How is this a bug? I'm sorry guys but posting this is a waste of time and I believe it's definitely not worthy of a big report.
Yes it CAN be frustrating. It CAN also be hugely rewarding to navigate yourself to find each other.
As a long time player and having played with new players I think to spawn together would ruin some of what makes Dayz great.

Check your party chat settings on the ps4 are set to "prioritise game chat"
If this is not set it won't work.