{"id":84536,"date":"2021-03-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=84536"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T12:37:24","slug":"microsoft-primed-to-purchase-discord-for-over-10-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/microsoft-primed-to-purchase-discord-for-over-10-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Primed To Purchase Discord For Over $10 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color: #3366FF\"> Microsoft are currently in talks with Discord to acquire the voice chat software for a staggering $10 billion.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It has recently been reported that Microsoft is in talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-stream-spotify-whilst-using-discord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a> to purchase the gaming-focused chat software for over $10 billion. However, Discord is supposedly exploring the idea of going public.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-03-23\/microsoft-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-discord-for-more-than-10b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>, discussions appear to be early and no imminent deal has been struck.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discord has also been in discussions with <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/you-can-now-download-spotify-on-the-epic-games-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Games<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/amazon-music-offering-exclusive-artist-merch-on-artist-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been speculated that <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-discord-team-can-listen-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a> reached out to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/microsoft-announce-xbox-wireless-headset-99-gaming-headphones-that-tick-all-the-right-boxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft<\/a> to gauge their potential interest in the sale and that Xbox head Phil Spencer has been a part of these chats. This is of course all speculative but acquiring Discord would be incredibly beneficial for <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/microsoft-confirm-they-are-in-talks-with-the-us-government-and-tiktok-to-buy-the-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft<\/a>. It would also be <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/microsoft-are-shutting-down-mixer-and-transitioning-to-facebook-gaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft<\/a>&#8216;s second-largest purchase this year, as they purchased Bethesda studios earlier in the year for a mind-blowing $7.5 billion. 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