I agree with what you're saying except for this. While the mic being always on shouldn't be default, there's zero reason that the game shouldn't have a mute all option. Nothing unfair about criticizing that.
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It was the wrong decision to have the DualSense mic be always-on by default and I think Sony should change it with an update
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Anything regarding the new UI is stupid as fuck, and really amateur hour.
I think it takes a lot more effort to do things in it in general.
I hated when I heard people coming out of the controller, it's always some vulgar stuff, so on PS5 I now just start a private party when I play.
I absolutely agree that it should be muted by default
but this isn't new. Multiplayer games on the PS4 had me muting nearly everyone because of stuff like this. Lots of music, lots of coughing, lots of eating, lots of abusive parents...
Voice Chat should ALWAYS be optional and off by default. I hate that and don't want to listen to other people's crappy mics.
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I covered this in my post.
It's an age old issue made worse by the fact that it's suddenly unfiltered and you're adding people to the chat pool that don't even know their mic is on. At least on the PS3 the pool was reduced by people having to have had to plug in their headset and put it on. It wasn't 100% of people's controllers always picking up every noise they made all of the time.
Mostly but not always. Remote play and, I believe, the PS Camera will both use their mic. I've overheard a lot of people who were surprised that they were audible.
Yeah, I'm not dismissing what you're saying. Yes, it's been a problem, and, yes, now it's much worse.
Definitely agree, because I have accidentally captured gameplay clips on my PS5 that are also capturing audio from the mic. I realize there's a system level setting to change that, but I also want to sometimes capture mic input when playing multiplayer
Here's a tip I came up with while hating the ugly orange light on my controller after I defaulted the mic to being off in the OS... take a snippet of black electrical tape and cover it up. It blends into the black rubber of the controller so you'd never notice it is there.
If you ever need a reminder that your mic is off, you can see the mic icon crossed out whenever you go to the main options row at the bottom of the screen where the system power off button is hidden (another stupid mistake from the PS5's terrible U.I.).
If you ever need a reminder that your mic is off, you can see the mic icon crossed out whenever you go to the main options row at the bottom of the screen where the system power off button is hidden (another stupid mistake from the PS5's terrible U.I.).
I could not find the setting to default the microphone to off. Can anyone tell me where to find it?
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It's under sound then microphone.
Should be a setting their to change what state it's in when you turn on the console.
True. It's just reckless and dumb for it to be 100% of the population that owns PS5s. Has to be updated to default to off and then you turn it on.
yeah i agree, Just last night playing madden I was talking shit to myself about the other dude and didn't realize my mic was on until around halftime 😂
I agree 100%. Turning the mic off by default was one of the first things I did when I got a PS5. But most people never go that deep into the menus to find it, or even realize it's an option probably.
Oh shit, had no idea. Thanks.
I agree.
It's a neat feature, and a cool idea to get a 'free' mic to everyone, but it doesn't need to be on by default. At the very least prompt the user during setup to set the 'default' state of the mic from then on.
My very first match of Destruction All-Stars was a group of dudes doing the old Budweiser 'wasssssup' thing, followed by the entire lobby agreeing mics being forced on was terrible lol. Probably one of the better possible annoying outcomes.
It's a neat feature, and a cool idea to get a 'free' mic to everyone, but it doesn't need to be on by default. At the very least prompt the user during setup to set the 'default' state of the mic from then on.
My very first match of Destruction All-Stars was a group of dudes doing the old Budweiser 'wasssssup' thing, followed by the entire lobby agreeing mics being forced on was terrible lol. Probably one of the better possible annoying outcomes.
I 100% agree that the mic should start off as muted - that should always be the default. And the light should turn on when the mic is on.
Shining Star I cannot find this setting. Any chance you can provide some simple directions on where to find this in Settings. Thanks.
Shining Star I cannot find this setting. Any chance you can provide some simple directions on where to find this in Settings. Thanks.
Go to Settings
Go to Sound
Change the "Microphone status when logged in" setting to "Mute" instead of "On."
The issue is the millions of people who won't do this, not the people who have already done it for their own microphone.
Oh so you're the person who is multitasking and actually watching something while playing online
I'm surprised how common this is. I come across people in apex legends all the time with a mic on and some other media playing through their mics
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lol what?
I thought it was the other way. I guess mine has always been on.
I agree, and I also think this would be a huge sandal if Microsoft did it with XBOX. Granted, Microsoft is more of a data company, so the upset would be more so warranted.
Funny enough, and I'm not defending mics or not, but I caught a great moment on accident when I was playing Demon's Souls. My brother was sitting watching with me, and we encountered the red eye knight/guard in the first area that is probably too strong for the player. I was trying to fight him and had to run away, he followed a lot further than I thought and we had the idea to try and use the fire barrels in the tower that's to the left of the front gate because we hadn't destroyed them on the way up. Unfortunately I slipped and fell while moving the camera to watch him, but luckily we only fell a few levels and didn't die. All of a sudden the red knight flies all the way down the stairs in front of us, he followed us over the edge and to his death. The mic caught me and my brothers nervousness, dread from falling, relief from not dying, and elation and laughter after the Red Eye died. It was the greatest moment. I saved the clip but I didn't think there would be our audio. I just liked the clip. It was a cool moment.
I can't not do this. I tend to gravitate to grindy games these days as a result.
Back in the day, a roommate and I had two TV's in the living room and I got hooked on it. Nowadays it's game on the TV, tv show on the iPad.
Hooo boy, so you're telling me everyone could hear my rant while I was getting destroyed in destruction all stars yesterday?
I'm probably working my way to this anyway. As soon as a match is over or when I'm waiting I scoop up the phone and stare at it
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'Fraid so, bud. We heard everything. Especially that really hurtful thing you said. Especially that.
Xbox live voice chat was pretty great in its infancy imo, the amount of shit talking was legendary
exactly this, hate how out of place that orange color looks on the controller, just because i have mic off by default.
make it orange when its on, so it can be an ugly reminder to people they have a mic listening.
It's addictive.
To be fair, I've always multitasked. As a kid, I used to play solitaire with real cards on the coffee table while we watched TV. Then the game boy happened. Then the two tv thing. Now iPad and TV. I like to multitask I guess.
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Tell that to the rest of the world. Literally the first sentence of the OP.
Fully agree.
Also, why is the complete system sound muted everytime I come back to play after my controller has turned off automatically with headphones plugged in? I need to long press the mic button to get sound again.
This happens often to me when I'll have to go upstairs to soothe my baby when she wakes up from sleep.
Weird design decisions surrounding that button.
Also, why is the complete system sound muted everytime I come back to play after my controller has turned off automatically with headphones plugged in? I need to long press the mic button to get sound again.
This happens often to me when I'll have to go upstairs to soothe my baby when she wakes up from sleep.
Weird design decisions surrounding that button.
I agree on this, OP. I was playing The Division 2 / Black OPs and I was like oh shit People can hear me talking to myself haha.
I definitely agree with changing the default behavior and the behavior of the mic indicator on the controller itself.
That's the opposite of how I look at it, but I'm coming from a background in videoconferencing where the light always indicates the device is muted.
Dude, how can you assume that the average ps user knows about this?
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