New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on March 16, 2022) follows:
In the last few years, several tactical FPS games have been released. While many of them failed to retain their player base, Rainbow Six Siege remains popular even six years after its release.
Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the game features online multiplayer 5v5 PvP matches and is super competitive. Players can choose from various operators, each with its unique abilities and gadgets.
However, players have complained about bugs and glitches such as squads getting disconnected, players wrongly banned and some kicked out of matches due to inactivity even when they were moving.
And as if these weren’t troubling enough, Rainbow Six Siege players are now reporting (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) various audio issues that are making the game unplayable.
These audio issues include broken directional audio, missing SFX, and non-stop gunshots. It is interesting to note that the problems surfaced after the recent update and seem to be limited to the console version of the game.
Generic troubleshooting steps like restarting consoles and reinstalling the game do not seem to help.
Thankfully, Rainbow Six Siege developers have acknowledged the fact that the console version has multiple audio issues. While they said that the bugs are under investigation, there is no ETA on when it will be fixed.
We hope the developers find out what caused the issues in the first place and release an update that fixes the same. If and when they do, we will be updating this space to reflect the same so make sure you stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.
Update 1 (March 24)
06:07 pm (IST): Rainbow Six Siege support has provided a potential workaround for the audio issues on PS5. It involves disabling the 3D audio.
Update 2 (March 29)
01:51 pm (IST): Ubisoft support has informed players that the audio-related fixes for Rainbow Six Siege will arrive with the Y7S1.1 patch.
Update 3 (April 1)
02:05 pm (IST): The latest Y7S1.1 patch includes some bug fixes for audio issues. It includes the following:
Update 4 (June 16)
05:42 pm (IST): Rainbow Six Siege has confirmed that they are working on a fix for the audio issue on consoles. However, they did not provide any ETA for the fix.
Update 5 (August 04)
09:55 am (IST): Many Rainbow Six Siege players are reporting (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) audio issues in MUTE Protocol where they are getting constant firing overlay of sound or sound is missing when firing.
Luckily, Ubisoft support has acknowledged and said that they are investigating.
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