Discord has a new overlay for gamers.
Discord has a new overlay for gamers.
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Discord revamps overlay and desktop to make PC gaming easier

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 3 min

Discord announced a series of updates for the desktop app that help make PC gaming easier and work better for players.

The company is releasing a completely new version of the Game Overlay with expanded game support and better performance, along with a refreshed look for the desktop app that brings new ways to tweak and customize Discord to make it work best for players.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.