Age verification will roll out for PlayStation in the UK and Ireland in June

Sony has announced that age verification will be rolling out later this year for PlayStation users in both the UK and Ireland. Without age verification, PlayStation users will not be able to use any of the communication features, broadcasting features, and some in game features. You can see the announcement below.

“Age verification will be required later in 2026 for UK & Ireland adult accounts to access certain features. If you’re prompted, we recommend completing age verification to avoid interruptions later in 2026. We use age verification to deliver the best PlayStation experience for your age and to help protect our younger users.

“If you have not completed age verification, you can continue playing on PlayStation but communication features won’t be available until you do. To keep using communication, broadcasting, and certain in-game features without interruption, we recommend verifying your age now. Verify now or scan this QR code on your mobile device.”

The QR code mentioned above can be found here within the announcement and FAQ. This also details the features affected:

Beginning June 2026, if you have not completed age verification, you can continue playing on PlayStation, but some features won’t be available until you verify your age.

You may not be able to use:

• • Communication features on PlayStation (console, PS App and web)
  • Voice chat
  • Text chat / messaging
  • Joining parties or group sessions
  • Connected or third-party communication experiences
  • Discord voice chat
  • Broadcasting and sharing features
  • Broadcasting gameplay to YouTube or Twitch
  • In-game UGC and communication features

Some games offer their own communication tools or user-generated content (UGC) features. If age verification is not completed, certain in-game features may also become unavailable, such as:

• • In-game chat or messaging
  • Sharing or uploading user-generated content

Because each title is designed differently, the specific features affected may vary by game. As titles update their implementations over time, additional in-game features may become restricted for users who have not verified their age.

There are three different ways to verify your age to continue accessing the communication features. That includes a facial scan through third party company Yoti, using ID age verification with a passport, driving license, or national ID, or through mobile phone age verification. This last method checks your age that your mobile phone provider has on their records.

Source: PlayStation