Get Movin' with Microsoft's New Gaming Console

By Gian Sim

Passionate gaming lovers who have found out about “Project Natal” have probably heard that it was lately re-christened to now be known as Xbox Kinect. This is a new development from Microsoft that will introduce a whole new level of gaming for all Xbox users. This gaming console will use a innovative 3D camera as well as gesture recognition software that will carry avid gamers in to a progressive gaming world, by mimicking their physical activities in the real world, that will then transport straight in to the game. The best part of this innovation is that you have to use your entire body movements along with your fingers and eyes. This data was revealed when the Xbox Kinect made its advent in Los Angeles in front of an invitation-only audience.

The unveiling of the new product was a spectacular event and Microsoft has commissioned the services of Cirque du Soleil, the world famous circus troupe. The function was attended by VIP’s, the press as well as several Hollywood actors and was held last June 13, 2010, Sunday. In order to present the program perfectly, the circus troupe practised it for months devoting hundreds of hours on rehearsals, though the performance presented by Cirque du Soleil lasted only for about 45 minutes. 76 music artists and bands, acrobats, clowns and also dancers were taken in for the event. Other highlights include huge projection screens spanning the length of an entire football field as well as a 40-foot logo of the Xbox. The event managers equally built an elephant that was twenty-five feet in height. This is where they housed more projectors.

The event was held inside the Galen Centre. A small man made forest was created in the service also where hypnotic and also amazing drumbeats originated. The event’s guests were treated to displays that featured high tech living rooms mounted on rotating bases, and streaking meteorites falling down to Earth, A puppet show inspired by Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect was also on display .

Microsoft will not say much different about the device, which is believed to be a sensible marketing move with the intention that followers of the Xbox 360 and also other games consoles will be left wishing more. What they did tell the public was that the Xbox Kinect is purely a device that will simply plug into an Xbox. This is very good announcement for those folks who are currently very happy with the number of games that they have got for the old Xbox, and do not really intend to get a completely new console simply to be able to experiment with this new one.

Microsoft’s headline originated at a very good time because Sony also publicized the release of a new action tracking controlling device for the successful Sony Playstation 3. Now these two consoles were in direct competition with each other which was further suffering from the high competition from Nintendo Wii console in the market. The Xbox 360 connect is exclusive amongst the three devices in that it doesn't need a control or any other peripheral aside from the camera to track action. This means that Xbox 360 Kinect games can, quite possibly, be very different from the motion-controlled games in other consoles.

Although a specific price was not provided, analysts estimate that the Xbox Kinect will be released within the price range of around 50$-200$ Professionals from gaming companies have even revealed that an approximate number of 15 game titles will be available on the launch of the game come this November.

If you’re thinking that the Kinect is going to be just another novelty gadget that is not worth investing in, you should also know that the world’s leading video game makers are also planning to release various hardware products that a player can use with the Xbox Kinect, further enhancing the experience of total gaming immersion .

No additional aspects were presented, simply because it seems like every person is determined to keep it hush-hush. If you are really excited to know more about this amazing gaming console, then you should wait till November 2010 till it is introduced in public.

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