If anyone still had hopes of a resurrection of the hardcore side of Redmond , the event for the Microsoft gamescom has left no room for doubt: the future of Xbox 360 ( not counting the work of third parties , of course) Kinecta is .
The Cologne Vulcanhalle decaf has hosted a Play Day in the new gesture control system was the main protagonist, accompanied only by three traditional games (Halo : Reach , Fable III and the new Age of Empires ) and a small area in which showed the benefits of Xbox Live to operate under the new operating system Windows Phone Series 7 . For here was rumored that Microsoft had some trick up his sleeve and could make a major announcement about his plans for PC gaming . But in the end , nothing at all (at least in the event, in which neither had a press conference ... back to the hotel because I heard that bounce today announced a new Flight Simulator) .
As I said, the presence of Kinecta monopolized all the attention. There was a bit of everything from games more or less interesting , as the Central Dance Harmonix ( We could try Hella Good, No Doubt , and Poker Face, Lady Gaga, and it was not bad) to others who have left us very cold , as Kinecta Sports ( football horrible minigame ) or Kinecta Joy Ride. In between Kinectimals had things like that obviously will not tell you anything to play hardcore, but it looked extremely well ( the hair , the expressions and animations were excellent tiger ) and enchant without problems for children and casual.
There was a small demonstration of the use of Kinecta the dashboard and DVD player , something that we have run out of convincing because , frankly , is still faster to use the pad or remote control. The demos we've seen , moreover, were always people standing instead of sitting on the couch , which leads to bad vibes ... but this is a point that we want to see first-hand at the fair before giving a final verdict.
Halo: Reach will be the big highlight for many of you , and indeed it seems that will rise . The latest from Bungie to Microsoft has a considerable leap as graphic and FPS is the line drawn on its successful predecessors, so you have nothing to fear. Fable III also had a demo pair of consoles , but we overlooked because tomorrow we will prove it in private with Peter Molyneux. And to close Age of Empires Online, an update of the classic PC strategy game that will add persistent elements and some options to bring it to a wider audience spectrum .
On a personal level I can say that the Play Day has been disappointing, because it confirms my fears about the blatant casualization strides and the Microsoft platform, but from an objective point of view there is no denying that Kinecta is a technology that is very spectacular over proposals for Nintendo and Sony. If you succeed or not is another matter , but the base is there. Now the question is how the public react to the Xbox 360 has maintained over the years, because what is clear is that currently a second plate to which Microsoft almost no attention.
