…Fortnite = Voice Chat… Collaborative Communication Capped @ 16 Squadmates To truly see the future of collaborative gameplay & social experiences, you need a large-scale community to help that happen. We work really, really hard on Fortnite to maintain a safe experience online – for example, there's only chat between you & your squadmates. There's no proximity-based chat, so it's not possible for one person to grief another person they don't know. Kim Libreri – CTO, Epic Games, 3/19 Strategize / Bond With Team in Real-Time In-Game Collaboration With Pre-Game Lobby via Voice Team via Voice Source: Wired (3/19). Epic Games. Internet Trends 97 2019