Indie devs can now use the same voice-comms tool as Fortnite for free

The quality of in-game voice and text chat could soon improve in smaller games. Vivox, the company that provides the communications technology in massive blockbusters like Fortnite, Rainbow Six: Siege, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has announced that it is making its voice software free for small and indie developers.

With Vivox, developers can simplify the process of adding positional voice communications to a game. Players can communicate with one another as if they have a radio or when they are in proximity with one another, and that latter option uses surround sound to tell you where that other player’s voice is coming from. Vivox also provides a text chat option as well.