2.70 will have an in game text chat. Seriously, when will we get in game voice chat Sony. Anyway, sixteen people in one chat and up to three at a time at lest I guess. As for KillZone 2 he forgot to mention if he can play with his friend. Considering there is no party system on the game and some games you are locked out of due to rank. Then if that is not enough you may be on the other team then your pal if the server has even teams turned on. Hopefully they will put in a party system in this game soon to help out with this new text chat system. We can at lest say it will help on Resistance 2 or other games to help get people in a party. Considering just sending text messages in general can be a pain to explain.