Microsoft Extends 360 With Avatar Kinect, Netflix Streaming And Hulu Plus With Kinect

Thursday, 06 January 2011 04:55

Microsoft Extends 360 With Avatar Kinect, Netflix Streaming And Hulu Plus With Kinect

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The 360 is turning into more of an all-purpose living room machine, and the Kinect is blowing up. That’s the takeaway from the Ballmer keynote here at CES. They’ve sold a huge amount of Kinect — 8 million, far more than the 5 million they predicted, and which we were all skeptical of. But it’s a surprise hit and I think that’s indicative of both its unique appeal (even the haters have to admit it’s unique) and the

growing importance of a powerful box in the living room.

Avatar Kinect? I’m not buying it. But I’m not the target audience. I’d rather have it for the hands-free media control. Either way, though, it’s more stuff the 360 can do, and the central hub for media, games, and communication is obviously becoming a popular and contentious product category.