Although there are many fun games on the PlayStation 5, the most fun is when you play with your teammates. Even though most multiplayer games these days offer built-in voice chat, if you want something more feature-rich, you should start using PlayStation Parties to play and chat with your friends. If you’re interested, read on because here’s how to create parties on PS5.
Create parties and play with friends on PS5
There are several ways to create parties on your PS5 and we will discuss them here. We’ll also talk about what a party is on PlayStation and why you might want to use it. As always, you can use the table of contents below to jump to any section.
What are parties?
Before we take a look at creating parties on PlayStation, let’s take a look at what a PS party actually is and why you might want to use it.
A PlayStation Party isn’t necessarily about games. As the name suggests, you can just hang out and talk to each other even though you are all playing different games. However, even if you plan to play the same game as a team, parties bring more flexibility to your voice chat.
Consider this, you are planning to play a team multiplayer game with your friend. Now you all should know that if you and your friend just join the game lobby together, you will also have to talk and listen to all other teammates. That’s fine sometimes, but most of the time you probably just wanted to talk to your friend while you play, right? This is where groups come in. If you and your friend are in a party together, you can talk to each other without talking to anyone else in-game or even listening to their in-game voice chats.
Now that we have a basic understanding of PlayStation parties, let’s see how to create a party on PlayStation 5.
How to throw a party from control center
The fastest and easiest way to create a party on the PS5 is through Control Center.
- Press the PS button on your DualSense controller to launch Control Center.
- Scroll down to the icon that looks like two users together, this is the ‘Game Base’ icon. Press “X”.
- Press the “square” button on your PS5 controller to create a new party.
- You can now select the players you want to add to your party and press “OK” to create your party.
How to create groups from Game Base
You can also create groups from the game base itself.
- Press the PS button on your controller to launch Control Center.
- Scroll down to the icon that looks like two users together, this is the ‘Game Base’ icon. Press “X”.
- Press the “option” key on your DualSense controller and select “Go to game base”.
- Now you can press the “triangle” button on your controller to start creating a new group.
Team up in your favorite PlayStation 5 games with parties
Creating parties is a great way to keep in touch with your friends while you play games on your console. It also allows you to voice and text chat with your friends even if you are playing different games. So, now that you know how to create parties on PlayStation 5, go ahead and add all your friends to your party and hang out virtually. While you’re at it, also learn how to use the create button on your DualSense controller to create fun content while you play.
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