Technology
Epic Games launches cross-platform voice chat across Fortnite and app ecosystem
The new Epic Parties feature lets users communicate across different devices and smoothly transfer ongoing calls into active game sessions.
The short version
- Epic Games introduced Epic Parties, a cross-platform voice chat system integrated across Fortnite, the Epic Games Store, and the Epic Games app.
- Players can transfer active voice calls directly into Fortnite matches, run chats in the background, and automatically join shared game lobbies upon accepting invites.
- The rollout expands on Epic's text chat infrastructure launched the previous year.
Key facts
- Epic Games launched a cross-platform voice communication system titled Epic Parties.[Engadget]
- The voice chat feature is compatible with Fortnite, the Epic Games Store, and the Epic Games app.[Engadget]
- Users can maintain background voice calls on mobile devices or during other Epic Games Store games, as well as transfer calls into Fortnite matches.[Engadget]
- Accepting an invitation to an Epic Party automatically places participants into the same in-game Fortnite lobby.[Engadget]
- The update adds a button to transition existing text conversations into active voice parties.[Engadget]