While Home for the PS3 is still on the horizon, the PlayStation Network might be getting what some would say is a very necessary update. The PlayStation website briefly touted that a friends list and in-game messaging would be coming in the near future before quickly being removed. The option to communicate in game with both video and voice chat through the cross media bar (XMB) has been a desire of many PS3 owners since it’s debut but Sony has yet to fulfill the wishes of gamers yet.

It was promised recently at CES 2008 that the in-game XMB would be coming before the end of the year but so far no updates have been reported. Despite this missing feature, which has been available on Xbox Live for some time, the no cost online service is still a major bonus without the option of in-game chat.

Sony is expected to announce more information about the rumored feature at the upcoming Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco on February 18th.

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