Fortnite will soon be playable on Discord through the social platform's new partnership with NVIDIA. Fans may be wondering how Discord can possibly serve as a gaming platform for Fortnite, and the answer might be more surprising than expected.
As one of the primary communication tools for gamers, Discord has driven many innovations that enhance the gaming experience. For example, the company's Social SDK lets developers integrate Discord directly into their games. Now, the platform seems ready to make the app even more valuable for gamers.
According to Discord, a new partnership with NVIDIA's cloud-gaming platform, GeForce NOW, will let users play games like Fortnite directly in the app. There is no need to download the game or any additional software to use this feature. It is designed to work seamlessly within Discord on PC, just like other cloud-gaming platforms. Discord and GeForce NOW are already planning to showcase the upcoming feature, with a demo set to appear behind closed doors at this year's Gamescom event.
Once it becomes available globally, Discord users will get a limited-time free trial to stream games on the app using GeForce NOW's Performance tier, which normally costs around $10 a month. This...
