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Brandon Hill (Blog) - February 22, 2006 10:00 AM

9 comment(s) - last by tuteja1986.. on Feb 22 at 10:54 PM

Xbox 360 Camera - Image courtesy 25 times u

Microsoft to bring video chat to Xbox 360

Engadget has posted a blurb on Microsoft's new Xbox 360 camera. The new camera brings messaging and video chat to Xbox Live. According to the scanned article, the camera will be released in May.

Microsoft is also due to release a new Quick Charge Kit for the 360's wireless controller in May as well.

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Where Do You Put It?

By kelmon on 2/22/2006 10:12:53 AM , Rating: 2

This may be a stupid question, but where do you think you are expected to site it and far away are you expected to be from it? The only reason why I ask is that for "standard" webcam chat with a laptop or desktop computer, you're sat pretty close to both the screen and the camera. Are you expected to put this camera on top of the television and then sit in front of it?

I like the idea of adding more webcams in the world to make video chat much more normal. The follow-up question therefore becomes one of how inter-operable is this going to be? Is this going to run across a proprietary network so that you can only chat with other XBox Live users, or can you chat to anyone with a webcam? Could you, for example, use this to call people using existing VoIP services, such as Skype, that support video chat?

OK, so more than one question...

RE: Where Do You Put It?

By phaxmohdem on 2/22/2006 12:46:04 PM , Rating: 2

Maybe it has a zoom feature :P You do rais an interesting point though, since now players are not restricted to the small radius of their controller cords, and can sit at a safe distance from their TV's again.

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RE: Where Do You Put It?

By tenguman on 2/22/2006 1:16:57 PM , Rating: 2

It will probably come with an extra long USB cord.

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RE: Where Do You Put It?

By aguilpa1 on 2/22/2006 1:36:18 PM , Rating: 2

maybe clipped to the bill of my BB cap while I make faces as I get pwned by some blacklister on most wanted.

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wireless?

By Samus on 2/22/2006 6:00:36 PM , Rating: 3

too bad it isn't wireless, would make an excellent security system implementation.

RE: wireless?

By tuteja1986 on 2/22/2006 10:54:13 PM , Rating: 2

I bet you that M$ will a wireless version next year or so. Or logitech will. so don't worry about a wireless cam for the xbox 360.

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The Merger

By Sunbird on 2/22/2006 2:00:03 PM , Rating: 2

Consoles that are becoming more like PC's (webcams, internet, upgrades). PC platforms (Viiv and Live!) becoming very standardises and console-ish.

When will they merge?

Like the Eyetoy?!?

By naughtyca on 2/22/2006 2:27:20 PM , Rating: 2

I'm liking this idea by Microsoft... So will you be able to play games with it like the Eyetoy does for the PS2? I'm definitely gonna be looking forward to this, lol (sarcasm)... but seriously, with Xbox Live and Video conferencing, this is definitely going to be a good idea... I'll wait and see how Microsoft's going to implement this...