should Sony require online features like Xbox Live?
The Showdown continues. In the Showdown, we pick a topic, argue both sides, and then present the results to you. Today, Ben and Frank discuss whether or not Sony should force publishers to implement certain features like trophies and voice chat across all PS3 games. Ben: I was a big fan of Hot Shots Golf on the PS3, but didn’t play much online. What’s the point of playing golf with other people if you can’t speak to them? Part of the fun of any online game is talking smack, giving props at a particularly good move, or just chatting at this or that. I thought it was amazing that any modern game would ship without voice chat, and while there is now a patch that adds it to the game, it’s a shame it took this long. Microsoft has the right idea: give strict rules about the online play of games published on their system. They have to support voice chat. Games have to have 1,000 achievement points. The beauty of Xbox Live is how universal it is; I feel like I’m playing on a platform, not a co
