<s>
Voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
is	O
telecommunication	O
via	O
voice	B-Application
over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
(	O
VoIP	B-Application
)	O
technologies	O
—	O
especially	O
when	O
those	O
technologies	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
intercoms	O
among	O
players	O
in	O
multiplayer	B-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VoIP	B-Application
functionality	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
into	O
some	O
games	O
,	O
be	O
a	O
system-wide	O
communication	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
third-party	O
chat	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
in	O
video	O
games	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
(	O
cirka	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Seaman	B-Application
and	O
Alien	B-Language
Front	I-Language
Online	I-Language
included	O
built	O
in	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
functionality	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
required	O
an	O
active	O
subscription	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
SegaNet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
Network	O
adapter	O
for	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
voice	O
chatting	O
with	O
a	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
service	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
required	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
console	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
capability	O
into	O
their	O
games	O
and	O
bundled	O
a	O
microphone	O
and	O
headset	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
retail	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
launched	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
service	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
allowed	O
voice	O
chatting	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
headset	O
for	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
third-party	O
software	O
have	O
become	O
very	O
popular	O
among	O
gamers	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
in	O
game	O
VoIP	B-Application
services	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
software	O
includes	O
Discord	B-Application
,	O
TeamSpeak	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Mumble	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Discord	B-Application
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X|S	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
coming	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
has	O
become	O
a	O
big	O
hit	O
in	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
also	O
leads	O
to	O
problems	O
such	O
as	O
griefing	O
,	O
cyberbullying	O
,	O
harassment	O
,	O
and	O
scams	O
.	O
</s>
