Discord will soon offer yet another place to buy video games online.
The online voice and text messaging service announced their plans to offer two ways for Discord users to acquire new games. The first is an online store that works roughly the way that you’d expect it to – allowing anyone to purchase games at retail prices. According to a press release, the platform is not trying to offer up a Steam sized catalogue, instead focussing on a smaller selection of games that are based on certain recommendations.
However, that’s not the only way that you can get your games from Discord. The platform will also be offering a selection of games to its Discord Nitro subscribers at no additional cost. That means that for the Discord Nitro subscription fee you will be able to access games from some of Discord’s partners.
At the moment, said partners include THQ Nordic and Deep Silver. That means that titles like Saints Row: The Third, Super Meat Boy, and Metro Last Light: Redux will be instantly accessible to anyone who is subscribed to the service’s premium plan. It sounds like Discord plans to expand this selection over time, but the timeline for new additions hasn’t been revealed yet.
Discord is already incredibly popular amongst gamers, so it’s feasible they could be able to make a dent in this crowded marketplace. We’ll get a better idea when the Discord store beta launches in Canada, and we’ll know for sure when it rolls out to the rest of the world.