If you’ve played the Walker Assault mode in the recently concluded — and super successful —Star Wars Battlefront beta, then you might have noticed how the mode requires teamwork to win. While that’s a given for objective-based multiplayer games, don’t expect to speak to teammates via voice chat.
EA has confirmed that in Star Wars Battlefront, players will need to use the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One’s built-in party system for in-game comms.
@sethmacy Star Wars Battlefront will utilize the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One built-in party system for in-game chat.
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015
The PC is in the same boat, as EA recommends players use their fave third-party software to talk to friends on PC.
@RaiderGaming15 You can choose your favorite third party software to communicate with friends on PC
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015
Granted, players can just use their console’s party system to chat with teammates, but what about in random matchmaking, then? Will this affect the game at all or not as much as people would like to think? Personally, I almost always don’t use my mic when playing unless I’m gaming with people I know; but that’s just me. It wouldn’t hurt to have it included, and is a weird design choice by DICE.
Don’t forget to check out our Top 5 Star Wars Battlefront video where we list down what we want to see changed after playing the beta.
[Source: EA Star Wars (Twitter) via IGN]
