Features
Party is designed for use on many platforms like Android, iOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®, PC, and XBOX. Party also provides C/C++ SDKs and SDKs for use with game engines like Unity and Unreal. For a complete list, see Party SDKs.- Interoperable multiplayer infrastructure
- Cross-network/cross-platform multiplayer game experiences.
- Low-latency secure data communication
- Industry-standard encryption and authentication.
- Cross-platform mesh: automatic low-latency cloud relay or select regions yourself, choosing from Azure regions distributed across the globe
- Direct peer-to-peer functionality.
- Background Quality of Service (QoS) measurements.
- Flexible topology design possibilities
- Everyone-to-everyone.
- Constrained to “teams” or game-defined “channels” and more.
- Accessible voice and text chat
- Real-time speech-to-text and text-to-speech.
- Real-time translation for text and voice by using Azure Cognitive Services.
- Ability to add real-time custom voice effects like spatial sound.
- Capabilities designed for multiplayer games
- Efficient game states and logic delivery.
- Integrates with custom discovery systems—players finding other players.
- Policy enforcement for connectivity and communication.
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