Epic Games launches cross-platform voice chat Epic Parties

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    "excerpt": "Key takeaways Epic Games has launched Epic Parties, a cross-platform voice chat feature available across Fortnite, the Epic Games Launcher, the Epic Games Store (PC, Mac, iOS, Android) and the Epic mobile app (iOS App Store and Google Play). The company says Epic Parties expands communication inside the Epic ecosystem after it added text chat last year, letting friends form parties and talk in real time across different devices and Epic platforms. Epic Parties lets players keep voice chat going across device and game switches. A user on PC can voice-chat with friends playing Fortnite on console or using the Epic mobile app, and mobile users can continue conversations while the app runs in the background. When players switch from the PC launcher or Epic mobile app into Fortnite, the system can transfer audio without cutting out, and there’s an option to automatically rejoin the same lobby if a friend accepts a party invite. The launcher and store side of Epic Parties is integrated with existing friend lists and group chats. Players can invite online friends from the Epic Games Launcher, Fortnite, or the Epic mobile app, or use the “Start Party” button inside a group text chat to pull those friends into voice. Party voice persists even when the launcher is minimized, so you can play another PC game from the Epic Games Store while staying in the same party - handy for...",
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