Update your PlayStation 5 and forget about using a second device to join voice chats.
PlayStation is finally supporting Discord directly! As the company stated, many voice chat features will be released as updates for the console in the coming weeks. This includes the ability to join a call or group voice chat without the need of a secondary device.
The first region to receive these update will be Asia/Japan. Later in the same week, PlayStation will release the update for Europe, Australia/New Zealand, and the Middle East. The last region to get the update will be the Americas.
In the past, you first had to open Discord on your phone or PC to join a voice chat on PlayStation. This was an extra step that's getting a fix with the next update.
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How to join a Discord voice chat on PlayStation 5 now
PlayStation and Discord released a step-by-step guide to show how to connect to voice chat. After you get the update on your console, this is how you will be able to do it:
- Go to the "Game Base" option that's located in the control center/quick menu.
- Tap on the Discord icon.
- Select "Direct Voice Chats" to call your friends.
- For group voice chats, select the server you want to be in.
- You'll find a list of voice channels here. Select any of them and tap the "Join" button.
Joining a Discord voice chat directly from your PlayStation 5 will also let you use custom sounds from the soundboard. In the video announcement, they showed the classic "cricket" sound in action (and we love it, but nothing beats the "quack."
Unfortunately, no specific dates for the updates were announced. However, the blog post mentioned "coming weeks" as the expected timeframe.
Make sure to check esports.gg if you want to stay up to date with any other PlayStation announcements regarding their Discord integration!
