Sony Launches 'PlayStation Messages' App for iOS

Shortly after its PlayStation Experience 2015 event in San Francisco this weekend, Sony has released a brand new app called PlayStation Messages, which allows PlayStation 4 owners to chat with their friends on the go. While the standard PlayStation app had built-in messaging functionality, it's been split into its own app like how Facebook did with Facebook Messenger.

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The app allows PlayStation Network users to send their friends text, voice and picture messages in addition to stickers of PlayStation game characters like Knack and Uncharted's Nathan Drake. The app also allows for group messaging.

The standard PlayStation app was also updated today with the ability to follow verified users and the removal of the messaging functionality.

PlayStation Messages is a universal app that's available in the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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farewelwilliams

54 months ago

"Get on Skype"
"No, get on Playstation"
"No, both of you get on Facebook"
(all over iMessage)

Rating: 8 Votes

GubbyMan

54 months ago

People who think this is a replacement for another messaging system and asks who uses this have probably never talked to anyone about a game.

This is not just used to talk to friends, it's used to talk to people who play on PlayStation, talk about games, send a comment about an online game, invite someone to play something with you and find new friends. It works for both friends and people that you just randomly meet online and it shows the message directly on the TV.

As for the split from the original app, I think this is an improvement because the app tried to do too many things and I usually had to wait about a minute before I could start writing a message. This is a lot faster and simpler than before.

Rating: 3 Votes

macintologist

54 months ago

People actually use this?

Rating: 2 Votes

YoitsTmac

54 months ago

*sigh* everyone wants to be as big as iMessage (or fb chat for that matter)

Rating: 2 Votes

cerote

54 months ago

I don't use their messages to often cause sometimes it is slow sending and receiving them. If I do I just use their main app.

Why do companies keep splitting off messages from main apps.

Rating: 2 Votes

Alex Moran

54 months ago

I would have expected an android release first. You know, since Sony branded phones use android. Guess even they know the truth

Rating: 2 Votes

Lostanddamned

54 months ago

like how Facebook did with Facebook Messenger

Appalling English, phrase you are looking for is "as Facebook did with Facebook Messenger"

Rating: 2 Votes

sshambles

54 months ago

Thank ****!

Finally a better way of messaging other PS users without having to use the buttons and alphabet layout that's worse than AppleTV. Can now do this between game loading!

I personally don't see this replacing any other messaging software platform, but it's much more useful talking to other PS users than the actual PS3/4 itself, which is an archaic layout and program.

Rating: 2 Votes