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WhatsApp's latest feature lets you jump in and out of group voice chats
The feature brings another way to communicate on the expanding platform.
Xbox makes abusive-voice-chat reporting a system-wide feature
Microsoft is doing more to tackle toxicity in multiplayer Xbox games. The company will let console players capture a 60-second video clip of abusive or inappropriate voice chat and submit it for moderators to review.
Discord voice chat is now available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
Following an Insider beta test that began in July, Discord voice chats are now available on all Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles
Discord finally brings text chat to voice channels
Discord now supports text chat in voice channels — you won't have to jump back and forth.
'Battlefield 2042' will finally get in-game voice chat on Tuesday
Weapon attachments are also being overhauled in the 4.0 patch.
'Battlefield 2042' won't have voice chat when it debuts on November 19th
When Battlefield 2024 comes out in about a week on November 19th, it won’t ship with built-in voice chat.
The Gmail app will soon make voice and video calls
Calling support is coming to the Gmail app, letting you talk to other Google users through Meet.
Clubhouse will make its Android app available worldwide in a week
Clubhouse now expects its Android app to be available worldwide within a week after limiting it to US beta testers.
Riot will record voice chats in 'Valorant' to tackle harassment
The publisher said it will only listen to a recording after a report is filed.
Clubhouse vows to fix its platform after tool enabled audio chat leaks
Clubhouse has suffered a security incident that saw an unidentified Chinese attacker access the app's chatrooms to record and stream audio conversations to their own website.
Clubhouse is tightening security to address China spying fears
Clubhouse is improving security to address fears of Chinese government espionage, including a shift in traffic outside of China.
'Destruction AllStars' loses default voice chat after harassment claims
Destruction AllStars’ developer Lucid Games has rolled out an update for the recently released title, which disables its voice chat by default. The developer has switched off voice communications following numerous harassment complaints — Destruction AllStars’ voice chat was originally switched on by default, after all, and you couldn’t easily mute everyone else. To switch voice off, you had to go into the PlayStation 5 menu and disable voice chat.
Amazon brings group calls to Echo devices in the US
Amazon is rolling out group calling to Echo speakers and displays in the US, and its' bringing Zoom calls to the Echo Show 8.
Sony tries to clear up confusion over voice chat recording on PS5
There is no opt-out of this — if you use voice chat on PS5, someone in your chat can clip your audio and submit it for review by the moderation team.
Discord beta reduces background noise during your chats
Discord's noise suppression could reduce most unwanted sounds.
Facebook will pay for user recordings to improve speech recognition
Facebook may have stopped listening to and transcribing Messenger voice chats, but it still needs voice recordings to improve its speech recognition technology. So the company is going to pay select users to record snippets of audio through a new program called "Pronunciations," The Verge reports. In exchange, users can earn up to $5.
Finally, a Switch controller with a headphone jack
Using voice chat on the Nintendo Switch is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to a new controller from PDP. Its Faceoff Deluxe+ wired controller – slated for launch this summer -- features a 3.5mm headphone jack, so you can simply plug in your headset and play without messing around with Nintendo's mobile chat app.
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade discusses Razer Comms integration
Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade is positioning itself to be a blend of MMO elements with third-person shooter elements, and like its source material that means everyone's trying to shoot everyone else. So you're going to need a way to communicate with other players, and if typing out "please help me shoot these guys" is going to take too much time, you'll need a voice chat solution. The development team behind the game has taken this fact to heart, and rather than forcing players to rely on a third-party solution, it's working on integrating the Razer Comms system into the game directly. This also includes filters to help you fully immerse yourself in the setting, tying the game's normal sound and voice chat together. If that sounds like something you'd like to see in action, take a look at the full announcement for more explanation of the integration and what it offers the players.
Should Blizzard revamp in-game voice chat to go with the group finder?
Defective of Ysera-US emailed me recently with an interesting question -- did I think Blizzard should revamp the in-game voice chat to accompany their new Group Finder, coming in Warlords of Draenor? Yes, believe it or not there is an in-game voice chat, added in patch 2.2 to the resounding derision of the playerbase. Back in 2011 WoW Insider surveyed players, and found that only 4% of players use it. And having been in that 4% myself, they should stop. In a world where so many options exist, the WoW in-game voice chat really is one of the worst, for WoW at least. And Blizzard know, quite apart from jokingly derisive tweets from devs, that it's bad. They even said, again in 2011, that the next time they revisited it they wanted it to be a big change, similar to how LFG revolutionized dungeons.
PS4, Xbox One party chat supports up to eight party people [update]
You can gab and gossip with up to seven pals using PS4 voice chat, but the real test will be deciding which of your 2000 bestest buddies to invite to the party on November 15. PlayStation Social Media Manager Sid Shuman revealed the figure on the PS Blog, saying, "Party Voice Chat will support up to 8 players on PS4, like PS Vita." On the subject of Vita, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida tweeted recently that party chat will work between Vita and PS4. So that's cross-platform, cross-game chat - not too shabby, really. Update: A Microsoft spokesperson told Game Informer the Xbox One also supports up to eight people in party chat. So, final score: Xbox One 8-8 PlayStation 4.
