Fortnite Battle Royale Reportedly Adding Proximity Voice Chat

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Key points
- Leaks indicate that Fortnite Battle Royale will add proximity voice chat.
- The feature can be enabled or disabled whenever they want.
- No release date for the feature has been revealed.
Leaks revealed that Fortnite Battle Royale will add proximity voice chat, thereby allowing random players to communicate with each other. The announcement was made by Loolo_WRLD and Wensoing on X, both of whom are reputable Fortnite leakers. The leakers claim that the feature can be turned on and off.
As of writing, no official release date for the feature is known and no official reveal has been made.
In addition to the proximity chat leak, companions and their designs have been revealed. Companions are pets within Fortnite, only viewable by the player and their teammates, thereby preventing enemies from spotting them unintentionally. The feature has been leaked numerous times now, but no official confirmation or reveal has been made.
The Fortnite companions will have a separate loadout slot, thereby opening opportunities for various customization options. Fortnite Battle Royale is currently celebrating Chapter 6 Season 4, celebrating the Power Ranger and Halo collaborations. As for Fortnite OG, it added Expert Mode recently, which removed all AI bots within the duos only mode.