This item will be released on November 4, 2010.
So get in early as this will be a hot item for Christmas 2010.
Coming this holiday 2010, Kinect will turn YOU into the controller for games and entertainment, and it will work with every Xbox 360. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, Kinect tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions, even a difference of emotion in your voice.
You are the controller. Kinect provides a whole new way to play. It uses a sensor to track your body movement and recognize your face, even listen to your voice. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips, or speak, you and your friends will be able to jump instantly into any Kinect experience.
Control the game with your own body movement. Get Kinect(TM) & an Xbox 360(R) Elite.
Full-body play. Kinect provides a new way to play where you use all parts of your body — head, hands, feet and torso. When you're the controller, you don't just control the superhero, you are the superhero. Full-body tracking allows the Kinect sensor to capture your movement, from head to toe, to give players a full-body gaming experience. Check out these videos and see how the XBox 360 Kinect works, it's an all in one gaming controller and more.
Personalized play. Kinect provides an in-game experience in which the player’s face and voice are recognized. Greet and speak to characters in the game, or simply step into view of the sensor to log into Xbox LIVE and connect with friends. Kinect is smart enough to remember voices and faces. Fun has never been so personalized.
Gaming will never be the same. Get Kinect(TM) and an Xbox 360(R) Elite FREE, details apply. Includes a GameStop(R) card!
Off-the-couch play. Kinect provides gameplay that gets you off the couch, on your feet and in the fun. Each Kinect experience is designed to get players moving, laughing, cheering and playing together. Kinect makes social gaming off-the-couch fun.
Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways - no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing and cheering. See a ball? Kick it. Control an HD movie with a wave of the hand. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in. With Kinect technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. And the best part is Kinect works with every Xbox 360.
With the Kinect sensor, you can experience gaming like never before. Easy to use and fun for everyone, the Kinect sensor utilizes revolutionary full-body tracking to put you in the center of the fun. This amazing new technology allows the sensor to recognize your body and mirror your movements in the game, making you the controller. The sensor is compatible with every Xbox 360* and comes with a Kinect game. With Kinect Xbox 360 now has the best controller ever made.
FEATURES
Color VGA Motion Camera: 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
Depth Camera: 640x480 pixel resolution @30FPS
Array of 4 microphones supporting single speaker voice recognition
Fully compatible with all Xbox 360 models*
Revolutionary technology that includes body recognition.
Discussions
Well, advanced or not, the new wii is a game system with a complete game and controller (not an unproven add-on like kinect) and has been extremely successful to say the least. $150 is not a competitive price by any standards.
Keep in mind, the 360 is a more powerful system capable of pushing HiDef graphics at 720p/1080i/1080p, unlike the Wii which is only 480p.
Well considering the Kinect so far appears much more advanced and far superior to the wii, I'd say $150 is completely reasonable. I have no problem paying that much for it and look forward to purchasing ours!
Get a Kinect(TM) game bundle.
Check out the latest XBox 360 Kinect Videos
