wraggster
April 22nd, 2012, 20:54
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/04/micros.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/20/microsoft-recruits-xbox-devs-for-skype/)A llsting on Microsoft's job site reveals that it's looking develop Skype products for the Xbox. The company has kept pretty quiet on its plans for integrating its Skype (http://www.engadget.com/tag/skype)purchase into its various hardware pockets. While a beta for Windows Phone continues to tick along (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/27/windows-phone-skype-beta/), this is the first salient sign that Skype and Xbox are looking to team-up. According to the listing: "As a member of the Skype Xbox Engineering Team in London, you will have a strong technical background developing client and/or embedded software." On top of those recent vacancies for browser-based Skype engineers (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/16/microsoft-job-ads-hint-at-skype-for-browsers/), it's no stretch to see Skype bringing its telephony skills and heavily integrating them into Xbox Live, also giving the internet phone group a huge inroad to people's living rooms. However, the job ad doesn't clarify whether the result will be a simple stand-alone Skype client or something with a little more spice. We'll have to wait for some successful applicants.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/20/microsoft-recruits-xbox-devs-for-skype/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/20/microsoft-recruits-xbox-devs-for-skype/