Phasmophobia News

The long-awaited console version of the critically acclaimed Phasmophobia is finally arriving on consoles on Oct 29th, 2024. The game will launch in Early Access for PlayStation 5 and PSVR2 as well as Xbox Series X|S. The game will be priced at $19.99 USD. To celebrate the launch of the console versions, Kinetic will also be rolling out a special Halloween Event that will include spooky set dressing for a few of the maps, and a new “Blood Moon” weather effect. During the Blood Moon, not only will the sky and rain be tinted red but Ghosts will be more empowered and dangerous. Not only that, as an added bonus the Halloween Event will feature the game’s first community goal-oriented task where players on all platforms can work together to permanently unlock the Blood Moon weather effect. Additionally, players will be able to earn a new badge and trophy by completing different community goals. “We are so happy to see Phasmophobia enter console early access,” said CEO and Lead Developer at Kinetic Games Daniel Knight. “The community has been asking for console versions and has waited a little while for it to happen. The development team at Kinetic Games have... Read more

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Thanks,
[h3]The Kinetic Games Team [/h3]

• The ghost can now hear Steam Deck players
  
• Voice chat will now work on Steam Deck
  
• The gamepad cursor is no longer offset in the journal
  
• If you mute a player, they will now be muted in global chat
  
• You can now play if you fail to connect to the voice server
  
• The ghost can now hear you if you change your microphone in singleplayer
  
• Photos can now be removed if a player leaves
  
• Virtual audio devices will now work with voice chat
  

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• Vosk voice recognition does not work on Steam Deck
  

If you experience any issues, please join the official Phasmophobia Discord : https://discord.gg/phasmophobia
Thanks,
[h3]The Kinetic Games Team [/h3]

• If you fail to connect to Vivox, you will now still be able to play, but without voice chat
  
• The ghost can no longer always hear you in single-player if you using either push to talk or toggle mute
  
• You can now be heard after using global chat if you are using toggle voice chat
  
• Banned players can now get past the splash screen
  

If you experience any issues, please join the official Phasmophobia Discord : https://discord.gg/phasmophobia
Thanks,
[h3]The Kinetic Games Team [/h3]

Welcome back Ghost Hunters, we've got some news for you.




The multiplayer voice chat system has been changed from Photon Voice to Vivox. Voice recognition is unaffected by these changes. This new system has:

• Higher quality audio
  
• Support for a wider range of microphones and headphones
  
• Echo cancellation
  
• Noise suppression
  
• Fixed the issue where the ghost can't hear you during single-player
  
• Global chat will no longer suddenly stop working
  

• Two photos can now be removed from the journal
  
  • You cannot remove 3-star photos
    
  • While in multiplayer games, players will vote on whether a photo should be removed or not
    
  • UI has been added to the photo journal pages to show the amount of photo removals available
    
  Note: This is a temporary fix to alleviate many issues players have had with the photo system, this will be adjusted further in the upcoming major photo rework update.

• The lantern room has been split into different ghost rooms to avoid confusion and fix sensor placement:
  
  • Lantern room top
    
  • Lantern room bottom
• Removed BHaptics support
  
• Improved player movement to help it feel much smoother and experience less stuttering
  
• Head bob now only bobs when you're moving
  
• Wheelchairs will no longer be pushed when interacting with, a new interaction will be added to these wheelchairs further in development
  
• The fuse box on Point Hope will now only spawn in the entry house, kitchen, games room, and master bedroom floors
  
• Lowered the volume of the Tanglewood landline phone interaction
  
• Lowered the volume of the airball ghost event
  

• DOTS III light will no longer stop emitting when placed in certain areas
  
• The sound sensor icons will now face the correct direction on the mini-map
  
• The lighthouse tent door in Point Hope is no longer invisible when viewed through parabolic glass
  
• Adjusted the broken fuse box sparks to stop them from going through floors
  
• You can no longer walk up the broom in the Point Hope maintenance room
  
• Phantoms will now disappear when taking a photo of them with a full journal
  
• Several plates now have more accurate collision
  
• Moved some assets to stop players from getting stuck behind the fire gate in the Point Hope games room
  
• Players will no longer jitter when going up the top-level stairs in Point Hope
  
• Players will no longer get stuck when travelling down the inside of top-level stairs in Point Hope
  
• Fixed the rendering artefacts on Point Hope's upstairs doors
  
• It is now possible for VR players to acquire the Ferryman badge
  
• You can now sprint when you die if your sprint setting is set to "Off"
  
• Players can no longer climb certain objects after traversing staircases
  
• You can now achieve the poltergeist and revenant achievements with a mimic
  
• The banshee's "ability used" stat will now only count if the Banshee reaches a player's position during its targeted wander
  
• Shades will now consistently work as intended when players leave the room
  
• Goryo will now give DOTS evidence correctly when there are no players in the same room as the ghost
  
• The spirit box will provide evidence more consistently when the ghost only responds to "alone" players
  
• Ghost events will no longer occur with no one in the location
  
• When using a gamepad, you will no longer buy and sell items in the shop unintentionally, at the same time as enabling/disabling/resetting your loadout
  
• The VR teleport stamina visuals will now display correctly
  
• If your ID badge gets removed due to it not being unlocked, you no longer have to select a new role to be able to play the game
  
• Improved the spawn positions of the bone in Point Hope
  
• Blocking an "I wish to see the ghost" hunt with a tier III crucifix, will no longer leave the player who wished permanently blind
  
• The VR loading screen will now fade to black correctly when loading Training
  
• You can now place video cameras consistently on tripods in VR
  
• Banshees entering their DOTS state will no longer increase the ability used stat
  

If you experience any issues, please join the official Phasmophobia Discord: https://discord.gg/phasmophobia


Thanks,
[h3]The Kinetic Games Team [/h3]