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There are now no references to xbox of any kind on the posting. Hmmm.



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Yay!!!

I've heard they would like to use Kinect to allow a visual chat when people play games. Skype would make since for this.

Kinect uses a (mostly) fix camera over a while area, and will crop the other areas out. It is actually a rather cool feature. It will track you as you move around using Video Kinect. It could follow someone's face and either show the face or an animated Icon of the person. It is an extra level of interactivity.

Then say, if you are in a group - when you speak your picture could come up and talk when you talk.  Sort of how Group Chat works in Google+.  I can see how it would help learn who people are - you would see them.


Although I hope we can be icons too- like in Avatar Kinect - cause I'm sure some people game in their underwear and I think that is not something I need to see.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

Tell me a funny joke!

I would believe it, next gen should be pretty serious.



           

zero129 said:
Mistershine said:
There are now no references to xbox of any kind on the posting. Hmmm.

What do you mean??. i looked and it still says

“The team you ‘it is responsible for Skype join in the living room (broadly the home), across goal: various devices with a focus on the wide screen and the next generation of Xbox


It's not there. Even if I search for it. The only place it says xbox is in the URL.



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Windows 8, Kinect 2, Skype, Netflix, NBA, Windows Live Messenger, MLB, ESPN, Nickelodeon, Sky, IGN, Xbox Music, Xbox Video (Zune), UFC, Youtube, Lovefilm, MSNBC, Hulu, Cinemanow, ComedyCentral...

Xbox is on its way to become the total package.

I am confident that Xbox 3 will be the no. 1 console in NA next generation with a good margin.



Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

DirtyP2002 said:
Windows 8, Kinect 2, Skype, Netflix, NBA, Windows Live Messenger, MLB, ESPN, Nickelodeon, Sky, IGN, Xbox Music, Xbox Video (Zune), UFC, Youtube, Lovefilm, MSNBC, Hulu, Cinemanow, ComedyCentral...

Xbox is on its way to become the total package.

I am confident that Xbox 3 will be the no. 1 console in NA next generation with a good margin.

I hope they take EU too. 



Yay!!!

This makes sense.



Seems logical. After all, they own Skype so it would be pointless not including it in the Xbox720



Well didn't MS pay a fair bit for it so its only natural Skype would be on it.