Popular Post Aranea Highwind Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) Popular communication service will integrate with your social experience on PlayStation beginning early next year Jim Ryan, President & CEO At PlayStation, we’re constantly looking for new ways to enable players around the world to connect with one another, form new friendships and communities, and share fun experiences and lasting memories. It’s in this spirit that we’re excited to announce a new partnership with Discord, the communication service popularized by gamers and used by more than 140 million people every month around the world. Together, our teams are already hard at work connecting Discord with your social and gaming experience on PlayStation Network. Our goal is to bring the Discord and PlayStation experiences closer together on console and mobile starting early next year, allowing friends, groups, and communities to hang out, have fun, and communicate more easily while playing games together. To bring these experiences to life for our players, Sony Interactive Entertainment has made a minority investment as part of Discord’s Series H round. From our very first conversation with co-founders Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy, I was inspired by their lifelong love for gaming and our teams’ shared passion to help bring friends and communities together in new ways. Empowering players to create communities and enjoy shared gaming experiences is at the heart of what we do, so we are beyond excited to start this journey with one of the world’s most popular communication services. It’s always a privilege to work with great partners to bring fresh experiences to our fans, and we’ll have more to share in the coming months. Stay tuned to our channels and @Discord for all the latest updates. Edited May 3, 2021 by Aranea Highwind 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MandA60VISE Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 Yay, now I can talk with all my frie- oh... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaivRules Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 Well that's probably why Communities went away. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgm4789 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I guess this is the reason why they killed communities on ps4 and are shutting down the vitas messaging system. Since more then likely theres gonna be a huge firmware update that overhauls the whole messaging system to work with discord. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wavergray Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 The Jim Ryan era just keeps getting stronger. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzware Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Great news! Something people asking for, for a while now. With the announcement of the PS3 and Vita stores not shutting down and now this, Jim Ryan really shows he listens to the us, the players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aranea Highwind Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Wavergray said: The Jim Ryan era just keeps getting stronger. The best thing to ever happen in PlayStation history. All hail our lord and savior. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Weight Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, Aranea Highwind said: The best thing to ever happen in PlayStation history. All hail our lord and savior. In Jim Ryan we trust. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrBloodmoney Posted May 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2021 Jim Ryan doing his thing 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berendsapje Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, Wavergray said: The Jim Ryan era just keeps getting stronger. Jim Ryan once again proves that he is the greatest ally a Playstation gamer can have. Considering the recent string of excellent decisions, it is only a matter of time before a new religion will rise. Rejoice friends, as we can all share a world with a true legend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Neat, I guess. Weird it took so long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip1776 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, ExHaseo said: Neat, I guess. Weird it took so long. Weird it took so long. LOL. What timeframe were you expecting to see Discord integrated into the Playstation Network? A week ago we all thought Microsoft was purchasing Discord. You must be on the "inside". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyChief Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Great news and a good move to partner up. Looking forward to seeing what services and features are offered. Building a stronger connected gaming community is welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDisinfect Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 People made fun of the Jim Ryan appreciation thread. This man is the pinnacle of gaming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExHaseo Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Paperclip1776 said: Weird it took so long. LOL. What timeframe were you expecting to see Discord integrated into the Playstation Network? A week ago we all thought Microsoft was purchasing Discord. You must be on the "inside". There's been connectivity with other platforms for years. PS has been the only one left out. I guess it's neat they're making an actual discord app for PS, but it's weird it took so long for there to be any kind of integration at all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryceJ75 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I've wanted this for so long, this sounds like a great feature!!! Sony continuing on their console innovation, love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA_Darren Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I am just curious how this is going to work with Sony's policy. I assume user will link their PSN account with Discord. Let's say if user says something inappropriate in Discord, will this also affect this user's PSN account? I am not fans of all the Sony's communication platform. Considering it's political correctness gone too far policy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip1776 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, ExHaseo said: There's been connectivity with other platforms for years. PS has been the only one left out. I guess it's neat they're making an actual discord app for PS, but it's weird it took so long for there to be any kind of integration at all. I'm not familiar with the connectivity on the other platforms that you're referring to but I get your context now, thanks for the clarification. Hopefully I was right that you're on the "inside". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefalcon2210 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, Stand_User3 said: People made fun of the Jim Ryan appreciation thread. This man is the pinnacle of gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveInHell Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 This is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 1 minute ago, GTA_Darren said: I am just curious how this is going to work with Sony's policy. I assume user will link their PSN account with Discord. Let's say if user says something inappropriate in Discord, will this also affect this user's PSN account? I am not fans of all the Sony's communication platform. Considering it's political correctness gone too far policy. Depends on how far the "integration" goes. If Sony just allows people to communicate over Discord by allowing the OS to receive Discord data and doesn't create their own Discord, then they have no moderation responsibility and it'd be treated like off platform communication, like a YouTube trash talk video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby_TheLastofUs Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 47 minutes ago, Wavergray said: The Jim Ryan era just keeps getting stronger. All hail Jimbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveInHell Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 52 minutes ago, DaivRules said: Well that's probably why Communities went away. It makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepheroithisgod Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Great news for FFXIV players. It was kind of a nightmare typing in Discord invites by hand. Was one of the main reasons I switched to PC for that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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