Fast-rising gamer chat platform Discord is in talks with Microsoft about an acquisition valuing the company at about $10 billion, according to multiple reports.Neither company would comment on the accounts in Venturebeat and Bloomberg.The deal would fortify Microsoft’s position in the video game sector, which has exploded since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020.
The tech giant’s Xbox platform is a top console, and last year the company paid $7.5 billion for ZeniMax Media and its game publisher, Bethesda Softworks.Discord has other strategic options besides being bought, Bloomberg pointed out, one of which would be to go public in a market that has been favorable for IPOs of late.
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