Xbox Live and Discord get basic integration

Discord can soon show you what your friends are playing on Xbox Live. Microsoft announced today that it is enabling players to link their accounts to the popular PC messaging, community, and voice-communication app. This will not enable people on Xbox Live to talk to others using Discord directly, but it does open up each platform to work together more in the future.

“You will now have the option to link your Discord account to your Xbox account, making it easier than ever to see what your friends are playing,” Xbox Live boss Daniel McCulloch wrote in a blog post. “If you are playing Sea of Thieves on your Xbox, you can now choose to give your Discord friends the ability to see that and decide whether they want to hop on their Xbox and join you.”