What you need to know
- Discord is one of the most popular communication platforms in the world, especially for gamers. Nearly two years ago, it was officially integrated with Microsoft's Xbox consoles, allowing Xbox users to voice chat with their friends on Discord.
- Now, starting this week, Xbox Insider Program members in the Alpha Skip-Ahead and Alpha rings can preview a new feature: watching Discord game streams. This comes after the ability to stream games to Discord calls came in September last year.
- By relinking your Xbox and Discord accounts, you'll also be able to see your Discord friends on your Xbox friends list and join their calls or streams directly from the Xbox dashboard interface.
- Notably, stream viewing coming to Xbox widens the advantage it has over PlayStation in terms of Discord integration, as it's not possible to stream to the platform or watch streams from it on Sony's consoles.
