Discord reflects on 9 years, refocusing on gaming with a redesign

Chat and community platform Discord has announced plans to refocus on gaming with a new redesign. The company will rework key features like group messages, voice chats, video calls, and more as a part of the platform’s new look.

“After taking stock of the world now that the pandemic is largely behind us, and learning directly from you about how Discord can be even more useful, we’ve recognized the need to narrow our focus from broadly being a community-centric chat app to being a place that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests,” said CEO Jason Citron in a blog post.