Video and voice call tool 'Discord' acquires augmented reality startup 'Ubiquity 6'

It has been revealed that Discord has acquired 'Ubiquity6 ', which was founded as an AR (Augmented Reality) startup and has recently shifted its focus to online sharing experiences. The scale of the acquisition has not been clarified.

Ubiquity6 + Discord. Today, I'm excited to announce that… | by Ubiquity6 | Jun, 2021 | Medium
https://medium.com/@ubiquity_6/ubiquity6-discord-3b54cd715943

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Ubiquity6 founder Anjney Midha tweeted, 'I'm very happy to be able to create the future with Jason Citron and Stanislav Vishnevsky (Discord co-founder).'

???? Today, @ ubiquity6 has been acquired by @discord ! ????

Incredibly stoked to build the future with @jasoncitron and @svishnevskiy ???? https://t.co/IN6m2Rh3fT pic.twitter.com/8ngOWFZkzT

— Anjney Midha (@AnjneyMidha) June 28, 2021

Discord founder Jason Citron said, 'We are thrilled to welcome the Ubiquity 6 team to Discord. Our mission is to bring people around the game, which is still in our hearts. I'm looking forward to showing you how to make it easier to play games with your friends with the help of everyone at Ubiquity6. '

I'm thrilled to welcome the team from @ Ubiquity6 to @Discord !

.! Our Original Mission Was To Bring People Together Around Games And They'Re Still Close To Our Hearts I Can Not Wait To Show You All How We'Ll Make Playing Games With Friends Easier W / The Help Of The Ubiquity6 Folks Https: //t.co/CRjqDkGzdO

— Jason Citron (@jasoncitron) June 28, 2021

It's not clear how much Discord bought Ubiquity 6. Also, it is said that the Ubiquity 6 development team and multiplayer technology will be integrated into Discord, but it is still unknown how it will appear in Discord in the future.