Microsoft in early talks to acquire gaming focused chat platform Discord

New Delhi: Tech giant Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy gaming-focused chat platform Discord for over $10 billion. According to a Bloomberg report, the talks are in early stages right now and there’s a chance that Discord may decide to go public instead. The chat platform is also in talks with Epic Games and Amazon for a similar deal, the report said.

Discord’s sale plans were first reported by Venturebeat on March 22, which said “multiple parties” were interested in buying the company. Discord had reached a valuation of $7 billion in December after it raised $140 million in a funding round led by Greenoaks Capital.