Microsoft India has announced the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360- a sensor that eliminates the involvement of a third party controller between the player and the game. It enables the player to use the body and gestures to play the game.
Kinect sensor combines an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device. Kinect tracks full body movement in 3D and responds to the directions.
Kinect with Xbox LIVE also connects the player to the largest online gaming community of 25 million members. And enables sharing the player's experience with friends and family over Xbox LIVE and through Video Kinect- a video chat experience that can be enjoyed couch to couch or with Window Live Messenger.
Jaspreet Bindra, Regional Director, Entertainment & Devices Division, Microsoft India, said, "With Kinect, we are literally changing the game. Kinect is intuitive and easy to use, and therefore increases the category of people into the gaming fold. And from an Indian perspective, where we gesture a lot as we play, talk and emote- it's our cultural make-up- Kinect is perfect ! These same gestures now translate into an exciting and entertaining experience."
The Xbox 360 4GB console with Kinect sensor and Kinect Adventures is available at an estimated retail price of Rs. 22,990. For those who already have an Xbox 360 console, the stand alone Kinect sensor and Kinect Adventures for Xbox 360 is available at an estimated retail price of Rs. 9,990. The Kinect sensor works with the 45 million Xbox 360 consoles currently in homes worldwide.
