Microsoft confirms no voice-chat between Xbox One and 360

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A bit more info has now bubbled forth, this time about communicating with friends on other consoles. Chief Xbox One platform architect, Marc Whitten, told IGN – as part of an ongoing ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ panel – that, even though friends will be able to see each other’s presence on Xbox Live, voice chat won’t be supported between the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles:

Is there cross-console Party Chat? i.e. since it’s all ‘Xbox Live’, can people on Xbox 360s Party Chat with their friends on Xbox One?

For a variety of technical reasons, including the sound quality that I talk about below – we don’t support voice chat between the two systems. You will still be able to send and receive text messages to friends on both systems, however.”

The “sound quality” aspect that Whitten mentions refers to the improvements that Microsoft has made in improving audio chat on the Xbox One. Whereas the Xbox 360 headset worked with 16kHz downstream / 8kHz upstream at 14-bit compressed, the Xbox One’s headset (which will be included in the box with the console) streams 24kHz audio at 16-bit resolution uncompressed, both upstream and downstream.

Incidentally, as TechRadar mentions, Sony won't have any problems with cross-console chat between the PlayStation 4 and its PS3 predecessor. According to the big cheese at Sony UK, Fergal Gara, when asked about chat between the two consoles, he simply replied: "It's there."

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MitzPosted:

no difference to me hahah

Vex-Posted:

If you actualy expected this to be a thing then that's just dumb. It would be cool though

roekzorsPosted:

kal45
B52
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SgTMadkid96
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roekzors
MoDOT
Ranzee
Wagering Well I figured this would happen. Don't act so surprised, it's a different server of chat all together with enhanced features, it wouldn't match correctly the Xbox 360 chat aspects.


It's still a surprise to me.. Don't like the sound of this :(


lol they can make it so we can chat they just chose not to.


You people find the most absurd things to complain about. MOVE in to the future. Who cares that we can't voice chat with a previous generation.


Uh? What? So you don't have friends who cannot afford to move with you to the new console when you do? you must have some rich friends..


Keep your 360 then so if you want to talk to them you can. This was completely expected jeeze


Not really, Skype was about unifying the services, this is just a stunt to make people buy the new system, nothing more.


That's the stupidest thing i've ever heard so far in this console line up seriously someone is going to buy Xbox one just because they want to speak to their friends? HAHA "i'm going to spend $500 to speak to my friends microsoft has got me!" -_- also skype was added to buff up the audio and have awesome video chat.


ha ha the ps4 can do it

It makes sense to do it with the PS4 because there is no cross-generation party.. You'll only be able to do it like in a multiplayer PS3 game.

kal45Posted:

B52
MPAA
SgTMadkid96
MPAA
roekzors
MoDOT
Ranzee
Wagering Well I figured this would happen. Don't act so surprised, it's a different server of chat all together with enhanced features, it wouldn't match correctly the Xbox 360 chat aspects.


It's still a surprise to me.. Don't like the sound of this :(


lol they can make it so we can chat they just chose not to.


You people find the most absurd things to complain about. MOVE in to the future. Who cares that we can't voice chat with a previous generation.


Uh? What? So you don't have friends who cannot afford to move with you to the new console when you do? you must have some rich friends..


Keep your 360 then so if you want to talk to them you can. This was completely expected jeeze


Not really, Skype was about unifying the services, this is just a stunt to make people buy the new system, nothing more.


That's the stupidest thing i've ever heard so far in this console line up seriously someone is going to buy Xbox one just because they want to speak to their friends? HAHA "i'm going to spend $500 to speak to my friends microsoft has got me!" -_- also skype was added to buff up the audio and have awesome video chat.


ha ha the ps4 can do it

ExtraticPosted:

I was hoping this wouldnt happen...but it did :/

TitanFallPosted:

MPAA
SgTMadkid96
MPAA
roekzors
MoDOT
Ranzee
Wagering Well I figured this would happen. Don't act so surprised, it's a different server of chat all together with enhanced features, it wouldn't match correctly the Xbox 360 chat aspects.


It's still a surprise to me.. Don't like the sound of this :(


lol they can make it so we can chat they just chose not to.


You people find the most absurd things to complain about. MOVE in to the future. Who cares that we can't voice chat with a previous generation.


Uh? What? So you don't have friends who cannot afford to move with you to the new console when you do? you must have some rich friends..


Keep your 360 then so if you want to talk to them you can. This was completely expected jeeze


Not really, Skype was about unifying the services, this is just a stunt to make people buy the new system, nothing more.


That's the stupidest thing i've ever heard so far in this console line up seriously someone is going to buy Xbox one just because they want to speak to their friends? HAHA "i'm going to spend $500 to speak to my friends microsoft has got me!" -_- also skype was added to buff up the audio and have awesome video chat.

LWRPosted:

jaqwon14 I was actually hoping that cross console chat would be allowed :(


Me too because a kot of my friends aren't bothering with it..

Not sure whether to stick with the 360 or be by myself on the Xbox one

MPAAPosted:

SgTMadkid96
MPAA
roekzors
MoDOT
Ranzee
Wagering Well I figured this would happen. Don't act so surprised, it's a different server of chat all together with enhanced features, it wouldn't match correctly the Xbox 360 chat aspects.


It's still a surprise to me.. Don't like the sound of this :(


lol they can make it so we can chat they just chose not to.


You people find the most absurd things to complain about. MOVE in to the future. Who cares that we can't voice chat with a previous generation.


Uh? What? So you don't have friends who cannot afford to move with you to the new console when you do? you must have some rich friends..


Keep your 360 then so if you want to talk to them you can. This was completely expected jeeze


Not really, Skype was about unifying the services, this is just a stunt to make people buy the new system, nothing more.

SgTMadkid96Posted:

MPAA
roekzors
MoDOT
Ranzee
Wagering Well I figured this would happen. Don't act so surprised, it's a different server of chat all together with enhanced features, it wouldn't match correctly the Xbox 360 chat aspects.


It's still a surprise to me.. Don't like the sound of this :(


lol they can make it so we can chat they just chose not to.


You people find the most absurd things to complain about. MOVE in to the future. Who cares that we can't voice chat with a previous generation.


Uh? What? So you don't have friends who cannot afford to move with you to the new console when you do? you must have some rich friends..


Keep your 360 then so if you want to talk to them you can. This was completely expected jeeze

RegistryPosted:

That sucks a lot.


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