Discord says it's phasing out the digital game store it launched less than a year ago as part of its $9.99 per month Nitro subscription service, by October 15
The company says few subscribers actually took advantage of Nitro Games — Discord seemingly isn't the place where people want to go for subscription gaming.
The Verge Chris Welch
Related Coverage
- What's Coming for Nitro blog.discordapp.com · Nelly
- Discord will end subscription games access next month Rock, Paper, Shotgun · Jay Castello
- Discord shutting down Nitro Games library since users aren't playing them Firstpost Tech
- Discord's Nitro Games will be closed in October PC Gamer · Andy Chalk
- Discord Is Ending Nitro's Game Subscription Service but Will Still Sell Games USgamer.net · Mathew Olson
- Discord's Nitro Games library is being shut down due to lack of use Polygon · Nicole Carpenter
- Discord cancels its game subscription service, says no one ‘played them’ Windows Central · Asher Madan
- Discord will remove games from its Nitro subscription service in October VG247 · Stephany Nunneley
- Discord is abandoning subscription games because nobody played them TechSpot · Shawn Knight
- Discord pulls free games from Nitro GamesIndustry.biz · Brendan Sinclair
- Discord Nitro subscription service drops games VentureBeat · Jeff Grubb
- Discord is axing its Nitro Games catalog since almost nobody plays them Neowin · Pulasthi Ariyasinghe
- Discord cuts games from paid subscription plan after Nitro Games fails to take off Gamasutra
- Discord Blowing Up Nitro Games Program Blue's News · Blue
Discussion
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@jakebuildsstuff
Jake
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I think this is a positive, Discord can focus on making an amazing chat platform rather than having to spend resources on a game marketplace too. https://twitter.com/...
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@doggygaming4k
@doggygaming4k
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the only thing that made nitro even SLIGHTLY worth paying money for is now gone lollllll https://twitter.com/...
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@discordapp
Discord
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After careful consideration, we're removing games from Nitro on October 15th, 2019. To those who supported these games, thank you so much. Now, we're doubling down on Nitro. More fun, features, and enhancements to come. What's next for Nitro. Read more: https://dis.gd/... https:/…
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@elca_gaming
Elca
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Lmao, did they thought this would work at all in the first place? https://twitter.com/...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Discord giving up on subscriptions for games is just the beginning of the all-you-can eat digital subscription shake outs. There are simply too many digital services wanting $5-$15 per month for all to be viable. https://www.theverge.com/...
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@eposvox
@eposvox
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That didn't last long. They were literally just sponsoring creators to do ads for Nitro Game boosts (Warframe) like a week ago. https://blog.discordapp.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@larsiusprime
@larsiusprime
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Discord just announced that they're dropping the Nitro Games catalog https://blog.discordapp.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
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@larsiusprime
@larsiusprime
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There's a particular kind of opportunity a lot of savvy game devs are always on the lookout for, ie “deals where the company pays me money upfront but their store collapses and then I don't cannibalize any real sales.” Kind of wondering if Stadia is gonna turn out that way. https…