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We’ve shown you some of our concerns for Kinect so far thanks to this article. However, what about how Kinect could possibly become a phenomenon for Microsoft in the future? We’ve seen the tech demos when the controller first appeared on the scene as “Project Natal” with Milo among a couple of mini games. But, this past E3 has shown us the full power of Kinect and what it will bring to Xbox 360 gamers around the world and those more importantly connected to Xbox Live. Read on for a few pluses as to why Kinect will be a rounding success once it launches this November.

1. Wireless Sign In To Xbox Live

 

While some of you may not think this isn’t a big deal when it comes to Xbox Live, but trust me it is. How many times has the process taken longer to kick in when you sign into your Xbox Live account via a standard controller? Wouldn’t you appreciate it if you had a more unique way of doing so? With the Kinect presentation at Microsoft’s press conference one of the developers from the Kinect team showed just how to do that. You’ll walk up to your Kinect and Xbox 360 and wave a friendly hello. The Kinect will instantly recognize your Avatar as it will always remember your face. From there you can sign into Xbox Live and be on your way. How easy was that? It’s painless and requires practically no work on your part. Let’s move on.

 

2. The Games

 

The part everyone loves a good debate about. What kind of games can we expect to launch with the device? What can I possibly do with my Kinect? While we’ll be getting into the social networking part of the device soon enough, the games are what will keep everyone coming back to it. Microsoft was pleased to announce that once the controller launches on November 4th it will come with 15 titles for you to get your hands on. Some of which were actually presented at the conference. You’ll see releases like Dance Central from Harmonix, You Shape: Fitness Evolved from Ubisoft and even my favorite property, Star Wars from LucasArts. These titles are exclusive to Kinect and Xbox 360 and will all hopefully launch on time when Kinect launches. There’s plenty more to come in future announcements of course.

 

3. The Social Interaction

 

With details continually emerging about Kinect, Microsoft decided to give sports fans something work with. It was announced by two Sportscenter broadcasters that ESPN will be available exclusively on Xbox 360. The service will let sports gamers and fans alike view any number of live games via internet streaming of sports like College Football and Basketball, the MLB, the NFL and Soccer. This is a big step for Microsoft to emerge with new ideas for social interaction. With Kinect players will be able to play trivia games during broadcasts among other activities.

 

There are still many more things we have to discover about Microsoft’s upcoming motion device. We’re still months away from its November 4th release and we are certainly going to be learning more and more things as the days pass. Right now we’re sitting at 14 official launch games set to appear on store shelves the day of. It only gets exciting from here on out what publishers will be learning and developing with the new hardware.

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