Sources said Microsoft is one of the potential bidders Discord is negotiating with. However, they pointed out that a sale agreement could not be expected in the near future. According to one source, Discord is more likely to decide to enter the stock exchange instead of selling it. Representatives of Microsoft and Discord declined to comment on this information.
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Discord is best known for its free service, which allows players to communicate with each other via voice, text messages and video. However, during the pandemic, people are also increasingly using this platform, for example, to create study groups, dance classes, reading clubs and other virtual meetings. The service has over 100 million active users, Bloomberg noted.
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Microsoft owns the Xbox gaming brand, which in addition to game consoles also includes digital services, including a Game Pass subscription. “The possible takeover of Discord by Microsoft makes a lot of sense as Microsoft increasingly focuses its gaming activities on software and services,” said analyst Matthew Kanterman of Bloomberg Intelligence. “There is a great opportunity to incorporate Discord’s premium offer, the Nitro service, into the Game Pass service, thereby encouraging the influx of new subscribers,” he added.
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Bethesda already belongs to Microsoft
This month, Microsoft completed the acquisition of the gaming company ZeniMax Media, which also includes the Bethesda gaming studio. The entire business was worth $ 7.5 billion, which is almost 172.8 billion crowns.
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For such a bundle of money, Microsoft acquired the entire company ZeniMax. In addition to the aforementioned Bethesda studio, there are also id Software, ZeniMax Online Studios, Arkane, MachineGames, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios.
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“Three billion players are looking for entertainment and a community to belong to. And at Microsoft, our ambition is to seize each of them wherever they play. Today, we are taking another important step on this path, as we are merging the Bethesda and Xbox brands, “said Satya Nadella, head of Microsoft, about the acquisition earlier.
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