{"id":26287,"date":"2021-10-25T04:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golightstream.com\/?p=26287"},"modified":"2021-10-25T04:00:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T09:00:27","slug":"xbox-and-playstation-voice-chat-options-when-streaming-to-twitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.prlxweb.com\/golightstream\/xbox-and-playstation-voice-chat-options-when-streaming-to-twitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox and Playstation voice chat options when streaming to Twitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Your squad is dropping in hot and streaming all of the action to Twitch. You’re streaming directly from your Xbox<\/a> or PlayStation<\/a> and you’ve got Lightstream<\/a> running to add on all of your branded overlays and alerts. There’s a problem though. Your viewers can only hear you. They’re missing out on the shot calls, jokes, and camaraderie your friends are bringing to the experience.<\/p>

Adding your team’s voice chat to your Xbox or PlayStation streams isn’t always straightforward. There are a few different ways to make it happen depending on what game you’re playing and who you’re playing with. We’ll start with the easiest method and work our way to more complex options that are useful in specific cases.<\/p>

If you already know what type of voice chat you want to use, you can jump directly to it:<\/p>

  1. In-Game Voice Chat<\/a><\/li>
  2. Party Chat<\/a><\/li>
  3. Discord & PC-based chat<\/a><\/li>
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    In-Game Voice Chat<\/h2>

    This is the easiest way to add your team’s chat to your stream. It doesn’t matter if you’re streaming from an Xbox or PlayStation. Just use your game’s chat option and make sure the audio settings in the game are configured correctly.\u00a0<\/p>

    So what’s the problem? Most games do not allow the in-game voice chat to be broadcast. You’ll need to do some google searching or a quick test stream to see if the game you want to live stream is compatible with this method.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    DayZ is one of the few games we tested that supports broadcasting in-game voice chat.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Party Chat<\/h2>

    It’s likely the game you want to stream doesn’t offer broadcast friendly in-game voice chat, so the next best option is using your console’s party chat. This option should work for any game you can stream, you’ll just need to coordinate with friends. It won’t work for random people you queue up with (honestly, that’s probably for the best). Setting this up is surprisingly similar between the Xbox and PlayStation consoles.<\/p>

    Xbox<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

    1. Invite your friends to a party.<\/strong><\/span>
    <\/b>Anyone in your group can do this.\u00a0Press the Xbox button to open the guide and select “Parties & chats” then “Start a party”. Select invite more, choose you want to invite, then select “Invite selected people”.<\/p>

    2. All players opt-into adding audio to the stream.<\/b><\/span>
    Everyone in the party who is not streaming needs to give permission for their audio to be used for the broadcast. Press the Xbox button to open the guide. At the top of the Party chat options check the box labeled “Include my audio”.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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