Discord returns to its gaming roots with its new design

Great news for gamers. Discord, the popular instant messaging platform, is redesigning its app to focus on video games again. Discord CEO, Jason Citron, has announced that the company has decided to prioritize a service that strengthens friendships around video games and other shared interests.

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This year, the popular app will incorporate changes that will facilitate quick access to chats and improve the reliability of voice, video, and streaming technology. In addition, Discord plans to extend more features to a greater number of devices.

With this change of focus, Discord is reversing the strategy adopted in 2020, when the pandemic pushed the company to become a more generalized chat platform. During that period of time, Discord adapted to allow users to connect, learn, and share ideas more easily. However, market evolution and the need for specialization have led the company to reevaluate its course.

Citron already anticipated this return to a focus on video games in an interview with The Verge in April, pointing out that 95% of its users are gamers and highlighting group chats around video games as the main use of the platform: “Looking ahead, we are very focused on video games as our main use case,” said the executive.

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