If you have ever used it.... Yes, it is at least for me. Being able to chat with your friends while doing completely separate things on your console is a great feature to have.

It's a nice feature to have at times when some of your friends are playing something else. And sometimes even when you're all playing the same thing, you don't have to mute everyone else in the game if you're all in one party together. Not something that makes or breaks a system imho though.

Why? Texting is a form of communication while people are doing different things. Or is that too confusing for you? No one said it was something to buy a console for, just that it's a great additional service that many people use. There's nothing confusing about it unless YOU are retarded, just like there is nothing confusing about texting someone doing something different than you are. So, regardless of if you're capable of handling talking to someone playing a different game, it's a beneficial service that I'm sure a lot of people would like to have. 

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-Smeags

haha  yeah together X360 and PS3 makes the perfect console haha  Now nintendo must join forces O.O lol

If your console doesn't have a game/feature that a rival does, it is instantly the least important feature of all.

YES! All kidding aside it's what won me over to Xbox from PS3.

I use it every single time I go online, even if I'm playing the same game as my friends, it's just easier.