Razer launches standalone 'Comms' platform with in-game overlay

[Jos]

Razer has rolled out a public beta for their new all-in-one communications solution for gamers, dubbed Razer Comms. The new service combines a VoIP client, instant messaging and IRC-chat features to offer gamers all over the world a way of...

[newwindow="https://www.techspot.com/news/52333-razer-launches-standalone-comms-platform-with-in-game-overlay.html"]Read more[/newwindow]

 

[Guest]

Enjoy your typical razer half-assed xfire clone

 

[MrBlkfx1]

I've never been impressed with Razer software. But, I think I'll try this out since I NEED a alternative to TS and vent.

 

[Panda218]

Enjoy your typical razer half-assed xfire clone

Gotta love the typical guest response...

I agree that Razers software isn't the most advance thing out there, but I gotta hand it to them on this one. I downloaded it last night and tested it out with a few of my buddies and we all enjoyed it quite a bit. Sure there are some glitches with the in game overlay when you hit Ctrl+tab, but that's to be expected with Beta software.

On a side note has anyone ever tried Adobe Axon?

 

[Jad Chaar]

I've never been impressed with Razer software. But, I think I'll try this out since I NEED a alternative to TS and vent.

Why do you need an alternative? TS is great. I feel like Razer fails at their software as you said.

 

[Guest]

Awsome, now the only problem is getting online friends worth talking to.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

I've never been impressed with Razer software. But, I think I'll try this out since I NEED a alternative to TS and vent.

Why do you need an alternative? TS is great. I feel like Razer fails at their software as you said.

You forgot to mention that they tend to fail pretty often at the hardware level as well.

 

[j05hh]

I have used Razer headsets, keyboards, and mice for my gaming pc. Not one piece of their hardware has failed. This software looks promising, I agree with the similarity of xfire though.

 

[ghasmanjr]

"Of course, many multiplayer games released today already have chat functionality baked in, not to mention platforms like Steam that support the feature across its entire game library."
I think about this every time I play Battlefield 3 with my friends and we have to use Steam chat or Skype. Amazing work DICE/EA...

 

[tehbanz]

I've never been impressed with Razer software. But, I think I'll try this out since I NEED a alternative to TS and vent.

Seriously, check out Mumble, it's the best VoIP software I have used to date! The voice quality is super crisp (Switching from vent to mumble was mind blowing) and they have in-game overlays so you can see which person in the channel is talking (great if you're letting a newcomer into your mumble server)

 

[Jad Chaar]

"Of course, many multiplayer games released today already have chat functionality baked in, not to mention platforms like Steam that support the feature across its entire game library."
I think about this every time I play Battlefield 3 with my friends and we have to use Steam chat or Skype. Amazing work DICE/EA...

I use TS for BF3. The main point is I also use TS while playing Planetside 2, despite it having a great VOIP system. TS is just more convenient.

 

[ghasmanjr]

I thought you have to pay for a TS channel

 

[Jad Chaar]

I thought you have to pay for a TS channel

Yeah, my group of friends split the cost. It uses less recourses than Steam or Skype and uses less bandwidth (than skype). I only have 4 GB of RAM so that little gain helps.

 

[PinothyJ]

I've never been impressed with Razer software. But, I think I'll try this out since I NEED a alternative to TS and vent.

Mumble?