As a tech journalist I have a good record with firsts. I’m pretty sure I was the first journalist to see the iPhone. Ditto the Wii. Also the Xbox 360: in the months before it came out I spent a lot of time in Redmond with J Allard and the other guys who were building it.
So I remember well my first look at it. It was different. It …
An interesting thing happened when I got back from E3 and sat down to talk with Lev about what’s been going on while he was out on book leave. I told him my initial impressions of Kinect and Move and more or less pooh-poohed Kinect for its piss-poor showing at E3. I specifically mentioned the Forza demo I stood through where I …
Mystery solved.
While it’s still unofficial, the above photo confirms the $150 price point on the Kinect sensor for Xbox 360 that was “leaked” by Gamestop, Best Buy, Amazon and other online retailers last week during E3. Consider this an official reveal from Microsoft.
A couple things I’ve learned about Kinect that I …
Let’s get this out of the way – Sony will dominate the next generation motion control wars.
Calm down, fanboy. I’ve been a long-time supporter of Microsoft’s Xbox platform, so it pains me to say that. But I’ve seen a few things the public haven’t been privy to and spent extensive time with both platforms. While Sony …
The big story on Day One of E3 2010 was the Xbox 360’s motion capture gaming device, the Kinect. Eager crowds jammed their faces up to a row of Plexiglas chambers, as demo guys showed off new titles for this ground-breaking entertainment experience.
One of the most impressive titles was Kinectimals. A demo guy stood in front of …
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E3 2010: Microsoft’s Project Natal Renamed And So Much More
One of our Techland colleagues who shall not be named asked, “Is it bad that I don’t know what E3 is?”
Sigh.
Well, not really. But, it does make Peter and I a bit sad. So, if there’s anyone else out there who needs a quick primer, then you should know that E3 stands for the Electronic Entertainment Expo. For about 15 years, …
At a fancy pre-E3 kickoff event, Microsoft officially unveiled Project Natal as Kinect with the help of Cirque Du Soleil. They not only renamed their controller free motion control system but they also revealed a catalog of titles that will launch with Kinect. The aptly named Video Chat feature was also shown off tonight that allows you …
