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Discord's Game Mode: Less Lag, More Play?
29 Sep
Summary
- Discord is testing a new Game Mode to reduce CPU and GPU usage.
- This mode aims to improve performance for other software running.
- The feature will begin rolling out to users next week.
Discord is developing an experimental Game Mode to potentially enhance user experience by reducing its resource footprint.
This new feature, confirmed by the company, is slated to begin rolling out to users next week. Its primary function is to decrease the Central Processing Unit (CPU) and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) load while a game is in progress.
By making the platform less resource-intensive, Discord aims to ensure that concurrently running software, such as demanding AAA games, can operate more smoothly on a user's machine.
The company also indicated that this initiative is part of a broader strategy to incorporate additional resource-saving functionalities over time. Discord's underlying Electron framework, built on Javascript and Chromium, is known for not being the most efficient, suggesting that Game Mode might offer performance improvements within current architectural limitations.
