Diablo Immortal doubles down on social play with snazzy chat features

Date:
Tue, 31 May 2022 09:00:43 +0000

Description:
Blizzard has unveiled several accessibility features that will be included in Diablo Immortal at launch.

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Blizzard has unveiled several of Diablo Immortals accessibility features
ahead of the games launch on Thursday, June 2.

As a free-to-play MMO, Diablo Immortal will include a slate of multiplayer social features. A new blog post outlines how these have been made more accessible to support the games core experience.

Most concern its chat functionality, which lets you talk with other players
on the server and in your party. Youll be able to enlarge text size, and a voice transcription feature will automatically transcribe your speech into written text. Watch it in action below:

The reverse is also possible, with a text-to-speech function that narrates incoming chat messages. You can adjust its speed and volume, pick between two voices, and tweak several additional options. See how it works in the video below:

Finally, speech-to-text capability, which is already included in most mobile phones, will also be available for PC players. Itll convert your spoken words into editable text that can be sent to whichever chat channel you select.

The blog post also details the games controller options. Although a mobile-first RPG that received a surprise PC announcement only last month, Diablo Immortals controller support looks fairly robust. Youll be able to remap most controls, and reposition the placement of on-screen buttons on mobile phones. When using a controller, youll also be able to toggle a cursor to navigate menu interfaces.

Blizzard has billed these as only the first round of accessibility features, with more set to be introduced post-launch off the back of fan feedback. Visual accessibility features, for example, will only involve brightness options at launch, but Blizzard hopes to add additional options for higher contrast settings and color blindness down the line. Check out our Diablo Immortal class guide to prepare for Sanctuary



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