Discord is launching its own games store

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Discord is expanding well beyond its voice chat app roots with a bevy of new features.

Discord is becoming even more like Steam by starting its own PC store. Simply called the Discord Store, the new service is available now in closed beta for 50,000 or so Canadian testers.

The Discord Store will function in a similar way to Steam, Origin, Uplay etc., in that it’ll offer games for direct purchase from publishers big and small. Unlike traditional online stores, the library will be curated on the Discord Store, with each game receiving written recommendations from staff and the larger Discord community.

Discord wants to create a vibe similar to what you’d have in a small neighbourhood shop where recommendations matter. As part of the store, Discord is also launching a First on Discord section. These are games Discord “helped bring to life”, which will remain exclusive to the Discord Store for 90 days.

Discord is also launching a new game subscription service that’ll become part of Discord Nitro.

Nitro has existed for a while as an option for users who want to show support to the company. Nitro subscribers enjoy a few small perks like being able to have an animated avatar, bigger file upload caps and other nifty but largely unnecessary features.

Nitro’s $5 per month and $50 per year prices aren’t changing, but they will now include access to Discord’s subscription service. The company didn’t reveal too much about this service, only that it’ll feature a selection of curated games.

A Discord spokesperson confirmed that the library will be updated regularly, but couldn’t detail exactly how the service is going to work.




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Source: https://www.vg247.com/2018/08/09/discord-store-subscription-service-library-steam/

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GroguPosted:

Discord is advancing and it's amazing to see

LokePosted:

this is a cool idea i really think it will work out well for them

TOXICPosted:

Will be interesting to see how this goes, i use Discord all the time now so this will be great.

CraigPosted:

Hope this is good, I love Discord as a company so I'm really hoping this works out for them in a positive way.

JOEYKMODSPosted:

Hmm I wounder how this will play out.

coolbunny1234Posted:

Interesting, but I think they're gonna have a tough time staying relevant.

TTGPosted:

It's nice to see Discord trying to get into the ring, good luck to them it's a tough market.

MazePosted:

Holy crap, I wish I only knew how big discord is going to get in the next few years. Best of luck to them getting into a tough market, but I think they can pull it off. Can't wait to see what they have to offer once it's out of testing