Xbox360 & Kinect

[andyoxon]

It seems there is a Wii-like hands free gizmo arriving for the Xbox360 called Kinect.  Is this going to a standalone box that will plug in.  Apparently there is a new xbox towards the end of the year?  Anyone know?

[andygates]

The new xbox is just higher capacity. 

Kinect looks potentially very cool: it's what Eye Toy should always have been.  Brace for Minority Report interfaces.

[DrMekon]

Yep, standalone box. Suggestion is that it'll be heavily subsidised. My guess is £70 with a game bundle.

We had a Microsoft labs person over the other day, touting the Lifecam. She said that the labs are full of Natal'd 360's, but she's never touched them. She claimed she'd never played a video game.

I'd have sacked her.

[andyoxon]

Do you reckon the Kinect will be a better system than the new Wii?

[finch]

Apparently it's going to cost £135 , depth of field camera ought to make it better than wii but lots of journos at E3 are disappointed with the early games . However it knows who you are and auto loads the correct profile , it IS suppposed to have both voice commands AND minority report menus . It is also standalone , the new xbox is just a gimmick . 250gb hdd , wi-fi built in and super quiet ( it's a ps3 with no bluray ) .