X Box One Includes Skype

After years of speculation Microsoft has unveiled its next generation console the X Box One.  Since Microsoft purchased Skype for 8.5 billion in 2011 there has been a-lot of discussion on what role if any Skype would play in the next console. The Goal of the X Box one is to be the whole home entertainment system, the inclusion of Skype will help Microsoft obtain it goals.

Users will be able to Skype with their Kinect camera and built in microphone. It will be possible to Skype with in game with other players from across the globe. When a call come in you can answer by simply saying "X Box answer call" a bar will then slide in on the right hand side of the screen to display the app. You will also be able to use Skype while watching a movie or listening to music, if a call comes in the volume of your program will automatically lower allowing you to have a clear conversation.

With the previous generation console you were limited to a game having voice chat capabilities now you are given the freedom to interact with your community of friends no mater what you are doing on your X Box.

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 After Months Of Speculation, Microsoft Officially Reveals Skype For The Xbox One  | TechCrunch. (n.d.). TechCrunch. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/after-months-of-speculation-microsoft-officially-reveals-skype-for-the-xbox-one/

Microsoft unveils Xbox One - Technology & Science - CBC News. (n.d.). Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2013/05/21/technology-microsoft-xbox-presentation.html