PS3 To Use Xfire For Online Service
Sony’s answer to Xbox Live has been revealed; it’s Xfire, the popular chat and games client used by many PC gamers. Sony will have their own version of Xfire running on the PlayStation Network Platform (PNP).
The news came during the Viacom (who bought Xfire back in April) 2006 Earnings Conference Call, a transcript from the event can be found here,
Xfire just signed a deal with Sony to create a version of their platform for the new PS3, which will now enable Xfire to extend its reach further into the huge console gaming market.
I don’t know if this is the first “good” PS3 news for a long time. In a way, one would expect Sony to have something original with the PS3 online service, not a piece of licensed software (although Xfire is pretty good).
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