EA Says No In Game VOIP For ‘Star Wars Battlefront’

File this under “Odd Decisions”. EA has just confirmed on their Twitter that Star Wars Battlefront will NOT feature in game VOIP.

@RaiderGaming15 You can choose your favorite third party software to communicate with friends on PC

— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) October 13, 2015

They go on to say that the only way you will have voice chat on consoles is if you use the built in party system on either the PS4 or Xbox One.

In previous “Battle” titles (BF4 and Hardline) there was in game VOIP on the PC versions of the games, though in all my hours of playing Battlefield 4 I only used squad chat ONCE. That’s not to say that it was an unused feature by some, but if it is something that DICE and EA saw little usage of, then cutting it from the features list makes sense.

What doesn’t make sense is the lack of inclusion on consoles. You have to have a premade party to be able to chat, which this particular geek thinks is absurd. Games like GTA Online and Metal Gear Online have built in team chat, so it not being added to Battlefront seems odd.

Battlefront, unlike other DICE titles, does not feature a squad function. Where multiple players join a five man group, where a squad leader can designate objectives as targets and is a mobile spawn point. They do have an option to have a “partner” but it is a max of two players, so if you run with two other buddies then someone is getting left out.

Is the lack of VOIP dissuading anyone from getting the game? Let us know!