Discord voice chats are now available on all Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles, following Insider beta testing that began in July. The integration allows Discord users on Xbox, PC, and mobile to join the same audio channels.
You will first need to link your Discord and Xbox accounts together to get started. If you’ve already done this so that your Discord contacts can see your player name, you’ll need to do it once more because of the new voice permissions required for the integration to work. Then comes the complicated part.
Discord on Xbox works by moving you and your voice chat from the platform to your console, Engadget reported.
As such, you cannot join an Xbox Live call. Instead, you’ll need to start your conversations on desktop or mobile and then use Discord and Xbox to transfer the call.
Once your accounts are linked, you’ll see a new “Join on Xbox” button in Discord that allows you to begin the process. Click the button and the Xbox app on your phone will open asking you on which console you’d like to continue chatting.
It’s not the most intuitive app, but it can get better with time. “We look forward to continuing our partnership to create deeper and more meaningful experiences for your friends and communities,” Discord said of the integration. Microsoft said it was excited “to bring more Discord experiences to Xbox in the future.”
Date: 09-14-2022
