Microsoft and Discord Team Up to Connect Gamers Across Xbox Live and Discord
PC and console
gamers, unite! Today we are excited to announce a new collaboration between
Xbox and Discord.
Connecting
with friends is such a big part of why people game. Gamers all over the world
use and love Discord to easily chat and connect with friends while they game.
In the coming weeks, this collaboration will make it easier for gamers to
choose to do just that – make it easier to connect and see what friends are
playing across console and PC. It’s part of the work we are doing to provide
gamers with more choice, allowing them to play how and where they want to.
In
response to your feedback, you will now have the option to link your Discord
account to your Xbox account, making it easier than ever to see what your
friends are playing. If you are playing Sea of Thieves on your Xbox, you can
now choose to give your Discord friends the ability to see that and decide
whether they want to hop on their Xbox and join you.
How will it work?
From Xbox One
As
an Xbox Insider, starting soon in preview, you will also have the added option
to link your Xbox Live account to your Discord account directly from your Xbox
One, which will become available to the broader Xbox community soon. Open the
Account Settings menu on Xbox One, and select “Linked social accounts.” Here,
you will see a new option for linking your Discord account. Once you receive
your unique code from Xbox, open the Discord app and insert the code within the
Connections tab.
From PC
From
the Discord app on PC or on a mobile device, in the coming weeks you will see
an option to link your Xbox account with your Discord account through the
Connections tab under User Settings. Click on the Xbox Live option and sign in
to your account. After enabling permission, your accounts will be linked.
After
following these few simple steps, your accounts will be linked and your Xbox
Live game presence can be shared across Discord, enabling friends and users in
your same Discord servers to see what you’re playing on Xbox Live.
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