Adinnieken on 06 September 2013
| riderz13371 said: This snapping to Skype while watching the game thing is really good, if only Skype wasn't behind a paywall...I'd rather just use my laptop to skype while watching a game. I don't understand why Microsoft puts Skype behind a paywall when they are the ones that own it -.- |
Because Skype on the Xbox One is full featured, in fact it has more features, than the version you get free on PC. As well, voice chat and video chat has always been a part of Xbox LIVE Gold membership.
With Skype on PC, it requires a paid account to video conference with more than 1 person. Xbox LIVE membership allows you to Skype (video chat) with multiple people. If you want, you can also add a Skype paid account to get true VOIP features like a unique phone number, voice mail, and free calling across North America, and/or the UK. There may be other options in Europe, but I don't know what they are.
