How to Join Discord Calls Directly From Your PS5® — No Phone Needed!

Wanna communicate with your crossplay squad on Discord while fighting off bugs? Or maybe you want to use some of your PS5 console’s Media apps to relax and enjoy some videos while chattin’ the night away. 

No matter if your friends playing on desktop, are out and about on the mobile app, or are playing on console, you can use Discord Voice Chat directly on your PS5 console to cooperate, compete, or just chat about what’s up with your friends.

Joining your friends is just a few DualSense™ wireless controller button presses away, so leave your phone trapped in the couch cushion and focus on the game (your phone’s probably dead anyway).

How to Join Discord Server Voice Channels From PS5 console

First, you’ll need to connect your account for PlayStation Network™ to Discord. If you’ve done this already to show off what you’re playing on PS5, you’re all set — if you still need to connect your account, see how to do it here! 

Once your accounts are linked, joining a Discord call from your PS5 console is done entirely within the system menus. Toss your phone or tablet across the room (and onto a soft pillow) because you won’t need it to join! 

To join a Discord call directly from your PS5 console, grab your DualSense wireless controller and follow the steps below:

Press the PlayStation button on your controller to open up the Control Center and navigate to the Game Base. If you hid the Game Base from your Control Center in the past, you can press the Options button to customize the Control Center and add it back in. 

Then, pick the new “Discord” option in the Game Base. You should know what the icon looks like… right? Once you select it, you’ll see a list of alllll the servers you’re in, and even an option to look through your DMs and Group DMs!

Select a server, then scope things out and see who may already be in a voice channel. If you want to hop in, hit Join and… BOOM! You’re in. 

Way easier, and no extra device is necessary! If you still prefer the old-school method of joining a call by transferring it from Discord on desktop or mobile as mentioned here, that option will still be available. Who knows, maybe you’ll see the button to transfer your call in Discord and go “OH YEAH, I can do that, huh?!” Options are always good, ya’know?

How to Join Discord DM or Group DM Voice Calls From Your PS5 console

Joining a Discord DM call from your PS5 console is similar to joining a server’s voice channel, but with one more button press that we’ll bold below. Remember, you’ll need to link your account for PlayStation Network to Discord beforehand.

• Press the “PlayStation” button on your DualSense wireless controller to open the Control Center and navigate to the Game Base.
• In the Game Base, select the “Discord” option. This will open up all your available servers AND include an option to browse through DMs.

• In the Discord menu, select “Direct Voice Chats” to open up a list of your DMs and Group DMs, organized by the last time the conversation was active.
• Lastly, press Join to connect and start chattin’ away! 

See? Easy peasy. If you’d like to use your phone to open a Help Center article about this instead, you’ll find it here. Also, charge your phone.

Wait… I Can Show What PS5 Game I’m Playing on Discord?

Flashback (read this in Sepia tone): Remember when we talked about linking your account for PlayStation Network™ to Discord? If you already connected your accounts, you’re already done doing the hard work! If not, pop on over here and follow the steps first. 

After you’ve linked your account, head into User Settings > Connections. Here, you’ll see the account you linked and a toggle for an option called “Display PlayStation Network as your status.” 

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As long as this toggle is on, whatever game you’re playing on your PS5 console will be displayed as your current status on Discord. Shooter? Horror? Rhythm? Your friends will know about all the action you’re in. ​​

Not seeing these options? Make sure your PS5 console is up to date! And if you need any additional help during all this, we got your back — send us a message to our lovely support team here and we’ll get you set up and using Discord on your PS5 console in no time.