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Anyone who has played a game online with a friend or friends over Xbox Live knows what to expect. Whether there is a terrible echo, grainy quality, or just random drops in the communications, trying to converse while playing games over Live can be a frustrating endeavor. Thankfully, according to Eurogamer, Microsoft intends to finally address this issue in the near future.  When Microsoft does their Fall update this year, coinciding with the release of Kinect, improved communication quality is on the list of upgrades. Xbox Live Studios boss Jerry Johnson states “The codec we used when we first launched was a low bit rate codec and we stuck with that.” He explains “It’s time for us to move on. Especially if we want to think about broadening – a crackly headset on the top of your head – not what people think of when they talk about popular entertainment.” Hopefully this will mean no more playing hello tag during games, trying to see if your pal on the other end can even hear you. |