PSA: Rocket League’s new cross-platform voice chat is enabled by default

Psyonix free game rocket league got a new update and it made “voice chat” available on all platforms.

While these sorts of updates are generally welcome in many online communities, in the case of Rocket League, not everyone is thrilled with this new update. Some members of the community are concerned that toxicity may now be spread via voice chat. Luckily, you can disable this option…

This new sound option is enabled by default, so you’ll have to go into the game’s settings if you want to turn it off. Another catch is that voice chat communication (including cross-platform communication) will be limited to “Group Chat” and “Team Chat”, and there is no voice communication with opposing teams.

Despite existing restrictions, some players are still “fearful” of the dialogue that teammates can throw at each other in the game. Here are just some of the responses to this update (via social media):

Below are the voice chat patch notes (via Rocket League). You can see the latest update in full on the game’s official website.

Voice chat

• Voice chat is now available to players on all platforms
  • With the release of v2.15 voice chat default for all players
  • Voice chat is fully cross-platform
• Voice chat options Chat Party and Team Chat. You cannot talk to opposing teams in voice chat.
• When voice chat is enabled, you will see Voice channel a tab (with a small headset icon) will appear in your friends list. You can join voice channels, leave them, or switch from this tab.
  • When you join a team in a match, you will be placed on the team’s voice channel.
  • When you join or form a group, you are placed in the group’s voice channel. This channel shows everyone in your group who has voice chat turned on.
• Voice chat settings can be found by going to Settings -> Chat -> Voice Chat Settings
  • Enable voice chat: checked by default; uncheck the box to disable voice chat
  • [PC Only] Voice chat input device: Select which microphone or other input device you want to use.
  • [PC Only] Voice chat output device: Select which output (speakers, headphones, etc.) you want to use.
  • Click to speak: Check this box to use the assigned key to turn on the input device. You can change your binding under Settings -> Manage -> View/Change Bindings -> scroll down to “Push To Talk”.
  • Preferred voice channel: Choose whether to use group chat or team chat by default when both are available.
  • Main Menu Notifications: Displays the names of the speaking players in the main menu.
  • Match Notifications: Displays the names of the speaking players during the match.
  • Text chat notifications: Displays text chat notifications when players leave or join voice chat.
• You can adjust the volume of incoming voice chat in Settings -> Audio -> Voice Chat.

What do you think of this new voice chat feature? Will you use it? Do you still play Rocket League? Leave a comment below.