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Over a decade ago, Skype was one of the big features that Microsoft boasted about for Xbox One--which the company coined the "all in one experience." Today, Microsoft has announced plans to shut down the video-conferencing app entirely in May, with the ability to transfer data over to Teams.

In 2013, Skype was going to be one of the ways the Xbox One stood out in the gaming industry, letting you video chat while playing Titanfall and watching TV with Snap. Remember Snap? It was the feature that put secondary applications on the right side of the screen for Xbox One.

Additionally, Skype worked with voice controls, as Microsoft touted saying things like, "Hey Xbox, Skype Mom!" This was possible as the system was initially bundled with Kinect for Xbox One. On YouTube, Skype even marketed the features with a silly promo video featuring comedian Bobby Lee.

Since then, Xbox head honcho Phil Spencer has admitted the entertainment-focused approach to Xbox One was a mistake and ultimately led to PS4 dominating Xbox One last generation in hardware sales.

It seems as though a Skype app was available on Xbox Series X|S but pulled from the Xbox Store in the past couple of years, per this Reddit post. Keep in mind Kinect doesn't work in any capacity with Xbox Series X|S, either.

Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion in early 2013. Skype was originally released to the public in 2003 and at one point was owned by eBay.