A few weeks ago, we reported leaked details about a potential Xbox Game Pass and Discord Nitro collaboration. Today, the partnership has been officially announced…
The news comes straight from the Xbox blog, which states: “Discord Nitro now includes a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass where available, giving eligible members a new way to discover and play great games.” Note the deal only applies to the regular $9.99 Nitro sub, not the $2.99 basic one.
“Discord has also rolled out updates that make it even easier to discover and jump into games included with Game Pass,” the blog added. This means there’s a proper integration now that allows players to instantly try the games included in the Game Pass sub if their friends show that activity on Discord, so it’s only a couple of clicks (and a download) away.
The full announcement by Discord’s team confirms this version of Game Pass comes with a 10-hour trial of cloud gaming and games like Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic, Overcooked 2, Grounded, “and more”. Xbox blockbusters like Gears 5, Doom Eternal, and Dishonored 2 are apparently included too. There’s also the promise of more games being added “periodically”, but it’s unclear how long they’ll stay on the service for.
Extra Discord Nitro benefits for Game Pass subscribers, regardless of tier, will arrive “later this month”, including 250 Discord Orbs (currency used in Discord’s Store for various rewards) each month, more Orbs when completing Quests, and “automatically applied Discord Shop discounts”. Both articles suggest this will be an ongoing and evolving collaboration, so we should expect more updates in the future.
