Sony PlayStation announced its partnership with Discord in May 2021. After a long wait, you can now set up and use Discord on your PS5. Below we will tell you how to link your accounts and join a Sprachhat.
Important note: If you already linked your PSN and Discord accounts to see which game you're playing before the official release of Discord on PS5, you'll need to link your accounts again to get the new Discord voice chat permissions. If you participated in the system software beta and already linked your accounts during the beta period, you do not need to link them again. By the way, Discord will not appear on the PS4.
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Link Discord to PlayStation account
First, you need to make sure your PS5 has the latest system update, otherwise you won't be able to use Discord. Then you have to do yours Link your Discord account to your PlayStation account. You can either do that on the PlayStation website, on your PS5 or on the Discord app (PC or smartphone app). By the way, you don't need an active PS Plus membership to connect.
If you the Create a shortcut on your PS5 want, go as follows:
Goes to “Settings” (gear at top right) > “Users and Accounts” > “Linked Services”.Chooses Discord from the list and follow the instructions on your screen to link your accounts.
If you the Create a shortcut in the Discord app want, go as follows:
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Open the Discord app on your PC, smartphone or browser. Go to “User Settings” > “Connections” > “Add” and chooses that PlayStation logo out of.Reports you in the next step with yours PSN ID and your password and confirm that you want to link the accounts.
Once the link is established, you can use Discord to set whether you want your online ID to be displayed in your profile and whether you want PlayStation Network to be displayed as your status. In order for Discord to show your PSN status and your game, you have to make sure in advance that you are in the PSN privacy settings in “PSN Online Status” > “Current Game” set the option to “Everyone”.
Join Discord voice chat on your PS5
You can now participate in Discord voice chats on your PlayStation 5. This allows you to also talk to friends on other platforms. After you have linked your accounts, you can now start or join a Discord voice chat on your PS5. To do this, proceed as follows:
Open the Discord app on your mobile device or computer, log in to Discord with your account and start or join a voice channel. Make sure your Discord app is up to date.From your mobile device or computer, select the option to join on PlayStation and then select your PS5 console from the list displayed. When your PS5 console is successfully connected to the voice channel, a notification will appear on your PS5 screen.Select Show Discord voice chat in the notification on your PS5 console screen, to open the Discord voice chat card. You can also select the voice chat card via the Control Center (menu). Now you can talk to other people in Discord voice chat.
You should also pay attention to the following things:
Once you have started a Discord voice chat, Discord features will be displayed on the voice chat card in the Control Center. You cannot use PlayStation voice chat features, such as Screen Sharing and Share Play, in Discord voice chats. You cannot use them at the same time use a Discord voice chat and a PlayStation voice chat. You can only use Discord on the PS5 if your PS5 has the latest firmware.