Microsoft Testing Speech-to-Text Chat in Halo Wars 2

In an effort to be more inclusive to its gaming audience, Microsoft has launched a new pilot feature for Windows 10 and Xbox One users that converts speech to text and vice versa.

According to the Microsoft Accessibility Blog, the feature, dubbed Game Chat Transcription, will initially be available in Halo Wars 2. The company aims to expand support to other titles sometime in the future.

With Game Chat Transcription, players can convert all spoken communication into text form, which is then displayed in real-time on the screen. Meanwhile, the text-to-speech option takes all typed text and converts it to spoken audio that can then be heard by the other players.

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