EyeToy: Chat (PS2)

The EyeToy: Chat software actually allows four different methods of communication, namely text, voice, video mail and one-to-one-video chat. The text method is basically an ordinary chat room in which up to 256 people can talk together, whereas the voice chat rooms allow up to sixteen people to conference call together. The really clever bit though is the video chat system where you can talk to someone face to face, in real-time. This only works with one person at a time, but you can instantly switch between different people, allowing you to carry on an extended natter with all your friends.

If you can't think of anything interesting to say you can also play one of three online games in video mode, namely chess, draughts and "Naval War" (i.e. Battleships). Finally there's the video mail option which lets you send a 30 second long video message to anyone on your "buddies" list. And if you're worried that all this seems a bit open to abuse Sony have worked together with several children's charities to make sure EyeToy: Chat is as safe to use as possible. So, there you have it: free video phone calls to anyone in the world - who said EyeToy was just a gimmick? --David Jenkins

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Ahmed Salem


The First Console Videophone Anounced   July 25, 2004
14 out of 28 found this review helpful

Picture the scene: you're getting ready for a major party, but there's nobody in the house to offer a second opinion on your choice of outfit. Is it really a good idea to mix purple and orange? Is crushed velvet still in? Does your bum really look that big in those trousers? With no-one to guide your fashion decisions but yourself, you leave the house, turn up at the party and are promptly laughed out of the building. Life is harsh.

Fortunately, such dilemmas will soon become a thing of the past with the advent of EyeToy: Chat, a videophone application for PS2 that lets you talk face-to-face with your friends on your TV. All you and your pals require to shoot the breeze from the comfort of your respective homes is a Network Adaptor and broadband connection (to get online), EyeToy (to see and hear each other) and, of course, a copy of Chat (to, y'know, chat).

If your friends aren't around, or you've just staggered in from a fantastic night out and want to let your sleeping buddies know about it before your memory betrays you in the morning, there's even a video mail option that allows you to send up to 30 seconds of video and audio to your friends.

I recon this piece of software will be brilliant and as soon as i get my ps2 network working properly im gonna bye it.