Skype video calling was added to the PS Vita,...
Skype video calling was added to the PS Vita, Microsoft’s Skype division said. Sony’s handheld videogame system is offering the Skype capabilities on the Wi-Fi and 3G models, Skype said. PS Vita users can download the application for free from…
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the “Social” category of the PlayStation Store. The app was made available in the U.S. on Tuesday and expanded globally on Wednesday, a Skype spokeswoman said. Skype voice calling was made available on the PSP before this, but “this is the first time video calling is available on a mobile gaming device,” she said. “With the launch of Skype for PS Vita, we are taking another step towards our ultimate goal of making Skype video calling available on every platform, all over the world, and meeting the demands of existing PlayStation users to offer video on a gaming console,” said Manrique Brenes, senior director of emerging opportunities at Skype. Skype on PS Vita runs in “background mode” for users while gaming or using other applications and users have the capability to pause a game, conduct a call and then return to their previous activity, it said. Because the Vita features front- and rear-facing cameras, users can “switch back and forth between the two during a Skype call,” so that users “never miss” a call, “even when playing a game or using another app,” it said.