{"id":20258,"date":"2012-04-26T10:56:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T00:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=20258"},"modified":"2012-04-26T10:56:11","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T00:56:11","slug":"skype-brings-video-calling-to-playstationvita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=20258","title":{"rendered":"Skype Brings Video Calling to PlayStation\u00aeVita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><em>Skype, available for download via PlayStation\u00aeNetwork, marks the first time video calling has been available on PlayStation\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sydney, 26 April 2012 <\/strong>\u2013 Skype announced today that Skype video calling is now available on PlayStation\u00aeVita handheld entertainment system (PS Vita), expanding Skype video calling capabilities to a mobile gaming device for the first time. PS Vita system, which launched in early 2012, will offer video calling capabilities and voice calling on both the Wi-Fi and 3G models*. PS Vita system users can download the application for free from the &#8220;Social&#8221; category of the PlayStation\u00aeStore across PAL territories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur users appreciate being able to access Skype features wherever and whenever they choose,\u201d said Manrique Brenes, senior director of emerging opportunities at Skype.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWith 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skype on PS Vita system runs in \u201cbackground mode\u201d for users while gaming or using other applications** and users have the capability to \u201cpause\u201d a game, conduct a call and then return to their previous activity.\u00a0 Additionally, PS Vita system features both front and rear facing cameras, which allows users to switch back and forth between the two during a Skype call. This is a great benefit of never missing a call even when playing a game or using another app.<\/p>\n<p>PS Vita system is available for $349.95 (RRP) for Wi-Fi and $449.95 (RRP) for Wi-Fi\/3G models.\u00a0 The device is also equipped with a 5\u201d OLED screen (touchscreen), rear touch pad, dual analog sticks, two cameras and a built in microphone.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Skype for PS Vita, <a href=\"http:\/\/au.playstation.com\/psvita\">http:\/\/au.playstation.com\/psvita<\/a> \u00a0or please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skype.com\/intl\/en\/home\">skype.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skype, available for download via PlayStation\u00aeNetwork, marks the first time video calling has been available on PlayStation\u00a0 Sydney, 26 April 2012 \u2013 Skype announced today that Skype video calling is now available on PlayStation\u00aeVita handheld entertainment system (PS Vita), expanding Skype video calling capabilities to a mobile gaming device for the first time. PS Vita<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=20258\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20259,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20258\/revisions\/20259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}