Microsoft seem set to add a much sought-after upgrade to the Xbox Live service; they are finally going to increase the voice communications bandwidth to catch up with broadband! How futuristic!

So the protocol they use was written for the original Xbox to run on 56/64k connections and hasn’t been updated since – it’s obviously in dire need of an upgrade! Avid voice-trolling enthusiasts (and you social types!) will  be able to enjoy the crystal-clear voice comms come the dashboard update ‘this fall’ – which, knowing Microsoft, will likely hit around November to coincide with the launch of Kinect (née Natal).