Sony will allegedly convey full Discord integration, together with voice chat, to the PS5 within the “coming months”. This follows Xbox producer Microsoft beating PlayStation to the punch – regardless of the latter investing within the social media platform. According to Exputer reporter Tom Henderson, citing sources who beforehand leaked the DualSense Edge controller, the combination has been within the “quality assurance phase for the past couple of months”, with progress reportedly going “very well”.

Henderson reviews that the performance might be added as a part of the following milestone firmware replace, after v6.00 which is at the moment being beta examined. Due out in mid-September, v6.00 consists of requested options like Game Library folders and 1440p output.

PlayStation made a giant deal of its partnership with Discord final yr, however exterior of some very minor hooks permitting you to show which PS5 video games you’re at the moment taking part in on the app, we’re but to see the fruits of its labour. “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,” boss Jim Ryan stated on the time.

It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how deep the combination goes, as a result of whereas Microsoft has been first to implement the app, its resolution – which requires you to first setup voice channels in your smartphone – is way from preferrred. With so many crossplay video games already out there on PS5, this feels just like the pure subsequent step in breaking down boundaries and bringing gamers collectively.