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Game Pass Starter Edition Leaks for Discord Nitro
Leaks show Discord Nitro will bundle Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition, offering over 50 games and 10 hours of cloud streaming monthly. This aligns with Xbox's push for more affordable tiers to boost daily active users amid competitive pressures.
Source:Kotaku
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Leaks reveal Discord Nitro subscribers will gain access to a new Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition tier. Images shared by Discord Previews show the $9.99 monthly subscription bundling over 50 games, including Stardew Valley and Fallout 4, plus 10 hours of monthly cloud game streaming and Xbox rewards.
xCloud open-source developer Redphx spots code indicating the Starter Edition includes third-party titles alongside Microsoft's first-party games. It builds on the existing Game Pass Essential, which features perennials like Hades and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 rather than new releases.
The leaks follow Microsoft's teased Discord partnership this week, a month after Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's meeting with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on bundling subscriptions. They arrive a week after Xbox removed day-and-date Call of Duty releases from Game Pass Ultimate to cut its price, with Sharma's internal memo emphasizing daily active users via such moves.
Details remain unclear on whether Nitro's price rises or if this serves as a temporary test between the companies, who discussed a $10 billion Discord acquisition in 2021 before Microsoft pursued Activision Blizzard for $70 billion.
xCloud open-source developer Redphx spots code indicating the Starter Edition includes third-party titles alongside Microsoft's first-party games. It builds on the existing Game Pass Essential, which features perennials like Hades and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 rather than new releases.
The leaks follow Microsoft's teased Discord partnership this week, a month after Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's meeting with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on bundling subscriptions. They arrive a week after Xbox removed day-and-date Call of Duty releases from Game Pass Ultimate to cut its price, with Sharma's internal memo emphasizing daily active users via such moves.
Details remain unclear on whether Nitro's price rises or if this serves as a temporary test between the companies, who discussed a $10 billion Discord acquisition in 2021 before Microsoft pursued Activision Blizzard for $70 billion.
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