[krige]

When Discord was making that move, Epic store did not exist, the period when both stores existed was rather short and unevnentful, discord's being on clear decline, epic's not even bare bones and tossing money on any and all early access games in sight.

[dyeje]

They were announced within months of each other [1][2]. That means both companies were planning their stores at the same time. I find it hard to believe Discord did not have any idea about Epic's store, considering they were simultaneously raising a funding round and talking to VCs about their plans (who you would think would be aware of Epic's move). I suppose it's possible Epic played their cards close to the chest though.

[1] Discord Announcement https://blog.discordapp.com/the-discord-store-beta-9a35596fd...

[2] Epic Announcement https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/announcing-the-epic-...

[lowdose]

Why isn't Epic buying Discord?

[AQuantized]

What would that get them? It's already clear that Discord's community doesn't translate into success for an associated game distribution platform.