![]() Similarly, if you wave your hand at the Kinect sensor, the Xbox will go into motion-control mode. You get the console’s attention by saying "Xbox," for example, whereupon a list of further voice options - such as the ability to play or pause video clips in the video marketplace – are displayed. Some of the console’s functions can then be controlled either by gesture or by voice commands. The device plugs into one of the Xbox’s USB ports and is relatively easy to set up, but it does require the updated downloadable dashboard released earlier this week. Together, all of this tech can do full-body motion capture, facial and voice recognition. It’s a horizontal bar that sits on a motorized pivot below the television, and features a video camera, infrared depth sensor and multi-array microphone. Microsoft’s entry into the motion-gaming world, which sells for $150, is an intriguing piece of hardware. So, how do the two new entries compare? Microsoft Kinect Microsoft is coming after Nintendo with Kinect, an Xbox 360 add-on that launches Thursday, while Sony has its PS3 Move controller, which was released in September. Not surprisingly, it’s a market the two companies want a piece of. Motion gaming clearly spoke to a much larger market than the hard-core gamers Sony and Microsoft were catering to. Nintendo’s plan worked – the company has sold 76 million consoles so far, nearly the combined total of its two competitors, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. They simply waved the controller around to simulate playing tennis or bowling. The console’s controller, the Wiimote, largely freed games from button pushing, allowing players with little skill in such things to jump right in. Instead, the Wii went in a different direction: motion control. ((Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Xbox) )įour years ago, Nintendo launched the Wii, a strangely named video game console that didn’t focus on cutting-edge graphics, top-level processing power or high-definition disc playback. ![]() Actors Sammi Hanratty, left, and Raymond Ochoa attend the Kinect for Xbox 360 Launch Party on Oct.
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