PSN x Discord Features Rolling Out

[Aranea Highwind]

 

 

Back in May of 2021, our friends at PlayStation announced a new Partnership with Discord, working together to deliver new ways to integrate your PlayStation experience with Discord for your friends and communities to see. Of course, everything needed to stay super-secret at the time, so we couldn’t share anything quite yet. 

 

But your daydreams of Squares, Triangles, and Circles swirling in the sky are over as the news drops now: 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’s especially great for knowing if your friend is currently playing a game that supports cross-play on another platform. 

Don’t see the option quite yet? PlayStation Network account connection is gradually rolling out to U.S. Discord users with additional countries soon to follow — check back later in User Settings > Connections if it’s not there for you at the moment.
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How to Connect your PlayStation Network Account to Discord

Have you ever linked one of the… *shuffles through the integration list*… eleven other services we now offer Discord integrations for? It’s a very similar process, but if this is your first time ever connecting another account to Discord, let’s go through gettin’ it set up:

 

To connect your Discord account to your PlayStation Network account, open up Discord and head into User Settings > Connections on either desktop or web. On mobile, go to User Settings > Connections.

On this page, you’ll see a newly-added PlayStation icon. Choose that, and you’re already on your way! 

 

From there, a browser window to authorize from your PlayStation account will pop up. Use it to sign in to your account on the login page and boom: your PlayStation Network account is all connected. Simple, right?

 

 

Once connected, two new options will appear for your PlayStation Network account: “Display on Profile” and “Display PlayStation Network as your status.” While displaying your PlayStation online ID is all fine and dandy, showing your game activity is the real deal and will inspire your friends to join along for the ride. 

 

 

Now, the game you’re currently playing on your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 console will be happily displayed in your user profile for all your friends and community members to see! 

 

Do note that on your PSN Privacy Settings, your “PSN Online Status” and “Now Playing” visibility must be set to “Anyone” in order for your status to be visible on Discord. Take a peek at PlayStation’s article on “How to change privacy settings on PlayStation Network” in case you may have adjusted them before. 

 

For more details on the account connection process, be sure to check out our Help Center article.

 

 

Whether you stick to single-player games or enjoy having your friends join in on multiplayer endeavors, your friends from all over the world will be able to see all sorts of PlayStation games you’re playing and start a conversation about wanting to jump in and play with you. 

 

The ability to connect your Discord account with your PlayStation Network account is rolling out starting today and will be available on every platform Discord is on: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web app. 

Edited January 31, 2022 by Aranea Highwind

[MidnightDragon]

Curious to see what else it'll entail in the end. 

[Bloodbornium]

Hoping they do something similar to what Xbox got. 3 months of Nitro for PS+ subscribers.

Rip PlaystationDiscord. It has been pretty redundant for a while now though.

[MRgreen55]

Now were the ps5 app ?

[Jelly Soup]

I'm still a tad leery of this. Letting the PSN see what you're doing in outside apps strikes me as sketchy at best.

[ArtMontef]

I for one welcome it. I always wanted to display it, so my friends don't have to ask me what have I been playing recently. Hopefully they roll it out soon in EU so I can use it too. And hopefully they integrade the messaging system of discord into psn

[Jelly Soup]

6 minutes ago, ArtMontef said:

 And hopefully they integrade the messaging system of discord into psn

 

And that's the part I'm not a fan of.

[OmegaRejectz]

8 months to show off what game you're playing?
Here's hoping voice integration happens eventually...

[dieselmanchild]

It’s great to get an update on this as I was quite literally just discussing it with someone last night and we were both wondering what ever happened to this project. However, it seems a bit lame that after all this time they’re revealing that we can now simply share what we are playing.. is that really all this is?

 

I was expecting something more along the lines of full voice integration and hopefully some kind of groups/communities feature on PlayStation to replace the PS4 Communities that Sony removed, and make it easier to organize groups and link up with likeminded people. Are there more features along these lines planned in the future?

[SKiL_Clash]

Was hoping discord to replace party chat and DM. Not just showing what I’m playing. But i guess that’s progress…

[sepheroithisgod]

Wait a minute, is this all the Discord x Playstation is? I want to actually use Discord on my PlayStation while playing games instead of having to do it on my laptop or phone. That way I can hear the game and still talk to friends.

[kindajustin]

49 minutes ago, Jelly Soup said:

 

And that's the part I'm not a fan of.

Fully agree. If Discord conversation is at any point ever going to be moderated the way Sony currently moderates and reviews reports on PSN, I can guarantee I'll never be linking the two services.

[Anxiety]

Is this it? I just write on my discord status what I’m playing. If they heavily monitor PSN Messages I’m definitely not linking it.

[MidnightDragon]

16 minutes ago, sepheroithisgod said:

Wait a minute, is this all the Discord x Playstation is? I want to actually use Discord on my PlayStation while playing games instead of having to do it on my laptop or phone. That way I can hear the game and still talk to friends.

It sounds like there might be more, but time will tell, I guess. 

[SelectiveGamer]

It'll be interesting to see if Discord ever becomes available on PS consoles and how they'll integrate VC chats on PS consoles on Discord. I'll try to connect to my PSN account later.

[kidson2004]

I’m on my phone and I don’t see the PS icon 

[lostforever77]

45 minutes ago, Anxiety said:

Is this it? I just write on my discord status what I’m playing. If they heavily monitor PSN Messages I’m definitely not linking it.

Just don't be offensive, not hard

[Anxiety]

1 minute ago, lostforever77 said:

Just don't be offensive, not hard

Who said anything about offensive if I wrote offensive stuff on PSN I would of been banned already. 

