Since Destroy AllStars released for PlayStation 5 72 hours ago, the game was affected by reported cases of verbal harassment, exacerbated by a voice chat that is enabled by default. Today, developer Lucid Games launched a solution that switches the default chat to “off”.
Hotfix 1.2.2 “implicitly disabled multiplayer lobby voice communications for all players”, according to tweet from the developer. Lucid Games also writes that “it is actively working on long-term improvements to the voice communication system.”
Right after Destroy AllStars went live, players accessed social media to share cases of racial insult, sexism, homophobia and other intolerant words. one referent wrote that they heard a podcast other-right.
Although ugly and inexcusable, a language like this is, unfortunately, an integral part of online games. It’s just that they generally come with tools to combat it. To get the villains to shut up Destroy AllStars, would be needed is based on system-level solutions in PS5 settings and menus. There is no way in the game to disable individual players or completely disable voice chat. Group conversation for Destroy AllStars has been relayed via the small speaker on the front of the DualSense controller, so you can turn off the TV and still be subject to the language you don’t want to be part of.
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After today’s quick fix, you won’t hear any players through your speaker. Pulling up DestructionActivity cards – those system-level entries on the PS5 – no longer display one for ‘Voice Chat | Destroy AllStars. “In my matches, it seemed that public voice chat was disabled for now. (The option to create your own party is still present.)
Although it is puzzling that such a design choice was implemented in the first place, it is great to see developers taking such quick and decisive action to solve a pervasive problem.