Skype Application Coming to Vita

<p>The PlayStation Vita is getting access to video and voice calling app&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;tag&sol;skype&sol;">Skype<&sol;a> later today via an update to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;tag&sol;playstation-store&sol;">PlayStation Store<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Skype is available on both the 3G&sol;Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi only models of the Vita&period; The Skype app includes free Skype-to-Skype voice calling and high-quality video calling that will utilize the PS Vita’s front and rear facing cameras&period; The Skype app is able to run in the background while gamers play a game or use other apps&period; This means that gamers who own a Vita and download the Skype app will have the capability to &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;pause” a game&comma; get on a Skype call and then resume the game&period; If gamers decide to purchase some Skype credit&comma; they will be able to use the Skype app to call landlines and cell phones directly from the PS Vita&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Please visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;skype&period;com&sol;intl&sol;en-us&sol;get-skype&sol;on-your-ps-vita">www&period;skype&period;com&sol;intl&sol;en-us&sol;get-skype&sol;on-your-ps-vita<&sol;a> for more information on Skype features for PS Vita&period; For feedback or questions please visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;community&period;skype&period;com&sol;t5&sol;Skype-for-PS-Vita&sol;bd-p&sol;PS&lowbar;Vita">Skype Support<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2012&sol;04&sol;24&sol;ps-vita-gets-skype-video-and-voice-calling-today&sol;">The PlayStation Blog<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;