How to connect your PlayStation Network account to Discord
Sony surprised PlayStation gamers when it revealed a partnership with Discord back in May 2021, with the two companies pledging to make it easier to use popular chat platform Discord with your PS4 or PS5. Not much was said for a while – or more accurately, close to a year – but the integration is finally rolling out to Discord users worldwide.
It’s available in the UK and US at the time of writing, with rollout slowly reaching more territories over time.
Don’t get too excited just yet though; while some imagined a Discord app for PlayStation that’d let you chat to your Discord buddies when playing games on the console, it’s not quite that snazzy.
Instead, you’ll be able to display your PSN username and the game you’re currently playing on your Discord account, much as it does with PC games. It might not be the full-blown integration some had hoped for, but it’s better than nothing right?
If you’re interested in linking your PlayStation account to Discord, here’s how to do it.
How to connect your PSN account to Discord
The good news is that, if the PlayStation Network integration has rolled out to your territory, you’ll be able to connect the service using Discord on any platform. I’ll be using the Discord for iOS app for the tutorial, but the process is the exact same on PC and other apps:
There isn’t full-blown integration that allows you to circumvent Sony’s party chat functionality for Discord just yet, but there is hope that Sony will allow it – or something along those lines – in future.
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Author: Lewis Painter, Contributor
Lewis Painter was once a Tech Advisor Senior Staff Writer. He covers everything from iPhone to AirPods, plus a range of smartphones, tablets, laptops and gaming hardware.
