Blizzard Voice Chat vs Steam Chat

As long as you have the Battle.net app, no extra software is required.

It has a clean UI that continues the dark blue Blizzard theme.

Now you can create and send links that will invite people directly into your group chat. Email, message, or text the link for them to join from the Steam Client or a web browser.

Steam has a fully-featured mobile client support for Android and iOS, which makes it very easy to check in on the app and communicate while on the go.

When you are using someone else's computer for playing games Steam is normally installed

Every chat on Steam is now multi-media friendly. Getting your point across is easier than ever, now that everyone can see your GIFs inline rather than a list of links. Paste a picture from the clipboard and upload it directly to the chat.

Want to bring someone into a conversation? Just drag and drop your friends from the Friends List to send them an invite.

All of these features have been built to work not only in the Steam client, but also on the web. So you can continue conversations when you have access to a web browser but you're not logged in to the Steam client.

Put up a server instantly, add channels and invite!

Your in-game friends are now grouped by the game they're playing, making it easier to join them, or to see which games are popular among friends. And see who's playing together. You can watch friends enter into a match and then emerge when their game is over. Be ready to dive in with them or to play when they're done.