In-Game chat while using Xbox Companion App & Discord

thinkDru · Jul 28, 2020

Hello community,

I've posted this question is a few different forums but have not been able to find an answer. I am NOT talking about xbox party chat (dont use it) / just in-game chat.

I currently stream from my Xbox One X to my PC and use discord to chat with fellow streamers / friends while streaming. I would like to however chat with other gamers that are on my
team (or in game) but not 100% sure how to follow through with this. I can hear other members on my team and in the game, I just cannot chat back (because I use my PC/Yeti Mic for audio).

I know there are headsets that can adopt dual audio streams such as the Astro A50 and such - is that the only way to achieve this? I would like to have everything come through my Yeti
Mic (both xbox & discord) but not sure if that is possible. (Chat with discord friends & in-game friends).

Thanks in advance!

:)

thinkDru

I may have answered my own question. For those that are looking for a solution, you can check out this YouTube video below - This should work with both in-game chat and party chat (from the xbox companion app). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDr66I2W3mg

XBF Diego M

Hi AustinM2,

Thank you for posting on the Xbox forums. I'd be happy to help.

Are you streaming to Twitch directly from the Twitch app on the Xbox? Or are you streaming your Xbox One to your PC through the Xbox Console Companion app? Are you using party chat on the Xbox, or a party through the Xbox Companion app?

What you are describing is by design using the Xbox Live party chats because the servers for the chat are separate from the in-game chat servers. Xbox Live parties effectively mute in-game chat, and mute yourself from in-game chat as well because as I mentioned
previously, party chats and in-game chats run on different servers. Xbox Live parties are more private channels for chatting with friends, so the muting aspect is by design. I believe this is why many Twitch streamers use Discord since you can hear both the
Discord chat and in-game chat at the same time.

AWildYamiEnters

While I currently do use Discord over XBL Party Chat, it does hinder a few of my friends that don't have a pc close to them or able to use their phone for Discord. If they did bring Discord to both Xbox and PS4 via app, you'd be able to play cross play games
with chat easier.

AustinM2

I stream using the OBS software and capture the Xbox Companion App. Regardless, if i were to attempt to use the app as intended to wirelessly stream the Xbox on my laptop, I am unable to hear the in-game chat of certain games. I do not know if this falls
more on the shoulders of the game developers or is an issue with the Xbox and the Xbox Companion App.

If I were to utilize the Twitch app on the Xbox I experience issues with in-game chat as well. I have to set up a private party then re-enter game chat for it to work and the in-game chat is still not broadcasted to the twitch network. Party chat is broadcasted
when others include their audio voluntarily, but there doesn’t seem to be a way for in-game chat to be given the same option.

XBF Diego M

Hi Austin,

You can try contacting the game developers for more information about their in-game chat issues, but as I said previously, Xbox Live party chats effectively mutes in-game chat from being heard in the party. If you are recording the gameplay from your Xbox,
the streaming program will not pick up in-game chat because in-game chat cannot be heard when in an Xbox Live party. In an Xbox Live party, you will not be able to hear other players in the game lobby unless you invite those player into the party. Other players
will also not be able to hear you in-game while you are in an Xbox Live party. This is by design and not an issue and I don't think there is a setting to change that. You can test this by trying another communication program like Discord.

I hope this clears things up.

In-Game chat while using Xbox Companion App & Discord