There is nothing like being raw and blunt. What could be more insulting to the Xbox owners than to have it compared in any way to other items? Nothing. The reaction is quite predictable and I am sure I will be all red and breathing fire if you were to compare my iPhone with something like a turtle.
But the Xbox is really worth it.
So it isn’t just Sony gearing up to bolster the Xperia X10 with power gaming by combining it with PSP [or something] to challenge iPhone 4 supremacy as a powerful gaming device. Reports today state that Microsoft is doing the same with it Windows Phone 7. Of course they aren’t putting the entire Xbox 360, but those of you who are fans of both Windows Mobiles and the Xbox be prepared to embrace Xbox Live on your Windows powered devices. Talk about a whole new dimension to mobile gaming shaping up pretty quickly.
Does anyone recall Microsoft and its Project Natal? The news associated to the project has been leaked times and again since last year and there had been many indications that confirmed its existence. The major was Microsoft’s acquisition of Israeli startup 3DV Systems. The startup was acquired for an estimated $30 to $35 Million. However Microsoft has confirmed the presence of Project Natal and has officially announce it as Microsoft Kinect for its gaming console, the Xbox 360.
This would utilize the remote control free technology and will be based completely on motion sensing, which now justifies the acquisition of 3DV Systems. If that leaves you clueless let me give you a hint, the device would enable you to control your gaming by gestures, just like Tom Cruise plays with his hands in Minority Report.
A sad day for Microsoft as the software giant bids adieu to its pioneers J. Allard and Robbie Bach. Allard has served Microsoft in the capacity of CTO, Device Division and has seconded Robbie in the Entertainment division, which Robbie is a President of. The duo has been the main force behind Zune, Project Natal and the famed Xbox.
If I am not wrong, the two have been the main players behind all innovation from Microsoft in the Entertainment side in the last ten years or so. With them they take a bulk of experience and expertise, just wonder what motivated them to wave goodbye.
It had to happen, with the PlayStation 3 Slim readying to make it to the markets, Microsoft was likely to do more than just release Xbox Elite. Microsoft will be selling the device for $299. However Microsoft has turned down any question of it pulling down the price to counter Sony, but it’s quite unbelievable given especially the fact that people at Sony expect PS3’s sales to go up by 60% and how Microsoft has been integrating numerous features to its gaming console in a bid to make it more useful for users who would want to do more with their gaming devices than just playing games.
3DV Systems Israeli startup that develops the technology to detect shapes and motion had been acquired by Microsoft, the news which has been confirmed by Microsoft today. There has been no confirmation about the price for which the acquisition was made but it’s close to the $30 Million to $35 Million range as had been rumored. Many of 3DV’s employees will continue work at Microsoft’s research and development center in Israel. The acquisition holds a key value and will prove to be useful since Microsoft develops its own gaming console, the XBox which fill find its technology more than useful, especially since it begun working on Project Natal.
