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Xbox Teams Up With Discord To Bring More Voice Chat To Your Games

  Microsoft's Xbox will be getting a little more social, as the video game console begins working with the voice chat software in Discord, the popular gaming social network. The feature will arrive as a public beta test for Xbox Insiders Wednesday, with wider availability planned soon. Eric Voreis (Microsoft's principal program manager for player experience and platforms), stated in a statement that you will be able chat with anyone on Discord via voice channel or group calls directly from the console making it easy to reconnect with friends across mobile and Xbox. He added that the feature had been highly requested from Xbox players. DISCORD SERVER Microsoft's latest move to add Discord on the Xbox is a way that the company makes its console more attractive to the wider gaming world. Microsoft has reportedly sold more than 15 million of its Xbox Series S and Series X consoles since their launch in 2020, but the company's focus has increasingly expanded to subscription services that go beyond selling hardware. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which costs $15 per month, is the company's most popular product. It offers access to over 100 games, including its top-selling titles like Minecraft and Halo Infinite. Microsoft's said it plans to continually expand its service, including through its mammoth purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard for more than $68 billion. Microsoft had reportedly attempted to buy Discord for $10 billion last year, but those talks appear to have fallen through. The service, which was launched in 2015 has been a huge success, becoming one of most popular in the game world. It is also a favorite among streamers, podcasters, hackers and YouTube personalities. The company claims that it has more than 250,000,000 registered users. Those include gamers using Sony's PlayStation video game console, which Discord teamed up with in a similar way last year.

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