Star Wars Battlefront will not have any in-game means for voice chat on PC. This revelation came via the game’s official twitter account in response to a query. Instead of supporting in-game voice chat, EA has suggested that PC gamers should instead look towards other avenues in order to communicate with friends on PC.
The twitter conversation can be seen below.
@RaiderGaming15 You can choose your favorite third party software to communicate with friends on PC
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015
Of course, this begs the question of whether or not you’ll be playing with friends in the first place. It isn’t unusual to be playing a multiplayer focused game with a series of random players. Getting to coordinate with other players in a 40 player competitive shooter will undoubtedly be a puzzling experience as a result.
However, if you’re used to playing multiplayer games with a regular gathering of friends, this shouldn’t be an issue and you should be good to go with a third-party app, such as Mumble.
As to why the consoles will feature in-game voice chat, EA explained that this is because Star Wars Battlefront will utilize the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One’s built-in party system for in-game chat.
@moodyknowsall Battlefront will utilize the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One built-in party system for in-game chat.
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015
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