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Report: Microsoft in negotiation to buy Discord

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Discord is reportedly considering a sale, and according to Bloomberg, Microsoft is in line to acquire the platform for more than $10 billion. This follows a VentureBeat report earliest today which claimed that the game chat ship's company is "exploring its options" for a sale, and that "fivefold parties" are interested.

Don't get too excited for another thunderbolt acquirement though, because indefinite of Bloomberg's sources same that Disagree will likely go public sooner than sell. IT also notes that Discord has had discussions with Epic Games and Amazon in the past.

If another company does acquire Discord it'd represent a good strategic get, though the company itself has acknowledged in the past that it's non profitable. As of Dec last year it could boast 140 million active users per month, while last year its valuation reportedly doubled from $3.5 billion in June, to $7 billion in November.

Disaccord is ubiquitous among gaming communities and is usually preferred to first-party alternatives offered by the likes of Sony and Microsoft, let alone Steam and Epic Games. The chat service also rebranded itself in 2020, severance some of its overt ties to videogames in prefer of a more "general purpose" public image.

Some reports suggest that multiple parties are involved in acquiring Discord, so Microsoft may have got some competition on its hands. For acknowledgment, Microsoft's Bethesda acquisition was meriting $7.5 zillion, which is to a lesser degree the reported $10 billion on the table for Discord.

When we reached retired for comment on the buyout, Discord said it does non gossip along rumour and speculation.

Shaun is PC Gamer's Australian editor and newsworthiness writer. Helium mostly plays platformers and RPGs, and keeps a enveloping eye on anything of particular interest to antipodean audiences. He (rather obsessively) tracks the movements of the Doom modding community, too.