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Microsoft's Kinect will hit Blighty on November 10
STRIVING GAMES CONSOLE MAKER Microsoft is going to release its controller-free Kinect for the Xbox 360 in Blighty on November 10.
Yes, we know that the Vole is promising the colonial revolutionaries the gadget on November 4, but apparently that is consolation for the fact that they have not got a Queen so we should not begrudge them a few extra days looking like idiots waving their hands when nothing is there.
Of course Microsoft has been a little nicer on some of its other release dates, with Windows Phone 7 handsets set to come to the EU in October compared to the November release in the US.
It looks like there will be 15 Kinect games released at the same time, including "Kinect Sports", which should take over where the Nintendo Wii left off.
Microsoft is hoping for big things from Kinect, especially as it has been doing quite well in the games market lately. It is one of those things though, in that if it can't get enough games onto the market fast enough it could soon be in trouble. Punters don't buy gear without games.
Likewise, if the interface does not work like people hope it will, Microsoft is going to be left with so much egg on its face that will take years to clean off. µ
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There will inevitably be lots of "I bet it's going to be $h1t" comments below this if the other sources of info on kinect are anything to go by. Personally I will be waiting for "real world" reviews before making my mind up. My Wii hasn't been turned on for 6 months due to the lack of engaging games and I am hoping that is going to be remedied with Kinect. If M$ can promote games for a more mature audience rather than concentrating on kiddies dancing and waving like a spazz types then it could be a big success. Though either way I would wait until after the Christmas rush and pick one up in the sales ;)
I would suggest waiting for a product to be released before pre-judging the item.
Ive owned an eye toy for the PS2 and it was incredibly fun. It doesn't translate well to all games made for it but for many its easily more fun than the Wii controller.
Kinect solves a lot of the problems the eyetoy had of lighting conditions and people in the background can interfere with who is the controller.
For god sakes guys give up the war on Microsoft and have some fun.