Microsoft announced in May that it would acquire VoIP service Skype for $8.5 billion. In order for the acquisition to actually go through, it first needed to receive antitrust approval from the Federal Trade Commission. Sure enough, the FTC announced today that said approval has been granted, giving the two sides the go-ahead to complete the deal.
Part of last month’s announcement made mention of Skype support for both Xbox and Kinect, along with other Microsoft devices. Now that the company is allowed to make the purchase, it’s only a matter of time before Skype is integrated with the Xbox 360’s dashboard.
Skype support is currently offered on the PlayStation Portable. “Microsoft will continue to invest in and support Skype clients on non-Microsoft platforms,” a statement said last month, presumably indicating that PSP support will continue. It’s the sensible thing to do, as it would only hurt Microsoft and Skype to start removing supported devices for a service that’s currently losing money.
