For players to switch characters on their PS4, they have to do the following: Players need to hold the “down” button on the D-Pad to open the character-switch dial. The next step is to use the right analog stick to choose between the characters.
Similarly one may ask, can I have a second character in GTA Online?
Once, you’re in the pause menu just scroll through to the online section and then down to the swap character. Once, you’ve confirmed swap a character that’ll pull you back out of the standard game and then into the character creation screen where we’ll pick up next character. And here, you’ll be back in the line-up.
In respect to this, why can’t I switch characters in GTA 5 Online?
There are two main reasons why you may not be able to switch between GTA 5 characters. The first one is that you could be on a mission that doesn’t allow character switches. The other reason may be that you’re too close to a mission.