Skype to be integrated with next-gen Xbox

Microsoft is reportedly planning to use Skype to power Xbox Live chat on the next Xbox.

A source told CVG that Microsoft would be "consolidating all their communications technology" around Skype, including Xbox Live, tablets and PCs.

The source also stated that asynchronous voice and video messages would likely be featured in the next Xbox.

Microsoft job ads have been popping up in the past year pointing towards Skype being combined with the Xbox.

"The team you'll join is responsible for Skype in the living room (broadly the home), across various devices but with a focus on the large screen and the next generation of Xbox," read one ad last year.

Microsoft spent $8.5billion USD to acquire Skype in 2011.