- Discord has announced that its Nitro subscription service will now include Xbox Game Pass
- The new starter edition will include access to more than 50 games and 10 hours of cloud play
- All of Nitro’s benefits will also be available with Game Pass at no additional cost
Discord has been at the center of controversy in 2026 due to its push for global age verification on the social platform, but its latest move may win over some users.
In a new blog post, Discord announced that its Nitro subscription will now include the new Xbox Game Pass starter edition membership, at no additional cost, allowing users to enjoy the benefits of Nitro’s high-quality streaming features and customization, along with access to 50+ games via Game Pass.
This comes after it was actually leaked earlier in April, and served as one of the big moves from Xbox under the helm of new CEO, Asha Sharma. It’s a big move for both Xbox and Discord, but more so for the latter, given the large number of users who threatened (or continued) to cancel Nitro subscriptions to stop the age verification plans.
Those plans haven’t gone anywhere, as they’re still slated for the final phase of 2026, but adding Game Pass to Nitro benefits could help shift attention elsewhere – and while the library is considerably smaller compared to PC Game Pass (which has more than 300 games), it’s two birds with one stone for consumers, at just $9.49 / AU, which could be $9.49 / AU$9.49. varies due to localized prices).
Some of these games included are Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, Deep Rock Galacticand Overcooked 2including access to 10 hours of cloud gaming every month. There’s no clarity on how upgrades to higher levels will work via Discord’s Nitro subscription, and whether the cost of upgrading is reduced, but it’s a good start.
The new addition to Nitro is currently in its rollout phase, which will span the next few weeks, and Discord emphasizes that this collaboration is essentially its way of encouraging users to join Nitro specifically “if you’ve been on the fence” about the service.
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