Microsoft planning to take on Wii and EyeToy?

MCV Staff 18th February 2009 Publishing

Microsoft is looking to acquire an Israeli imaging company in a bid to ‘anxiously outdo the Wii’ according to new reports on the web this morning.

According to a report in the Israel press, the format-holder is looking to buying 3DV Systems and its camera-based motion-sensing technology and integrate it into its games business.

Reportedly, Microsoft will pay $35m for the firm, whose ZCams tech is in effect like Sony’s EyeToy but with more precise imaging and motion sensing due to their 3D cameras.

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