[jpwbjpwb]

So it took them 9 months to implement a feature that someone had already implemented unofficially. Hopefully some deeper integrations come soon.

[Jelly Soup]

2 hours ago, kindajustin said:

Fully agree. If Discord conversation is at any point ever going to be moderated the way Sony currently moderates and reviews reports on PSN, I can guarantee I'll never be linking the two services.

 

This, all of this, you get it.
Now, if it'll allow just normal Discord integration, just showing what I'm playing, then I might be more interested. If I'm forced to link up everything, fuck that all the way.

[ArtMontef]

I may be oblivious to the problem. Was there some sort of controversy with way Sony moderates their messaging service?

 

What are you guys sending and saying that you don't want Sony to see that much? ? Discord already has access to your messages, what is the difference? For me just having it all into a single app is much more convenient, I wouldn't have to check my ps app and discord separately, it would all be in just one place. (Speaking on full integration of psn into discord). 

 

Not saying you are wrong, just that harsh reaction is really surprising to me. "Not for me, I won't be using that" vs "fuck that, not giving them access to my messages". Genuine question, not trying to start an argument here, just asking out of curiosity?

[kindajustin]

41 minutes ago, ArtMontef said:

I may be oblivious to the problem. Was there some sort of controversy with way Sony moderates their messaging service?

 

What are you guys sending and saying that you don't want Sony to see that much? Discord already has access to your messages, what is the difference? For me just having it all into a single app is much more convenient, I wouldn't have to check my ps app and discord separately, it would all be in just one place. (Speaking on full integration of psn into discord). 

 

Not saying you are wrong, just that harsh reaction is really surprising to me. "Not for me, I won't be using that" vs "fuck that, not giving them access to my messages". Genuine question, not trying to start an argument here, just asking out of curiosity?

To give you context, I've never been reported once. Or if I was, I was never given a warning by Sony for it.

I'm not sending anything I'm afraid of Sony seeing. I'm a 27 year old and occasionally I like to have adult conversations. If you so much as simply use a swear word and get reported on PSN 3 times, that's a permanent ban. Sometimes in conversation I say things like "wow that's pretty fucked up" or "sorry to hear you're going through shit." These types of messages can absolutely get you permanently banned even if they are supportive in context. I've seen it happen to people. Your friends won't report you, but what happens if someone stops being your friend? The messages have no time limit on them.

So to answer your question, my harsh reaction is from knowing full well that I have to act like a child on PSN. I don't want that becoming any part of my discord experiences. I have so many people counting on me to help them out of hard situations. I can't have adult conversations on PSN or any platform that Sony moderates. I hope this provides context and clarity, I actually think you're an excellent artist and have no intention of fighting with you.

Edit: I have no idea what the exact rules are for a permanent ban on PSN, but I know several people who have received one seemingly instantly. I understand that is anecdotal.

Edited February 1, 2022 by kindajustin

[ArtMontef]

19 minutes ago, kindajustin said:

To give you context, I've never been reported once. Or if I was, I was never given a warning by Sony for it.

I'm not sending anything I'm afraid of Sony seeing. I'm a 27 year old and occasionally I like to have adult conversations. If you so much as simply use a swear word and get reported on PSN 3 times, that's a permanent ban. Sometimes in conversation I say things like "wow that's pretty fucked up" or "sorry to hear you're going through shit." These types of messages can absolutely get you permanently banned even if they are supportive in context. I've seen it happen to people. Your friends won't report you, but what happens if someone stops being your friend? The messages have no time limit on them.

So to answer your question, my harsh reaction is from knowing full well that I have to act like a child on PSN. I don't want that becoming any part of my discord experiences. I have so many people counting on me to help them out of hard situations. I can't have adult conversations on PSN or any platform that Sony moderates. I hope this provides context and clarity, I actually think you're an excellent artist and have no intention of fighting with you.

Thanks for clarifying! By any means I don't want to argue with anyone, I just wanted to hear other peoples opinion. For example I didn't know about 3 reports= ban thing ? that's why I aknowledged I might be oblivious to the problem. Yeah, as an adult woman I also have adult conversations, hell I even sent work-in-progress nsfw art for a commission client I was drawing for through psn?‍♀️ well I see now why some people might have some concerns. On the other hand it seems it's heavily user-report based on what you say, and isn't that the case on every platform technically? 

 

Honestly I would doubt they would totally merge discord and psn, I think they would just be connected, and I really doubt sony would have that much say in it, probably the discord mods would be the first to act on any reports? Eh, I don't know, speculating here from my laymen perspective. Still gonna use it if it ever gets implemented, makes my life easier, and if I get reported once I would then start worrying I guess ?‍♀️

 

[Edit]and thank you for compliment! I really appreciate it

 

Edited February 1, 2022 by ArtMontef

[EIdain]

I've just had the on Discord notification to ask if I wish to connect my accounts. Pleasantly surprised at how quick I got that in EU considering they said it would be rolling out in other regions "soon".

I'm not too concerned about PlayStation moderating my Discord messages. Though I do agree their reporting system is bullshit. Think I got one strike on my account for using a tame swear word to someone who swore at me accusing me of cheating back when I played Fortnite.

I didn't expect much more functionality than what Xbox has at launch. Though it would be nice if they added some sort of VC functionality so when cross-playing you can use it to talk to people on other platforms, but I'm not gonna hold my breath on that one.

Edited February 1, 2022 by EIdain

[Undead Wolf]

Yeah, I think I'll keep the two accounts separate. I don't want to risk getting my PSN account banned for using a few gamer words on Discord. Besides, the added functionality of displaying what PlayStation games you're playing on Discord and whatever else they intend on doing with it aren't of much use to me.