Some of the details are buried, but Dead Island 2 Alexa Game Control Features allow you to control the game using your voice. In fact, Dead Island 2 will be the first title to have this built-in feature. Looking through various entries for the game on Amazon, for some reason I get few, if any, results for “Alexa Game Control”, but the page dedicated to this feature has more games from Dead Island 2 onwards. It is stated to use this new voice-activated system. So what is this?
Example of Alexa Game Control in action
Amazon doesn’t have a concrete breakdown of how Alexa Game Control will work in Dead Island 2, but website, there are various examples of how voices can be used in games. But first, it’s important to note that Alexa Game Control only works on PC and Xbox at the moment, with no word on if and when it will be compatible with PlayStation consoles. It’s unclear why this is, given that the PS5 also has voice commands.
Either way, with this feature, you can use your voice to interact with NPCs, swap weapons, or show the game the location of the nearest quest without the need for an Alexa device. The breadth of commands depends on what the developer wants to include in the game. Part of the idea is that using voice will be “less interruptive” and you’ll be able to use voice shortcuts.
You can even use the Alexa Game Control feature like a real Alexa device to control smart lights, set timers, order food, and more. No need to use the wake word to wake up and no Prime membership required. All you need is a compatible headset or microphone and follow the in-game instructions to enable Alexa Game Control. Once set up, you can set it to follow push-to-talk (PTT) commands or use voice activity (VA) to always detect your voice. So far, the Alexa Game Control is only available in English in North America, but Amazon plans to make these controls compatible with more countries and languages in the future.
In other news, Hideo Kojima announced a Brain Structure podcast on Spotify, revealing the PS5 DualSense Edge, which is essentially PlayStation’s “pro controller.”
