The Xbox Kinect - Microsofts New Motion Controlled Gaming System

Fervent gaming lovers who have read about "Project Natal" have probably read that it was recently re-christened to now be referred to as Xbox Kinect. All the game lovers playing Xbox will enjoy an advanced level of gaming, thanks to the new innovation from Microsoft. This gaming console will work with a new 3D camera and also gesture recognition software that will carry game enthusiasts in to a progressive gaming world, by mimicking their physical actions in the genuine world, which will then transfer 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 information was revealed when the Xbox Kinect made its introduction in Los Angeles in front of an invitation-only audience.

By personalising the services of the well-known circus group, Cirque du Soleil services, Microsoft introduced this incredibly new product with an amazing extravagance. The function was attended by VIP's, the press and also lots of Hollywood stars 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 function. Xbox also features other various highlights like large projection screens which is almost of the length of a huge football field along with its grand logo of 40 foot. The event organizers also erected an elephant that was 25 feet tall. Here many projectors were set up.

The event was held inside the Galen Centre. A small artificial forest was created in the service also where hypnotic and also amazing drumbeats started. 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 unit, which is presumed to be a wise marketing move in order that supporters of the Xbox 360 and also other gaming systems will be left seeking 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 good information for those people who are currently rather pleased with the range of games that they have got for the old Xbox, and also do not actually wish to acquire a totally new system simply to be able to check out this new one.

Microsoft's announcement arrived at a rather good time as Sony also introduced the release of a new movement tracking controlling system for the positive 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 3 consoles in that it will not need a controller or any other peripheral other than the camera to track movement. Thus, it implies that motion controlled games played on other consoles were quite different from the Xbox 360 Kinect games.

Although a specific price was not provided, analysts estimate that the Xbox Kinect will be released within the price range of around 50$-200$ Executives from video gaming businesses have also shared that an rough number of 15 titles will be accessible upon the release 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 further particulars were presented, simply because it appears like everyone 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.