Confirming earlier rumors and reports, Microsoft and Discord announced a new partnership today that includes a new version of Xbox Game Pass called the Starter Edition.
Available to Discord Nitro members, the Starter Edition of Game Pass includes a library of 50+ console and PC games, and Discord Nitro is staying the same price, which is $10/month or $100/year. The Game Pass Starter Edition also includes 10 hours of cloud gaming access per month.
Some of the games included with the Game Pass Starter Edition include Fallout 4, Stardew Valley, DayZ, Deep Rock Galactic, Grounded, and Overcooked 2.
“We’re teaming up again as we continue to make Game Pass more flexible for players, bringing new benefits to both Xbox Game Pass and Discord communities,” Microsoft said.
Prior to this announcement, Xbox and Discord already worked together to give Game Pass Ultimate members 1 month of Discord Nitro for free. Later this month, “eligible” members will also get select Discord Nitro perks including the following:
- 250 Discord Orbs each month
- 1.2x extra Orbs when completing Quests
- Automatically applied Discord Shop discounts
Game Pass Ultimate recently got a huge price drop, falling from $30/month to $23/month, while Microsoft also removed new Call of Duty releases from the membership.