Xbox 360 Fall update to improve voice communication sound quality

Can you hear me now?  Oh...it sounds okay, but could be better?  Well, you'll need to wait until the Xbox 360 Fall update for that to happen as Eurogamer.net reports that Microsoft will be updating the codec to increase the voice communication quality.

The refresh, designed to coincide with the launch of Kinect, will upgrade the codec and audio infrastructure that underpins the quality of voice communication from Xbox 360 to Xbox 360, and should make for clear chat between gamers when they play online, Xbox Live Studios boss Jerry Johnson said at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival this afternoon.

"The codec we used when we first launched was a low bit rate codec and we stuck with that," Johnson explained.

"We launched and we said we required broadband. We required a 64k connection, which not many people think of as broadband any longer. But that was the minimum requirement to run the service at the time.

"It's time for us to move on. Especially if we want to think about broadening - a crackly headset on the top of your head – not what people think of when they talk about popular entertainment."

This is good to hear.  Get it?  Eh...eh???   Nevermind....I need a vacation.