimize the opportunities for baby-killing psychos to chat up children.
I’m not sure if it it’s Europe-only at the moment (where the EyeToy had its first success), but there’s no reason Sony couldn’t release it in the U.S. and Asia, as well, since we’ve got that thar internet, too.
Read [Gamespot]
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