PlayFab Party Unity plugin release notes

1.9.3.0

• Updated binaries to Party 1.9.3 or greater for all platforms.

1.8.0.0

• Updated binaries to Party 1.8.0 or greater for all platforms.

1.7.6.0

PlayFab Party Unity SDK plugin is supported on Linux (Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04).

New features for all platforms

• Adds support for suspending and later resuming titles on Xbox and Switch.
• Adds support for leaving and later rejoining a Party for iOS app suspension: ResetParty().
• Various bug fixes.

1.7.0.1

• Enabled peer-to-peer connection on supported platforms, except from mobile ones, by default.

1.5.0.3

Party Unity SDK plugin becomes generally available (GA) to developers on platforms:

• Windows, iOS, Android: https://github.com/playfab/PlayFabPartyUnity
• Sony PlayStation®:
  • PS4™: https://dev.azure.com/PlayFabPrivate/PS4/_git/PlayFabPartyUnityPS4 (restricted access)
  • PS5™: https://dev.azure.com/PlayFabPrivate/PS5/_git/PlayFabPartyUnityPS5 (restricted access)
• Nintendo Switch™: https://dev.azure.com/PlayFabPrivate/Switch/_git/PlayFabPartyUnitySwitch (restricted access)

"PlayStation" is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

"PS4" is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

"PS5" is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

New features in GA

• Ability to set a language for the local player, before creating or joining a Party
• Optional translation of incoming text chat messages to local language, using Party Cognitive Services
• Speech-to-text (STT): optional transcription of incoming audio chat into text chat messages in local language, using Party Cognitive Services (incurs additional cost if exceeds free quota)
• Text-to-speech (TTS): optional synthesization of speech, conversion of outgoing text chat messages into audible form received by other players (incurs additional cost if exceeds free quota)

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements since prerelease.