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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General-Gamer-RadekPosted:

Ihackedurgf I hope this dosnt turn out to be bad.


It won't be bad, if anything better due to the fact there is sometimes an annoying Delay in the Xbox Live Party Chat and with skype there is no delay :) Should be fantastic!

CentPosted:

Hope this will end up good.

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

Ihackedurgf I hope this dosnt turn out to be bad.


I think everyone doesn't want it to be bad, I don't think it will be bad. Skype is good.

JoeyPosted:

I hope this dosnt turn out to be bad.

VayaPosted:

Much better voice chat system than XBL Chat. Good job Microsoft.

SOGPosted:

Would be sick to have 9+ in a party, if they weren't annoying squeakers.

xPhotographPosted:

CNTB I hate it when 8 are in the party #kickingspree


lol yeah ill do the same too :)

PlusnetPosted:

CNTB I hate it when 8 are in the party #kickingspree


I do the same.

ChugJugPosted:

I hate it when 8 are in the party #kickingspree

SynybunPosted:

Moan
Vlif More than 8 in a party?


I hate when there is 8 people in the party.

4 is enough.


4 is a little low. It just depends on who you have in the party. I can deal with having 8 logical people in the party who don't just scream their heads off.


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