Ahead of Warzone 2.0’s launch, you console players need to mute your mics

With Warzone 2.0 launching tomorrow, community members have flooded online to urge others to turn off their mic as the sounds of crying babies, deep breathing, and arguments with loved ones make the situation worse. experience.

This is a complaint aimed primarily at console gamers. As the PC community is largely used to push to talk and hot mic related issues, it’s the consoles – specifically the PS5, oddly enough – that seem to be the biggest source of culprits.

But first, a detailed breakdown of the problem. In Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, you can communicate with other players through voice chat. There’s nothing extraordinary there, but since the PS5 controller has a built-in microphone that’s automatically enabled at console startup, this means gamers have been jumping into MW2 games rapping out loud, eating the crispiest of fries. and sipping their gamer drinks right into everyone’s ears. Plus, if you’re playing game audio through your TV, the PS5 pad picks it up.

As you can imagine, the response has been legendary. A quick trip to Reddit shows a huge wave of memes and complaints on the subject. Some have tried to help their comrades, creating guides on how to mute your PS5 DualSense microphones. Others are talking rubbish, taking note of the players whose voices echo through unfurnished rooms and the chorus of loud noises that burst their eardrums.

“I mean, this is pretty much the answer to every ‘why doesn’t anyone use in-game chat anymore?'” conversation, the user writes. Preston801 on Reddit. “The only thing missing from the list is shitty rap or metalcore music blaring into the microphone while the mouth breather smokes his bowl.”

As bad as this is for MW2 multiplayer, it will morph into a weirder and more fun issue once Warzone 2.0 is out. Your reason why? Proximity talk. When you meet a player in Al Mazrah, you will be able to hear them speak into the microphone, sometimes before you hear them. This, in combination with the classic post-kill mic that allows you to hear the salty response of a killed player, is sure to be glorious.

So before you launch Warzone 2.0 tomorrow, make sure your microphone is muted. And, if you hear a baby crying in the streets and waterfronts, pull out your gun and start looking for a neglectful parent.

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