Microsoft: We want Skype on PS4

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gooch_destroyer on 29 August 2013

Microsoft’s corporate vice-president for Skype, Mark Gillett, has expressed his desire to bring the Skype video-calling service to the PlayStation 4 console.

During the Xbox One reveal event in May Microsoft demonstrated how Skype would be integrated with their new Xbox One console and it appeared to be a unique feature however Skype want their video-call platform to be as open as possible by being available on as many devices as possible.

Speaking to the BBC Gillett said:

“We’ve worked with Sony for a long time. Skype ships today on the PlayStation Portable amongst other cross-platform devices that we deliver to, and for the last few years we’ve also been shipping versions of Skype that run on Sony TVs. ”We’re obviously not party to their pre-release [PlayStation] hardware road map [but] we’re committed to cross-platform.”

Amazingly, if the Skype app were to come to PS4 it would make history for being the first time users of two mainstream home consoles (the Xbox One and PS4) could directly communicate with one another!

In 2011 Microsoft purchased Skype for $8.5 billion.

Source: BBC News

http://www.handytips.info/1567/microsoft-we-want-skype-on-ps4/

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dsgrue3 on 29 August 2013

That's nice, MS.

No one else does though.

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iamdeath on 29 August 2013

Do people actually use their consoles to talk to people and chat? LOL I mean seriously..............

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Vetteman94 on 29 August 2013

I would prefer Google hangout, but Skype wouldn't be bad.

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Vetteman94 on 29 August 2013

iamdeath said:
Do people actually use their consoles to talk to people and chat? LOL I mean seriously..............

Yes, my brother lives 700miles away, and we both have a PS3. So we video chat all the time. Especially when I have family over that wants to see him. It makes it nice because we dont have to huddle around my pc desk, everyone has a seat in my living room.

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LiquorandGunFun on 29 August 2013

yeah i dont want to be bothered on my ps4. thats ok. thanks anyways.

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Osc89 on 29 August 2013

gooch_destroyer said:

Amazingly, if the Skype app were to come to PS4 it would make history for being the first time users of two mainstream home consoles (the Xbox One and PS4) could directly communicate with one another!

Awwww, that's sweet. This is more like it Microsoft, spread the love.

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