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Kinect: Microsoft's answer to the Wii

Jun 15, 2010 12:57 AM

e3 Premieres the XBOX MotionCapture Add-on

via Adam B. Vary at Entertainment Weekly

Xbox console with Kinect sensor and game controller.

Remember last year, e3's most hyped announcement was the XBOX that turned your whole body into a Wiimote? Is it all we dreamed it would be? Check out the review from EW.com insider.

"After a year of speculation anda blockbuster presentation last night, Microsoft officially revealed (most) of the important details surrounding its motion-control camera — once dubbed Project Natal, now called Kinect — to assembled gaming press and industry today in Los Angeles. The camera system will debut in North America on Nov. 4 with 15 launch titles and will be compatible with all current Xbox 360 consoles. Curiously, Microsoft did not announce a price for the Kinect, although gaming blog Kotaku is reporting that GameStop is charging $149 for Kinect pre-orders. "

Clickthrough for the whole article on EW.com

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