How to Use Discord Voice Chat on Your Xbox Console

Chatting with friends online is a key element of online gaming. And with Xbox Discord integration for Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, you can even chat with friends outside of the Xbox gaming community to expand your online social experience.

If you’ve always wanted to streamline your gaming experience and chat via Discord on an Xbox console, here’s how you can do it.

How to link your Xbox and Discord accounts

To chat via Discord on Xbox, you must first link your Xbox and Discord accounts.

While you can link your accounts through Discord’s mobile or desktop apps much like you would link your PlayStation account to Discord, the quickest and easiest way to do this is through your Xbox console itself.

Follow the steps below to link your Xbox and Discord accounts on an Xbox console:

• Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the Guide menu.
• Scroll right to Settings for Profile & System and select settings.
• Among the options for Accountchoose Linked Social Accounts.

• From the social accounts that appear, highlight Discord and select shortcut.

• You then have two options: scan a QR code to sign in on a mobile device, or continue on your console.

• If you choose Continue on the consoleyou will be redirected to the Microsoft Edge app and asked to sign in to your Discord account.

Whether you use the QR code or Microsoft Edge, you need to choose after logging into Discord Authorize so that your accounts can be linked.

Once your Xbox account has been authorized, your Xbox and Discord accounts are now linked.

How to chat with Discord on your Xbox console

Now your Xbox and Discord accounts are linked and you can chat with Discord on your Xbox console.

To cast a Discord chat to your Xbox console, follow these steps:

• Open a server from Discord mobile or desktop app and join your desired voice channel.
• Open the voice channel and select in the mobile app: Join on Xboxor on the desktop app select: Transfer to console.
• The Discord mobile app takes you straight to the Xbox app. Choose transmit language. Or, if you’re on the desktop app, you’ll see a QR code that takes you to the same Xbox app page, where you can also select transmit language.

Your Discord voice channel will then seamlessly transfer to your Xbox console’s party menu and you can start chatting via Discord on your Xbox console.

What Discord chat options are available to you on Xbox

Now that you know how to start a Discord chat from your Xbox console, there are plenty of options and benefits available.

For starters, Discord gives you access to numerous cross-platform servers, and finding the right Discord server for you can enhance your gaming and social experiences beyond the consoles you own.

Discord on Xbox also allows you to control certain options for your Discord voice channel directly from your Xbox’s party screen.

Settings like turning off chat, switching to game chat, and controlling the audio mix are all available from your console.

However, note that while you can merge Discord and Xbox chats, some features are limited.

Most notably, you cannot merge Discord and Xbox friends in the same chat. If you have a Discord chat open, only Discord friends can join, and if you invite an Xbox friend, the chat will be disconnected and become a standard Xbox party.

Make the most of your online social gaming experience

With Xbox and Discord providing a unified social experience for online gaming, the scope for online interactivity was greater than ever. Discord’s support for platforms like PlayStation, Steam, and Epic Games means Xbox players can use Discord to chat online across numerous platforms.

Because of this, knowing the best Discord tips and tricks could take your social gaming experience even further.