Microsoft Kinect, available early November

Kinect

Microsoft Kinect will be available in the market from next week. Available starting November 4, Kinect is an extra Xbox 360 that allows users to play games without using a controller.

Kinect placed near the television to detect the movement of players. Kinect allow users to control games, music and movies with hand movements and voice commands. Similarly, as quoted from PC Magazine, on Tuesday.

As the product is sold separately, Kinect worth USD149. While the package includes the Xbox 360 250GB and games Kinect Adventures available for USD399. The sale of this package is very popular and became a top 40 sales at Amazon.com this week.

Many of those games Kinect that focus on group / groups. Last week, Microsoft announced 17 games for the Xbox Kinect. At the launch on 4 November, games like: Kinect Joy Ride, Sonic Free Rider and Ultimate Workout Biggest Loser will also be sold. Five more games like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and EA Sports Active 2 will be released in late November or December.

Kinect will be launched in Europe on November 10, in Australia on November 18, and in Japan on November 20.

Microsoft said in its press releases that the sale of pre-orders for Kinect strong enough.

“For me, this is a big thing, nothing like this in the market,” said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.