Microsoft Launches Avatar Kinect 75
mikejuk writes "Is Avatar Kinect a world-changing innovation or is it just silly? The idea is simple enough. It uses Kinect to determine body position and facial expression and maps these in real-time onto an avatar displayed on the screen along with other similar avatars. The big question is: what is it good for? The simple answer is that you can hide behind your avatar. It is an opportunity for anyone who feels less than confident about their appearance to become a performer — Microsoft is running a stand-up-comedian-via-avatar competition, for example. The internet has long provided an anonymous platform where users can express themselves, and Avatar Kinect extends this to facial and body expressions. Perhaps this is how video phone calls finally catch on — I'll get my avatar to phone you."
Where Do We Begin... (Score:2, Informative)
"they ALREADY have the hardcore audience down pat"
The Xbox 360 is completely dead in Japan.
The Xbox 360 is completely dead everywhere in Europe outside of the UK.
Microsoft doesn't have anything 'down' with the Xbox 360.
"Considering everyone I know with a Wii has maybe 3 games"
The Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 all have attach rates around 8.
"They have the hardcore market, not much growth there anymore for them"
The PS2 sold 100+ million consoles after it reached 50 million and dropped in price to $199 from $299.
"they have a real shot at taking the #3 slot in mobile"
Microsoft's mobile marketshare is plummeting each quarter. And Windows Phone 7 has a worldwide marektshare of 1 percent.
"The PS3 was waaay too expensive at launch and now the one two punch of the hack all over the news for weeks and Netflix making Blu Ray for most folks a non starter I'd say they are never gonna pull out of dead last this round."
The PS3 is outselling the Xbox 360 in 2011 by a large amount while still being 100 dollars more expensive and Microsoft blowing half a billion dollars on advertising and PR in 2011.
The Xbox 360 is in last place in worldwide installed base and has been for quite some time.
Stop reading fanboy fake sales number sites to avoid making a fool of yourself in the future.