Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Discord exploring sale that could be worth more than $10 billion VENTUREBEAT.COM Discord is going through a sales process now that could result in a purchase of the platform for more than $10 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 and just like that people wait for the next Discord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I wonder who is buying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Just now, GameDadGrant said: I wonder who is buying? I'm going with Amazon for even tighter integration with Twitch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 That could make sense. There are apparently multiple parties looking into it. Maybe Google? Because they buy everything anyway it seems. Why not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Rumors Microsoft want a product called Diskype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Microsoft also rebranding Xbox Live to Xbox Network. With their plans of a Cross-Play future, having better Discord integration with Xbox might be a smart play. The Xbox Party App on PC works well enough, but having Discord just work within Xbox will be night and day better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I hope this doesn't fuck up Discord. It's kinda my central hangout hub now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Time to get in on those discord tendies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moa Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Of all the companies capable of buying Discord I trust Microsoft the most to not immediately ruin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 They were already giving trials of discord nitro with game pass so maybe game pass members will just have nitro all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Just think, this is also after Microsoft just spent $7.5 billion on Bethesda. Crazy amounts of money. Microsoft is cementing their position into the gaming world with money lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 28 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: Just think, this is also after Microsoft just spent $7.5 billion on Bethesda. Crazy amounts of money. Microsoft is cementing their position into the gaming world with money lol. People at the time of the Bethesda acquisition were comparing it to Disney getting star wars for (2 billion?) and how that was a bargain. Now Bethesda looks like the bargain in comparison to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I like Microsoft, but I kinda wish they would stop doing this. They bought into Mixer and then severely mismanaged it, wasting millions and millions of dollars on a handful of streamers when they could have been spreading that wealth among smaller streamers that actually needed it. Then when that didn't work, they shut the whole damn thing down, cutting off revenue streams for so many people. I know Discord isn't the same thing, but I can totally see MS buying it, trying to cram it into everything, and then when it dries up cuz MS is "uncool" they'll drop it like they did the Zune (which people joke about but was actually pretty awesome). The best thing MS could do if they did buy Discord would be to leave everything exactly as it is, don't put their name all over it, and for God's sake, don't fucking rebrand it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Amazon staying strong even after all of the failures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: Amazon staying strong even after all of the failures I'm still excited for New World, really enjoyed the preview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 WSJ News Exclusive | Microsoft Is in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Discord WWW.WSJ.COM A deal valuing the chat app at $10 billion or more could help Microsoft boost both its videogame business and its social-networking footprint. Talks are heating up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Will Nitro be included with Game Pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just now, Spork3245 said: Will Nitro be included with Game Pass? I suggested this in discord since they were giving trials of nitro away with game pass. Might as well go all the way now. Also, Rachel boosted our server! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Tomcat’s deep dive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/23/2021 at 10:40 AM, XxEvil AshxX said: The best thing MS could do if they did buy Discord would be to leave everything exactly as it is, don't put their name all over it, and for God's sake, don't fucking rebrand it. I concur. Also, I recently came upon some Discord trivia: Apparently, they chose the name "Discord" mainly because it was one of the few single words not currently in use for a product or service, then came up with the meaning of it attempting to solve the discord that was happening with gamers trying to find ways of communicating for online games! So yeah, please don't rebrand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just now, GameDadGrant said: I concur. Also, I recently came upon some Discord trivia: Apparently, they chose the name "Discord" mainly because it was one of the few single words not currently in use for a product or service, then came up with the meaning of it attempting to solve the discord that was happening with gamers trying to find ways of communicating for online games! So yeah, please don't rebrand it. So if they rebranded it it might cause some discord? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just now, Keyser_Soze said: So if they rebranded it it might cause some discord? They could cause some discord by creating discord among gamers by rebranding Discord to something other than Discord. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 hours ago, ManUtdRedDevils said: Ugh! MS was by far the best possible option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Ugh! MS was by far the best possible option. For more integration? Sure. But it's no big loss for Discord to remain independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDunks4 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 MS's offer was $12 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, JPDunks4 said: MS's offer was $12 billion. That's a huge lump of change to turn down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Now it gives them a chance to screw something up and then when talks come up again the price will be a lot lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 6 hours ago, crispy4000 said: For more integration? Sure. But it's no big loss for Discord to remain independent. Not If independence means an IPO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 38 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Not If independence means an IPO! May not happen until they turn profitable. For now, they get to remain in full control of their business model, which is how they built their user base in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 1 minute ago, crispy4000 said: For now, they get to remain in full control of their business model, which is how they built their user base in the first place. They built their userbase as an alternative to Steam's crappy chat, but steam copied them. Now It just so happens it's much more easier to send out discord invites for everyone than it is adding someone on steam, so they still have that going for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They built their userbase as an alternative to Steam's crappy chat, but steam copied them. Now It just so happens it's much more easier to send out discord invites for everyone than it is adding someone on steam, so they still have that going for them. Its a lot more than that. Discord isn’t beholden to a single storefront/platform. It has broader reach. They own the video game community chat space in the same way that Twitch owns the streaming space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The def star Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 2 hours ago, crispy4000 said: Its a lot more than that. Discord isn’t beholden to a single storefront/platform. It has broader reach. They own the video game community chat space in the same way that Twitch Amazon owns the streaming space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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