[Rumor] Microsoft replacing Xbox Live chat system with Skype for the next gen

1/17/13 7:02pm

The CVG reports a source close to or within Microsoft states the company is planning to ditch the current Xbox Live chat system in favor of a Skype system starting next generation,

The new chat system would be in place by the time the next Xbox is released. It is also part of a large plan by Microsoft to consolidate all their current communication technology and service into a single service based around Skype.

The source added:

“You might jump to the conclusion that we’ll see asynchronous voice and video messages in next-gen Xbox Live.”

Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for around $8.5 billion and have been rumored since then to be considering how to incorporate the tech into their existing services.

» Source: http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-microsoft-to-replace-xbox-live-chat-with-skype-for-next-generation/
» Tagged In: #Microsoft, #next gen, #next xbox, #Skype, #Xbox Live

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g1 DISCUSSIONS

Xaxal Eternitum

January 18, 2013 - 5:55am

Would be counterintuitive to not also try and place it into the 360 as a kind of test, of sorts.

Devious Dylan

January 17, 2013 - 8:08pm

Not a bad idea, especially if you could call anybody with an skype account, Xbox or no Xbox.

ShinraCorp

January 17, 2013 - 7:42pm

It only makes sense to use what they bought to it's potential. Messenger gets replaced by Skype since it offers a great voice and video chatting (although personally I say the text based messaging sucks worse.) Gets placed on everything Microsoft. (Phone, Tablets, PCs) So now the next step would be to put it on Xbox.