Sony's UK boss Ray Maguire recently mentioned that in-game communication would be introduced to the PS3 this summer. Daniel Dawkins, editor of PSM3 Magazine, has since said that this will bring the PS3 up to parity with Xbox Live but that the key difference is that it’s free.

TechRadar can only suppose that Maguire is referring to an extended and improved in-game comms service. Though whether or not this refers to in-game cross media bar (XMB) instant messaging and/or voice-chat with other friends anywhere on the PlayStation Network is yet to be revealed.

Dawkins added: “Sony is working its best to respond to what gamers want. The amount of evolution in terms of the firmware updates over the last year has been phenomenal.”