My mic works on every other game and it doesn’t work on specifically Overwatch and Black Ops 4. The potential problem is when I hover over the comm/default it says unknown device. The audio does work.
Solutions and things I already have checked:
If anyone has a solution I would be very happy!
It could be something tricky in the Windows settings like exclusive mode, or just a general permissions problem. Try all of the steps here: Blizzard Support - Overwatch Voice Chat Troubleshooting
And if they don’t work, they have info for submitting an issue at the bottom of the page.
These might also help:
Hello hurpyderp!
Sorry to hear you’re having issues utilizing voice chat in Overwatch… I’d start by opening up the Battle.net settings and go to the Voice Chat menu, and do the microphone test to ensure the PC’s actually picking up your microphone.
Let’s also check firewall configuration. With the voice chat tech we’re using, it’s very important to configure your Windows software firewall, because voice chat is transmitted over some specific ports. It’s important to configure TCP as well as UD…
Hmm, that suggests the recording device is not actually set to the microphone, if the Voice Chat settings in the Battle.net app are testing the “System Default Device”.
Let’s check what’s going on there.
Hit Windows key and type sound.
In the filtered search results, select the Control Panel item for Sound.
Go to the Recording tab.
Check which device is set as the Default Device. It should be your headset microphone.
If you see the Stereo Mix device in the light, right-click it and select Dis…
Zenlaka
June 24, 2020, 3:38pm
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