In recent years, many major companies have been pushing unfinished products to their audience, leading to buggy and sometimes unplayable games. Unfortunately,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2is not exempt from that practice since several bugsplague the game and have yet to be fixed.
And sinceWarzone 2uses the same game engine, players can expect to suffer through several game-breaking bugs, aside from missing core features like Leaderboards and Custom Perk Packages. But, more recently, players have had issues with their Proximity Chat, putting them at a disadvantage during gunfights. While some of these issues are caused by the game, some are caused by having the wrong Proximity Chat settings.
How to Fix Warzone 2’s Proximity Chat
Check In-Game Voice Chat Settings
One of the mostcommon mistakes rookie players make while playingWarzone 2is not checking their Voice Chat settings before entering a match.
Enable In-Game Lobby Chat
Check In-Game Account & Network Settings
Players that want to experience thechaotic yet fun feature of Proximity Chatwill most likely have Crossplay ON. So, players that are struggling to use Proximity Chat may have forgotten to turn on an additional setting.
PlayStation 5 Users: Check Built-in Mic
The PS5 controllerbrought several new and useful features to the gaming world, from haptic triggers to a built-in mic. And while the built-in mic is an excellent addition to the controller, it has some issues. One issue is that the Mute Button (located between the Left and Right Sticks) is easy to press.
So,Warzone 2players should ensure that the built-in mic isn’t muted (the light will be orange). If ON, players can still hear enemy players via Proximity Chat but can’t reply to them.
Battle.Net Users: Check Privacy & Communication
Players that purchasedCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2or downloadedWarzone 2via Battle.net may need to double-check tierPrivacy & Communicationsettings.
NVIDIA Users: Check NVIDIA ShadowPlay
NVIDIA ShadowPlay was designed to help streamers and content creators make in-game recordings with a click of a button. But, the ease of creating videos comes at a cost since users have noticed it causes some issues with a game’s in-game voice chat settings.
So, players with Proximity Chat issues inWarzone 2should disable theIn-game Overlay(which disables the entire program). Hopefully, NVIDIA can fix this issue, especially seeing itsability to use machine learning programs.
Warzone 2.0is currently available on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC through Steam and Battle.net.
