Blizzard’s “Defense Matrix” systems will temporarily record reported Overwatch 2 players and transcribe their speech to text, in an effort to cut down on disruptive behavior once the free-to-play shooter launches on Oct. 4.
Overwatch 2 will collect temporary voice chats of reported players in an effort to cut down on disruptive behavior once Blizzard’s free-to-play shooter launches on Oct. 4.
As detailed in a recent Blizzard blog post, the system will use a speech-to-text tool to transcribe a voice recording, and will delete the clip once the transcription is complete. Blizzard’s “chat review tools” will then examine the transcript to deem whether a reported players has engaged in disruptive behavior. The text file will itself be erased no later than 30 days after the transcription takes place.
