Phasmophobia Confirms Voice Chat For Console Release

Phasmophobia's console release is coming soon, and many players have been asking one question: will the game have voice chat and voice recognition on release? To answer players' pressing questions, Kinetic Games updated their FAQs in regard to voice chat and voice recognition on consoles. 

"From day one, the consoles will support voice chat. You will be able to chat with your friends, and the ghost will be able to hear you during a hunt," they explained.

So, yes, Phasmophobia will have voice chat from day one. However, there's a caveat. Developers also noted that the ghost, Spirit Box, Ouija Board, and Monkey Paw won't support voice recognition on release.

In other words, the ghost won't be able to hear players, even when they're using ghost-hunting tools - but players will be able to hear their fellow ghost hunters. However, in place of voice recognition, developers have offered players a "very easy-to-use" preset text pop-up option - no typing needed. For example, when using the Ouija Board, or Spirit Box players will be prompted with pre-written questions such as, "Are you friendly? Where are you? Is anyone there?"

The preset text pop-up feature is already available in the PC version of the game as an optional toggle. This allows players to enjoy the game without a microphone.

"We are working on a solution for [the lack of voice recognition]," the team explained in the FAQ, though developers haven't provided any particular timeline for when voice recognition may come to consoles. Though developers have offered the temporary in-game text menus to remedy the situation for now, voice recognition is important for the game to function properly, so it's likely Kinetic Games will endeavor to add it in sooner than later.

Phasmophobia is set to release on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles in October 2024, after several delays. The game will be $19.99 on release, a slight increase from the game's previous price tag. To justify the pricing change, which is the first in the game's history, developers cite massive changes and new additions to the game over the years.