Keyboard Add-on Announced for Xbox 360
As part of the spring Xbox 360 Dashboard update set to hit May 7th, Xbox Live users will be integrated with Windows Live Messenger setting up a serious dilemma as an onboard keyboard simply couldn’t cut it for 6 person simultaneous chatting. The solution is a full QWERTY keyboard attachment for the 360 controller. Here’s an excerpt from the press release by Microsoft:
“Bringing the largest IM community in the world, Windows Live Messenger, to Xbox 360 makes sense, as Xbox Live has really become the largest social network on television,” said Jerry Johnson, product unit manager of Xbox Live at Microsoft. “For our growing community of six million on Xbox Live, using Xbox 360 is a very social, connected experience. They are using Xbox 360 to play games, music, and movies while simultaneously communicating with one another through video, voice, and text chat. With this announcement we are simultaneously expanding the access of Xbox Live users to existing friends and family while introducing Windows Live Messenger users to the benefits of Xbox 360.”
And finally here’s some pics of the attachment set to hit shelves later this summer:
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