Windows Live Messenger Now works with Xbox LIVE

May 9, 2007

Beginning today, Xbox LIVE, the most popular online gaming network now works with Windows Live Messenger on the Xbox 360. We knew this was coming, but this is exciting news nonetheless. Now you can VoIP or IM your XBox gamer buddies as well as your non-gaming Windows Live Messenger buddies. I wonder if Yahoo! Messenger users will be able to communicate as well, since Microsoft and Yahoo have an IM federation pact. That would give XBox users access to over 350 million user accounts. Still waiting for them to interoperate with VoIP though. In any event, Windows Live Messenger will be installed on XBox 360s as part of the Xbox 360 Spring Update, which will connect people across Xbox 360 consoles, Windows PCs and Windows Mobile devices. According to the Microsoft employees' Gamerscoreblog:

Xbox LIVE members will be able to socialize with people on their unified friends list, including their contacts from the more than 260 million Windows Live Messengers across the world. With Instant Messenger, Xbox LIVE members will have the ability to:
The Xbox 360 Spring Update is free to all Xbox LIVE members. For more information, check out http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/0408-im.htm.

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