Epic Games Store Social Update to Make It More like Discord Channels

In a recent post, Epic Games Store revealed that they are working on a new “party system” to help you connect with your friends easily. This feature will allow players to jump in and out of group chats with ease while playing the games you and your group love.

The popular digital gaming store will use a party system to let users chat via voice, video, texts, and much more. Similar to the case of Discord, the Epic Store will use “party windows” to enable users to chat with each other even if they are not in a game together.

Moreover, “There will be no single owner of the party.” Even if a member is not present, the rest of the party can continue exploring the avenues that Epic Store has to offer. 

“Inside the window, each party member will have control of their own audio and video options. You can also invite other players and lock the party.”

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the blog post read.

Although it would be unfair to compare Epic’s social update with Discord but the similarities are there. Discord lets you chat with players with whom you play games. Even Steam allows you to text and rely on voice chats, but I rarely know anyone who utilizes Steam’s social services.

Therefore, if Epic has to stand out, it will have to hit the industry with someone unique. Stating its plan, Epic remained as driven as ever by adding:

“We want to transform the Epic Games Store into a place where you can connect with your friends across platforms, effortlessly jump into parties with voice chat, and play games together without missing a beat,”

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The release date for the arrival of social features in the Epic Games Store is still undecided.

However, enthusiasts can expect a myriad of features to make way in the digital storefront this month:

Player Cards: Basically, this feature will enable you to gather information on a friend, invite them to your party or ask to join in their party.

Better Search Tool: The search tool is set to become more effective and efficient to help you find your friends effortlessly.

Minimized View: You will now be able to view the Social Panel minimized. This will eliminate the burden of opening a separate window.

Do Not Disturb: Want to pause notifications? This is the feature for you.

Furthermore, Epic announced that whispers are all set to go “into the vault” and will make a comeback with better functionality.

About Epic Games Store

The Epic Games Store debuted in 2018 for both the Windows and Mac OS. Epic Games offers both a website as well as a standalone launcher. The launcher is mandatory to play games bought on Epic Games Store.

The launch was boosted with the sheer amount of free giveaways by Epic. Notably, big titles such as GTA V, Sub Nautica, among others, were given for free to attract a user base. This was further extended to securing exclusive rights to future AAA releases.