PlayStation owners will able to connect their accounts to Discord starting today, making it easier to share their activity and connect with other users using the popular social platform.
As detailed in Discord’s blog post, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners will have the option to link their PSN accounts to Discord. Once the PSN account is linked, they will have the option to display their activity when playing a game on either console. Players will also be able to display their PSN username on Discord, making it easier for other users to find them and play along.
Discord says the feature will be “gradually rolling out” to U.S. Discord users first, with additional countries coming soon. The feature itself will be available on every platform that supports Discord; this includes Windows, the web app, and iOS, to name a few.
Discord users based in the US will be the first to reiceve the option to link a PSN account with their Discord account. | Image: Discord
The integration is part of an ongoing partnership with Sony that Discord says will allow players to “collectively create great shared experiences for your friends and communities.” Last May, PlayStation made a minority investment in Discord intended to help form a partnership between the two companies.
The news comes just a few hours after PlayStation announced that it is acquiring Destiny developer, Bungie for $3.6 billion. Despite the acquisition, Bungie assured fans of the series that the company will retain “full creative control and publishing independence of the Destiny universe.”
Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
