We have previously mentioned Discord as one of the alternative voice chat. The new functionality gives PlayStation players the same game status indicator that PC and Xbox players have had for a while, and a few other helpful features.ĭiscord announced in a blog post, “starting today, we’re gradually rolling out the ability to link your PSN account from Discord and display your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 game activity in your user profile! If you’ve ever connected your Discord account to another service that allows you to display your activity, it works similarly here: once your Discord account is linked, the game you’re currently playing on either PS4™ or PS5™ will be shown as your activity, just like that! You can even opt to display your PlayStation™Network online ID on your profile so your Discord friends can add you and tag along. It is a two-step process and requires you to download another PlayStation app. Discord, the popular messaging platform primarily aimed at gaming, is finally rolling out PlayStation account integration. You can also help improve our website by submitting direct feedback.Monday was already a big day for PlayStation news, as Sony revealed that it’s working to acquire Destiny 2 developer Bungie, but that’s not all. Not even the rumoured price tag of 12 billion Euro was enough to make the deal happen.Īre you using Discord? Join the discussion on social media or our Discord! While there were reports that Microsoft was interested in acquiring Discord in April, their talks ended inconclusively. The Xbox system lacks a Discord version right now. As of now Discord is only useable on PC and mobile phones. According to Sony more than 140 million users are active on Discord. Since its release in 2015 Discord has rapidly gained popularity and is now one of the leading communication tools worldwide, especially in the gaming sector. Whether or not Sony agrees is currently unanswerable. If it were possible, you would likely have two separate friend lists, one for PlayStation, the other for Discord. It might also be a less deep integration in the form of simply connecting PSN accounts with Discor accounts. Discord app on Playstation would mean a lot of people would move away from the Playstation Voice Chat and it would fragment the friends lists as well. It is still unclear how exactly the integration will look like, but it could result in an extensive app for the PlayStation store, similar to the program PC users can download. The problem with this is that they can often be expensive. There are some ways to get around this, such as buying third party accessories. But Sony, one of the largest gaming companies, has yet to implement a direct way to stream to Discord from the PlayStation 4. Announcing PlayStation’s new partnership with Discord: /LV4AhwbuBv Discord is growing to become the staple of communication for all forms of gaming.
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