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Market analyst DFC Intelligence has warned that Kinect is unlikely to help Xbox 360 break into the mass market in the way in which Microsoft hopes, according to the company’s latest report. The Xbox 360 clearly needs to diversify beyond the core first-person shooter audience,” it reads. Microsoft is putting …

The first UK retailer to go live with what it believes will be the final RRP for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect has admitted that pre-orders for the device are very low”. Boos Igor Cipolletta told Eurogamer that he believes the 100+ price is too high” and that he thinks with …

The full technical specifications for Microsoft’s upcoming motion controller Kinect have been released. According to Electronic Theatre, the only requirements for the device are 175MB of storage on the Xbox 360 for drivers and a single USB port. The device is capable of tracking up to six people at any …

Online indie retailer ShopTo has become the first portal to put a price on the Xbox 360 Kinect motion controller in the UK – and if correct, it seems that Microsoft has well and truly ditched previous plans to keep the price low. ShopTo has placed a hefty 129.99 RRP …

Frontier founder believes that an Xbox execâ??s quote has â??been taken out of contextâ??

The traditional ‘hardcore’ userbase of the Xbox 360 will be amongst the first consumers heading to the High Street to buy the device, Xbox’s worldwide product marketing manager Ryan Moore has claimed. I think we know that hardcore gamers will be the first to go out and buy it, as …

Lionhead Studios’ years of work on the Milo project may have all been for nothing more than a video demonstration, as Microsoft has suggested the game will not be released commercially. A Kotaku report has cited Xbox Live Group Manager Aaron Greenberg as saying: Milo is a technology demo that …

Project wonâ??t make it to market, says firm, raising Kinect tech doubts

Acclaimed developer and the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has questioned claims made by Sony that the Move controller is not simply an upgraded version of Nintendo’s Wii technology. I find it hard in my mind to differentiate between the Sony Move and the Wii,” Molyneux told …

Microsoft claims the initial $150 price point for its new Kinect motion controller has not been finalised. The company previously gave it a price tag of $149.99 on its official online store, but a warning has now been added to the listing: Official pricing has not been announced. $149.99 is …