Xbox Live voice chat to be replaced by Skype

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Microsoft will now be putting Skype at the center of their online-capable communication devices.

A person who is familiar with this matter has said that Microsoft will be "consolidating all their communications technology" to be focused around the Skype platform. This means that Skype, which we are almost all familiar with, will now become the standard chat service on the next generation Xbox platform, as well as on the PC and tables.

This person also said, "You might jump to the conclusion that we'll see asynchronous voice and video messages in next-gen Xbox Live."

Microsoft made it's largest acquisition in it's forty year history in 2011 when it purchased Skype for $8.5 billion. Skype's former Chief Executive Tony Bates is now heading up the new Skype division within Microsoft.

In November 2011, Microsoft announced plans to close its instant message chat service MSN, which we now know is closing down for good on March 15, 2013, will be replaced by Skype's messaging tool.

Microsoft has recent posted a job advertisement which they were seeking a user interface designer for their "next generation Xbox".

"The team you'll join is responsible for Skype in the living room (broadly the home), across various devices but with the focus on the large screen and the next generation Xbox," said the job advertisement.

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oohPosted:

Sounds somewhat interesting, but also could be annoying depending how things work. :P

1492Posted:

HaloUK Awesome, cant wait to use my voice changer on xbox :D


Lol, will be the funniest thing ever.

BotchPosted:

Well, that helps if you want to talk to your contacts and be on xbox.

MinecraftDistrictsPosted:

AddMinYouSuck This is kinda dumb >.> Like lets say we have voice chat/partys and private chats now.. why replace that feature with skype..? Why not have skype as a complete seperate app?..if that replaces voice chat will that mean you can only chat when not in games? Or chat in games while being logged into skype.. on the guide? if you cant chat while not in game then yayyyy itll be like the xbox 360 when it first came out.. im really dislinking this but this is my opinion..skype shouldnt replace voice chat at all, it should be a complete seperate voice chat/vid chat app..


Instead of saying party for instance it would say skype and be blue rather than green. simples.

MinecraftDistrictsPosted:

Da_Bomb I really don't think this will change anything. It's not like there going to completely change something that nobody has any complaints about.

They are just branding the xbox chat as Skype..


But then you will have to have a skype account and your skype friends will be added to your console

Da_BombPosted:

I really don't think this will change anything. It's not like there going to completely change something that nobody has any complaints about.

They are just branding the xbox chat as Skype..

SynybunPosted:

HaloUK Awesome, cant wait to use my voice changer on xbox :D


Could make some trolling videos with that.

MoanPosted:

HaloUK Awesome, cant wait to use my voice changer on xbox :D


Now that will be fun.

HaloUKPosted:

Awesome, cant wait to use my voice changer on xbox :D

AddMinYouSuckPosted:

AddMinYouSuck This is kinda dumb >.> Like lets say we have voice chat/partys and private chats now.. why replace that feature with skype..? Why not have skype as a complete seperate app?..if that replaces voice chat will that mean you can only chat when not in games? Or chat in games while being logged into skype.. on the guide? if you cant chat while not in game then yayyyy itll be like the xbox 360 when it first came out.. im really dislinking this but this is my opinion..skype shouldnt replace voice chat at all, it should be a complete seperate voice chat/vid chat app..


while in game*****


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