“Teaming up again” — Xbox CEO signals deeper Discord integration built around Game Pass flexibility and cross‑platform play

Xbox and Discord appear to be continuing their partnership. Since Discord first made its way to Xbox back in 2022, the platform has seen several collaborations with Discord’s Nitro subscription and Xbox Game Pass.

Even as recently as April 1, 2026, Xbox and Discord announced a new promotion where Game Pass Ultimate members are eligible for one month of Discord Nitro. There was a frustrating caveat, though, as existing members were not eligible.

Now, in a new post on X (formerly Twitter), Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has said that Discord and Xbox are “teaming up again.” On the surface, this likely just signals a continuation of the long-running partnership. However, Sharma says a bit more in her full post:

The mention of making Game Pass more flexible is particularly interesting. Xbox recently lowered the price of Game Pass, with the trade-off that Call of Duty is no longer included at launch and instead arrives a year later.

That said, the money saved from the price cut to Game Pass Ultimate is enough, with some change left over, to cover a yearly purchase of the newest Call of Duty.

Doubling down on making Game Pass more flexible is Discord's own CTO and Co-Founder, Stanislav, who took to X to share a similar message as Sharma.

There are also ongoing rumors about additional Game Pass tiers. These include a potential first-party-only option, and even speculation around a Netflix tie-in.

My colleague Jez Corden has also discussed the idea that Xbox could be exploring a build-your-own subscription model. If that happens, it could open the door to picking and choosing what your Game Pass subscription includes, and possibly even adding something like Discord Nitro in the future, if a model like that ever materializes, that is.

I’ll be interested to see what the “more details” in Sharma’s post actually lead to, but for now, it’s all just speculation.

On that note, I’d love to hear yours. Let me know what you think this could mean, whether it’s even something important, or if you just don’t care about Discord at all. As always, make sure you’ve taken part in our poll!

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